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Science of the Winter Olympics: Competition Suits
You’re barely in the door of your local sporting goods store before you’re bombarded with displays of clothing designed specifically for every spo...
By Judy Elgin Jensen
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I feel overwhelmed by the grading process. It seems like I spend most of my waking hours grading homework, lab reports, tests, quizzes, notebooks, and...
By Mary Bigelow
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There are many ways students can be motivated in science. Some students have a passion for the subject that goes beyond the classroom. Others may find...
By Mary Bigelow
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Science of the Winter Olympics: Science of Ice
The phrase “a level playing field” has a lot of different meanings. But for the skaters, curlers, hockey players, lugers, and bobsledders in the 2...
By Judy Elgin Jensen
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This April, the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) will feature a special strand “Teaching Elementary Science with Confidence!” at our 2...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Science of the Winter Olympics: Slopestyle Skiing
The count down is on for February 7, the start of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia! Twelve new winter sports will join those we always l...
By Judy Elgin Jensen
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Science of ice, brief explanation
For all those who are experiencing the solid form of water or teaching about it, here is a cool video from the National Science Foundation (NSF) about...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Basic Data Literacy: Helping Your Students (And You!) Make Sense of Data
We are surrounded by data. When you read, watch, or listen to the news, you are presented with the conclusions drawn from data someone else has collec...
By Carole Hayward
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NSTA's K-College Science Education Journals: January 2014 Issues Online
Communicating science—NSTA’s journals are all about it this month—helping children be captivated by the wonders of science, empowering them ...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Learning about shapes, with tips from a special education teacher
Working in a school with teachers who have a different expertise than I have means I have access to an informal professional learning community’s br...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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This April, the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) will feature a special strand “Science and Literacy: A Symbiotic Relationship” at our...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Lab Incident at a Manhattan High School: Another Hard Safety Lesson to Learn
On January 2, 2014, a chemistry lab safety incident involving a fire injured students at Beacon High School in Manhattan (NYC). An article in The New ...
By Kenneth Roy
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I’m a new teacher fresh out of college, and I took a job as a chemistry teacher in a different state. I had a good student teaching experience, ...
By Mary Bigelow
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On the winter solstice I took a walk through the yard and thought about the amount of sunlight that it receives throughout the year....
By Peggy Ashbrook