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New Leadership in the Nexus of Science and Literacy
NSTA Recommends and the Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 (OSTB) list bid a fond farewell to Juliana Texley, who has moved on to a ne...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Our middle school teams are encouraged to make interdisciplinary connections. I have some ideas for integrating physical science topics with language ...
By Mary Bigelow
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Science of Golf: evolution of the golf ball
Baseballs have their stitching. Soccer balls have their black-and-white pentagons. And golf balls have their dimples! All have the potential to aerody...
By admin
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Discovering Science: teaching science and a sense of history (sun and shadows, grades 4-5)
Do students really know about the importance of the sun and the shadows it casts? They may be fascinated to know that hundreds of years ago the sun wa...
By admin
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Discovering Science: classifying and categorizing (matter, grades 2-3)
Key critical thinking skills can be easily incorporated into science lessons. And you can keep the “matter” of teaching science exciting, ...
By admin
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The New Science Teacher Academy: The Gift that Keeps on Giving
The August 26 deadline for applying to the NSTA New Science Teacher Academy is fast approaching....
By Cheska Lorena
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We are being asked to post “essential questions” in our classrooms this year. I’m not sure of what makes a question “essential...
By Mary Bigelow
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Discovering Science: teaching science and motivating students (acid rain, grades 4-5)
Think about it. Why would students be motivated to learn about acid rain if they don’t understand what it is and why it is a problem? It’s not dif...
By admin
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The Next Generation Science Standards has been released and is now available for download. As with any new set of standards, there is always ...
By Christine Royce
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Summer eating and learning about the needs of seeds
I am enjoying eating fresh blueberries every day—before that it was mangos. Neither of them grew in my neighborhood but I do have a large enough sli...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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NSTA publication monthly features
In addition to articles on a featured theme for each issue, NSTA journals have monthly columns that offer suggestions on content and teaching strategi...
By Mary Bigelow
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Discovering Science: teaching science and observation skills (roots, grades 2-3)
Every science lesson requires students to listen, look, and learn. But do all students have the keen observations skills it takes? Watch what is happe...
By admin
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NSTA's e-mail lists: PD gold mine
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) members are an active bunch!...
By Debra Shapiro
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Discovering Science: learning to draw science (clouds, K-1)
Young children love science. For some, it may be the excitement of going to a science lab or the interesting activities they see or do. Science gives ...
By admin
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How can a patch of grass be described as fast or slow? It’s certainly not going anywhere! For those of you whose closest look at a golf green is fro...
By admin