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Early childhood teachers respond to request for resources on Earth and Life Science
Children observe and document seasonal changes as they begin to learn how living organisms respond to their environment....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Science and engineering that helped win a war: Reflections on Veterans Day
Being part of a military family, Veterans Day holds special significance for me. Members of my family have served in the Coast Guard, Navy, and Army. Wherever I am on Veterans Day, I seek out a way to reflect on the sacrifices and accomplishments of ...
By Claire Reinburg
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Off to the races with physics!
I enjoyed watching auto races as a child, so I decided to check out Norm Barstow’s session, Elastic Power: Wind Up Your Engines and Explore (a.k.a. “NASCAR in New Orleans”)....
By Debra Shapiro
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Steve Rich’s early morning NSTA Press Session in New Orleans “Bringing Outdoor Science Into Your Classroom” drew teachers eager to explore strategies to incorporate more of the outdoors into their science lessons....
By Claire Reinburg
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Fun and games with the carbon cycle
Demonstrating the carbon cycle was never so much fun as it was in Kristen Dotti’s New Orleans session, Drop the Lecture and Let the Students...
By Debra Shapiro
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Picture-perfect elementary STEM
This year, K–5 teachers from the Baltimore City (Maryland) Public Schools went from thinking they couldn’t teach STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and their students couldn’t learn it to expressing confidence in thei...
By Debra Shapiro
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With STEM, almost everything is possible
The audience for Colonel Geoffrey Ling’s presentation had a treat yesterday. Ling, who is program manager for the Defense Science Office at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), said that this conference was “the first natio...
By Debra Shapiro
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The NSTA Science Store at the conferences is a popular meeting spot where teachers can browse ...
By Claire Reinburg
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The scoop on the Next Generation Science Standards
Stephen Pruitt, vice president for content, research, and development for Achieve, Inc., gave teachers an engaging preview of the Next Generation Science Standards during his talk this afternoon. “We have incredible teachers in this countryR...
By Debra Shapiro
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Morgan Fairchild on science ed and the economy
(photo courtesy of Morgan Fairchild.com) Who knew that actress Morgan Fairchild knew so much about science? “I was the original science nerd,” she told the audience during her keynote speech this morning....
By Debra Shapiro
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By Martin Horejsi
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The science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) pipeline: how are we doing?
NSTA Executive Director Francis Eberle...
By Francis Eberle