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Online events and resources via Twitter
Even if you don’t tweet to any followers, it’s a great idea to use Twitter for updates, news, and suggestions. #scichat and #nsta are two ...
By Mary Bigelow
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As the S&C editor notes, most of us have had struggled with hard-to-teach concepts....
By Mary Bigelow
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iPad Science Exploration: Visualizing Brainwave Entrainment
Brainwave entrainment or “brainwave synchronization,” is any practice that aims to cause brainwave frequencies to fall into step with a pe...
By Martin Horejsi
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We’re having a discussion in our secondary school science department. Some of us think our lessons should incorporate more opportunities for stu...
By Mary Bigelow
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Middle school students are curious about genetics, and most have an awareness of the use of genetic testing and DNA samples from popular television pr...
By Mary Bigelow
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Students at Bailey’s Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences are finding out how many different kinds of invertebrates live in their schoolyard....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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A system is more than a collection—each component is related to others, and changing one component affects the others. The featured articles in this...
By Mary Bigelow
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Destination Atlanta, GA for professional development in November 2012
Atlanta, Georgia is the place to be this November for professional development opportunities at two conferences—the National Science Teachers Associ...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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What are traditional autumn activities in your program?
Pumpkins are beautiful and varied, and so are apples, plus they taste good. No wonder these fall crops are part of early childhood activities in so ma...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Mini Doc Cams Capture the World Up Close
Small document cameras, or mini doc cams, are making inroads into many classrooms due to their low cost, USB power, small size, and adaptability. It i...
By Martin Horejsi
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Sharing a few online and in print resources for teachers and families
I’m sharing a few free online resources that I’ve recently come across. Share a resource that you use, by commenting, below. The Fred Roge...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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I’m conducting a professional development (PD) workshop on instructional strategies for our elementary science department, sharing some of the g...
By Mary Bigelow
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In my classroom, I liked to have music playing when the students came in. It was usually classical and the students seemed to enjoy it–one stude...
By Mary Bigelow
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Early learning experiences build toward understanding concepts that are hard to teach
We all have seen how children begin making sense of the world before they have any formal or informal teaching about a concept or topic…discovering ...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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The budget situation in the past few years has lead to a number of teacher layoffs and reassignments. In many cases, beginning teachers bear the bru...
By Mary Bigelow