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USA Science and Engineering Festival 2012

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USA Science and Engineering Festival 2012

The USA Science and Engineering Festival had something for everyone this weekend—information, experiences, fun and challenges for scientists young and old....

By Peggy Ashbrook

Safety in the science lab

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Safety in the science lab

Every month, our colleague Ken Roy shares important information about safety in the science classrooms and laboratories. His columns appear in Science Scope and The Science Teacher. These are “must-reads” for science teachers, and NSTA me...

By Mary Bigelow

Spring wildflowers: Introducing guest blogger Marie Faust Evitt

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Spring wildflowers: Introducing guest blogger Marie Faust Evitt

The Early Years blog will broaden its voice by having occasional guest bloggers. Marie Faust Evitt joins us today. She is the head teacher of a preschool class for four- and five-year-olds, and leads an “Adventure Day” class in Mountain View, Cal...

By Peggy Ashbrook

Found materials + engineering process = toy

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Found materials + engineering process = toy

We didn’t have enough wire so we re-used cardboard tubes, empty boxes, egg cartons, and plastic jar lids to create toys called “Galimotos” in the Malawian children’s tradition as recounted in the children’s book, Ga...

By Peggy Ashbrook

Science of NHL hockey: force, impulse & collisions

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Science of NHL hockey: force, impulse & collisions

What’s small and round, made of vulcanized rubber, and kept in the freezer before you play with it? That’s right—a grenade! Or at least that’s what NHL players call a loose puck as it bounces on the ice. This installment of the Science of NHL...

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New science chairperson

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New science chairperson

My principal just asked me to be the science department chair for next year. I’d like to change the format of our professional development (PD) days and the once-a-month afterschool meetings to do some PD or other departmental projects. —Mela...

By Mary Bigelow

The Eco-Wind Generator

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The Eco-Wind Generator

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By Ken Roberts

Aquapod Water Rocket Launcher

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Aquapod Water Rocket Launcher

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By Ken Roberts

Science of NHL hockey: Newton’s three laws of motion

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Science of NHL hockey: Newton’s three laws of motion

Photo of Washington Capitals forward Keith Aucoin (#23) collision with Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nikolai Kulemin (#41) Is this your first look at the Science of NHL Hockey? Welcome! This installment focuses on Newton’s laws of motion. It’s just...

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Learning doesn't take a vacation

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Learning doesn't take a vacation

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By Mary Bigelow

Science of NHL hockey: kinematics

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Science of NHL hockey: kinematics

As we mentioned last time, NSTA and NBC Learn have teamed up with the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch “Science of NHL Hockey,” an online video series that explores the science and math of the sport....

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Please attend, then tell me all about the NSTA STEM Forum & Expo in Atlantic City

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Please attend, then tell me all about the NSTA STEM Forum & Expo in Atlantic City

I’ll be having a wonderful time at home with a sister visiting and celebrating a family birthday BUT, I do wish I could also go to the 1st Annual NSTA STEM Forum & Expo in Atlantic City, New Jersey on May 17–19, 2012. Register soon–bef...

By Peggy Ashbrook

Science of NHL hockey: mass, volume, and density

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Science of NHL hockey: mass, volume, and density

NSTA has teamed up once again with NBC Learn and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to bring you another exhilarating video series with connected lesson plans that will excite your students and add to your hands-on repertoire. Science of NHL Hocke...

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Science for all

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Science for all

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By Mary Bigelow

Do you know STEM when you see it?

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Do you know STEM when you see it?

Jonathan Gerlach, an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator, discusses the difficulty of defining science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in this month’s NSTA Reports commentary. I’d like to know what educators ...

By Lynn Petrinjak

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