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I talked to a couple science educators earlier today about why they came to the NSTA National Conference in Indianapolis. Indiana resident John Sell...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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I’ve met conference attendees from all over—including Washington, Tennessee, North Carolina, as well as many from Indiana. But not all the...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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Every NSTA conference has some things in common—particularly the crowd of people gathered outside the exhibit hall prior to the official opening...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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At the 2012 national conference
Yesterday at the NSTA national conference was my treat for myself—the CESI Engineering Is Elementary Day. My father was a metallurgist, and later a...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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A fourth grade student was given a lengthy assignment that required much Internet “research.” I put the word research in quotes since the word ...
By Martin Horejsi
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I am teaching the states of matter to first graders. I was looking for some demonstrations or hands-on activities to help the students understand the ...
By Mary Bigelow
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Elementary Extravaganza Excitement
Don’t you just hate it when multiple conference sessions you want to attend are occurring simultaneously, or several blocks away from one anothe...
By ManagingEditorSC
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Do you remember the book Play With Me, (Viking Press, 1955), written and illustrated by Marie Hall Ets about a child observing wildlife?...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Nature experiences and empathy—see the March issues of journals for early childhood educators
Both the NSTA journal Science and Children, and the NAEYC journal Youn...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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ChronoZoom: A real OMG moment in time!
What would happen if you could dive in and out of any particular moment of time within a brilliantly conceived visual interface that marries Prezi wit...
By Martin Horejsi
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The teachers on our team all have different homework policies which confuses our students and their parents. Do you have any suggestions to help us be...
By Mary Bigelow
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Addressing misconceptions in science
A significant challenge that science teachers face is how to help students successfully navigate the bridge from their existing ideas about science co...
By Claire Reinburg