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Science + Literacy Featured at NSTA’s Conference in Denver, CO, December 12-14

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Science + Literacy Featured at NSTA’s Conference in Denver, CO, December 12-14

Learn about science + literacy  from experts in the field (your peers!) at NSTA’s Conference on Science Education in Denver, CO, December 12–14....

By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director

What is your favorite children's or young adult book?

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What is your favorite children's or young adult book?

Recently, NSTA and the Children’s Book Council (CBC) announced the winners for the annual list of Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students...

By Christine Royce

Science in Washington, DC at the NAEYC 2013 annual conference

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Science in Washington, DC at the NAEYC 2013 annual conference

Meeting to plan the ECSIF annual meeting. ...

By Peggy Ashbrook

Developing critical consumers of science

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Developing critical consumers of science

Each month, the NSTA journals have many ideas for helping students become producers of knowledge, through science investigations and engineering probl...

By Mary Bigelow

DC State Board of Education Considers NGSS

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DC State Board of Education Considers NGSS

Yesterday I appeared before the DC State Board of Education and urged them to adopt the Next Generation Science Standards (see my testimony below). I ...

By David Evans, NSTA Executive Director

RSC's Chemistry Week

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RSC's Chemistry Week

The RSC’s (Royal Society of Chemistry) Chemistry Week is a themed week of events that is held every two years to promote a positive image of ch...

By Mary Bigelow

Dissolving the Barriers to Measuring Dissolved Oxygen

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Dissolving the Barriers to Measuring Dissolved Oxygen

The amount of dissolved oxygen (DO) in water is a critical component in the aquatic ecosystem. While measuring the level of DO is a common practice in...

By Martin Horejsi

NAEYC conference this week in Washington, DC. See you there!

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NAEYC conference this week in Washington, DC. See you there!

Wednesday through Saturday I’ll be attending sessions at the annual conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEY...

By Peggy Ashbrook

Translating the NGSS for Classroom Instruction

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Translating the NGSS for Classroom Instruction

Rodger Bybee’s new book Translating the ...

By Carole Hayward

Physics

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Physics

If you’re not a high school physics teacher, don’t put this issue aside! There are many ideas for interdisciplinary activities and strateg...

By Mary Bigelow

STEM Education Coalition Testifies before House Science Committee on Draft Bill to Reauthorize Federal STEM Education Programs

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STEM Education Coalition Testifies before House Science Committee on Draft Bill to Reauthorize Federal STEM Education Programs

The House Subcommittee on Research and Technology began work on reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act with a hearing on Wednesday, November 13. ...

By Jodi Peterson

Discussion and argumentation

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Discussion and argumentation

After a lab activity I try to engage students in a discussion of their findings. I use a variety of strategies to involve the students, but I find the...

By Mary Bigelow

Problem solving and investigating the properties of materials

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Problem solving and investigating the properties of materials

Does the way a child approaches finger-painting or eating a somewhat messy snack tell us anything about how she or he will approach building with bloc...

By Peggy Ashbrook

Brush up on your science content knowledge

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Brush up on your science content knowledge

At NSTA’s recent fall conferences in Portland and Charlotte, NSTA Press author Bill Robertson led teachers in refresher courses on physical science ...

By Claire Reinburg

NSTA's K-College Journals: Live for November

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NSTA's K-College Journals: Live for November

You’ve turned the clocks back an hour, but you’re still short on time—that’s what most teachers tell us! How can the National Scie...

By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director

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