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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 much discussion about the feasibility of implementing them within the classroom – all classrooms.�...
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 sliver of sunlight to grow herbs such as mint, rosemary, thyme, fennel and oregano. At the preschool, c...
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 strategies for K-12. If you subscribe to a journal as a member, you have access to all of these!...
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 happening during a science lesson. Students are busy working together. But are they carefully observing a...
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 them an understanding of the world around them and makes concepts more concrete....
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 from the car window as you’re driving by, the speed of a green refers to how fast or slow a ball will...
By admin
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Discovering Science: lessons plans and experiments for the classroom
Science curriculum is so important today! Yet, as educators we already have so much curriculum to cover — little time remains in the day for science. That’s why we created Discovering Science: Lesson Plans and Experiments. We wanted to help you a...
By admin
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Reflecting on What Being an NSTA New Science Teacher Academy Fellow Means
Ryan Rudkin, 2008-2009 NSTA New Science Teacher Academy Fellow...
By Carole Hayward
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NSTA's 2013 National Congress on Science Education
2013 NCSE Planning Committee...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Science resources for teaching younger learners
As a SciLinks webwatcher, I have the opportunity to look at many web-based project sites during the process of adding resources to the database. Many of the projects focus on high school science, but I recently discovered two that feature activities ...
By Mary Bigelow
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Argumentation–respectfully disagreeing when making a scientific claim
Is there an age at which we can expect children to understand that disagreement can be about an idea—not a personal statement of dislike—that they can have a different opinion and still “be friends?” Dr. Amelia Church, Lecturer in Master of T...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Professional development for science teachers
With budget issues facing many of the schools I’ve worked with, district-sponsored professional development (PD) has been scaled back. But teachers have a professional obligation to stay current with new findings about student learning, teachin...
By Mary Bigelow
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What to do on the first day of school
I’m looking for suggestions on what to do with students on the first day of school. I’m starting my first year teaching science at a middle school. —Shelly, Illinois...
By Mary Bigelow
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This month I was able to spend unstructured time with a 2.5 year old and her family. In my position as an observer, not teacher, care-giver or parent, I could enjoy only observing—observing without a purpose outside my own interest....
By Peggy Ashbrook