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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 Treknata that we dream of. But that list just got one item shorter with the iGo wireless microscope....
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 to new situations or problems. This issue has ideas that help students investigate the big idea of t...
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 for K—12 science education, were released....
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 procedures for allowing students to make up exams? —Dawn, San Jose, California...
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 air of serious scientific laboratories....
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 school!...
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 the topic, so I slipped out. Since other sessions had already started, I decided to use the time on ...
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 NSTA’s National Conference on Science Education....
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 schedulers built in some time to trek from one session to another. With the gorgeous weather, itR...
By Mary Bigelow
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From Elementary Ed to Inspiring Speakers
I started the morning with a visit to the Elementary Extravaganza. So much activity was going on. I overheard one attendee exclaim, “I didn’t know we had so many elementary teachers!” I’m not sure if he meant in Texas or in NSTA!...
By Lynn Petrinjak