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I’m trying to incorporate more inquiry activities into my fourth and fifth grade science classes. The students seem to enjoy them, and I can tel...
By Mary Bigelow
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Summertime science investigations and International Mud Day
Many children investigate the natural world more fully in summer, building their understanding of natural materials and phenomena through small moment...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Duncan Will Consider State Requests for Flexibility Around Teacher Evaluation and Testing
In this edition:...
By Jodi Peterson
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Today’s news features Voyager 1 as it appears to be reaching the edge of the solar system. It’s hard to believe that Voyager 1 and 2 were ...
By Mary Bigelow
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What are your thoughts on The Condition of Education Report?
The National Center for Education Statistics Releases The Condition of Education 2013 Report The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) relea...
By Christine Royce
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What Could Be More Perfect? Even More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons!
For the lesson on Amazing Caterpillars in Emily Morgan and Karen Ansberry’s new Even More Pictu...
By Carole Hayward
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Introducing guest blogger, Sarah Erdman, writing about toddlers
Watching children investigate the world inspires us to examine their methods, especially when we are raising them! Careful observation of infants and ...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Examples of science assessments
Last year I gave a pretest to my classes, consisting mostly of vocabulary. I’ve decided to change the assessment and focus more on determining h...
By Mary Bigelow
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Teaching about the natural world–at school and at home
Cope’s Gray Treefrog © John White ̵...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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A Key Guide for Implementing NGSS
“Although it sometimes occurs, teachers should never be handed standards, including the NGSS, and then be expected to translate them into classr...
By Carole Hayward
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As a SciLinks webwatcher, I spend time every week looking for and reviewing websites on a variety of science topics. I recently came across several bi...
By Mary Bigelow
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Are you looking for a way to encourage students to pursue topics of interest? To go beyond the information in a textbook? To take advantage of online ...
By Mary Bigelow
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Everyone talks about the Sputnik Moment, when the nation realized we had to focus on science to remain competitive. But I was more inspired by people ...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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At the NSTA conference this spring, I stopped by the booth sponsored by the Royal Society of Chemistry....
By Mary Bigelow
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On behalf of the staff of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and the many dedicated members of our leadership team, I would like to welc...
By Bill Badders