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NSTA Press: 2013 AEP Distinguished Achievement Awards Finalists
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) is pleased to share the news that several of our publications have been named finalists for the 2013 ...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Communicating with parents and other caregivers is important for student success. The topic of parental involvement has been addressed in NSTA blogs a...
By Mary Bigelow
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Flatten the Classroom with the iGo Microscope
Although many handheld technologies of Star Trek seem antiquated, or perhaps even steam punkish in todays world, there are still a few pieces of Trekn...
By Martin Horejsi
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Toward the end of the school year, you might be looking for a culminating activity in which students can apply what they’ve learned during the year ...
By Mary Bigelow
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What will we do, where will we go with the NGSS?
On Tuesday, April 9, the final Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), a new set of voluntary, rigorous, and internationally benchmarked standards f...
By Christine Royce
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I am a student teacher in sixth grade earth science. My question is about makeup exams. I have several ideas, but can you suggest other systems or p...
By Mary Bigelow
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Upping the Ante: A Classroom Gas Chromatograph!
The gas chromatograph, until recently, has been a founding member in the exclusive club of scientific instrumentation that lived only in the rarified ...
By Martin Horejsi
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What science happens in your sandbox?
A pile of sand, a sandbox or a sensory table full of sand are tools for imaginative play, sensory exploration and science investigations....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Including Students With Disabilities in Advanced Science Classes
The 2013 National Science Foundation (NSF) report Women, Minorities, and Persons With Disabilities in Science and Engineering...
By Carole Hayward
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One of the themes in several articles and blogs I’ve read makes the case that the study of earth science should not stop at the end of middle sc...
By Mary Bigelow
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At a session this morning, when the presenters described the agenda it was not exactly what was described in the program. I was already familiar with ...
By Mary Bigelow
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“It’s IMPOSSIBLE not to love science!” That’s what Dr. Rui Vogt Aives de Cruz told a group of several hundred science teachers Thursday at NS...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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A great day from start to finish
It’s understandable that conference-goers are tired at the end of the day. The Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center is huge, and fortunately the ...
By Mary Bigelow