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Olivia Bouler at the Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art...
By Mary Bigelow
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Looking at NSTA's digital journals
If you subscribe to any of NSTA’s Journals, you probably received a note about NSTA’s Digital Journals. As NSTA members, we’ve had...
By Mary Bigelow
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The cameras on tablets work great for general picture taking, but they also can work as magnifiers and microscopes. A good place to sta...
By Martin Horejsi
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Science of the Summer Olympics: measuring a champion
As Official Time-Keeper of the 2012 Olympic Games, Omega’s high-tech timing devices have come a long way since the 1932 games in L.A. where athletes...
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Many of you are getting ready to start (or have already started) your first teaching assignment. Welcome to the profession! Now that you’re on y...
By Mary Bigelow
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Science of the Summer Olympics: engineering for mobility
A record 4200+ Paralympians will compete in 20 sports at the London 2012 Games that begin August 29. Of the 20 sports included, 17 are Paralympic vers...
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How professional development programs can model science
No one is against Professional Development (PD) for science teachers. But, how it is typically structured remains a major problem. Not many Profession...
By Robert Yager
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I’m looking for project ideas or activities that fifth grade students can do to connect what they learn in science with the “real world...
By Mary Bigelow
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Does “hands-on” indicate real reforms of science teaching?
Too often the reform of science for K-12 students is described as being “hands-on.” Analyses of the “Hands-On” ideas for classrooms seem to mi...
By Robert Yager
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Is science literacy an appropriate major goal for science education?
–Occasional commentary by Robert E. Yager (NSTA President, 1982-1983)...
By Robert Yager
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Science of the Summer Olympics: Sarah Robles and the mechanics of weight lifting
Sarah Robles punctuates the opening of every Science of the Summer Olympics video—with good reason. She’s a “super heavyweight” lifter. Sarah�...
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If you focus science explorations in your classroom on a yearly theme, consider water play/study. Carol M....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Science of the Summer Olympics: designing a fast pool
We already knew Michael Phelps was good. Now Missy Franklin is a household name. But how much of their achievement might be attributed to the pool? Fi...
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Are you thinking of supplementing traditional textbooks with digital media? If you’re looking for websites and other resources for your curriculum t...
By Mary Bigelow
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Notebooks as "dinosaurs"?
With the College Board’s increased emphasis on student inquiry as part of the AP Biology curriculum revision, I am struggling with whether to requir...
By Mary Bigelow