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Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico (NASA, International Space Station Science, 05/04/10)...
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Are your high school students WORTHY?
photo courtesy of Northrop Grumman Corp....
By Debra Shapiro
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The July 2011 release of the Framework for K-12 Science Education, from the National Academies, places new emphasis on the topic of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in the discussion of K–12 education priorit...
By Claire Reinburg
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Chemistry of soap and detergents
Slippery, slathery, sparkly soap. We squirt a dollop on our hands, rub it in timed to the birthday song, rinse off, and our hands are squeaky clean. But what is soap, and why does it work?...
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The American Jobs Act and science labs
NSTA Executive Director Francis Eberle...
By Francis Eberle
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Science of natural disasters, for young children
With ten-plus inches of rain, even fenceposts sprout with fungus....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Models, and maps, and spatial understanding
Teaching spatial awareness is part of most early childhood standards, such as the Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework (Understands directionality, order, and position of objects, such as up, down, in front, behind.), and it is p...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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I just started my first teaching position (middle school Earth science) and already I feel overwhelmed. It seems like I need 36 hours in a day. What can I do to get everything done? Does it get any easier? —Ted, Fargo, North Dakota...
By Mary Bigelow
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How will you implement your professional development learning this year?
Professional development strengthens teaching skills and introduces the latest research about learning....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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— The Scientific Process Berkeley’s Understanding Science website is a great resource for learning more about the process of science. The resource goes much deeper than the standard “PHEOC” model of the scientific method by emphasizing ...
By Eric Brunsell
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Welcome back for the 2011–2012 school year!
NSTA Executive Director Francis Eberle...
By Francis Eberle
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Benefitting from undergrad research experience
photo by Karolis Panavas...
By Debra Shapiro