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Student blogs replace worksheets
Blogs provide a great way to extend the classroom beyond your 45 minute class period. They can be used in a variety of ways to spark discussion and ...
By Eric Brunsell
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“I know what I mean but I can’t ‘splain it.” I used to hear that from my middle school students in physical science, especiall...
By Mary Bigelow
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Spring bird sightings bring reflection on conference sessions
If children bring a downed and abandoned nest to school, have them return it to the same location....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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On being a "cooperating" teacher: The greatest lesson ever
In a previous blog on student teaching, Christina Atton reflected on her student teaching in science. Her cooperating teacher, Ms. Chevin Stone (from ...
By Mary Bigelow
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Did you see this article from Education Week shared on NSTA’s Facebook page? Study: Interactive Tools Matter More Than Teaching Methods...
By Mary Bigelow
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Activities that focus on food and cooking can help students see how relevant and fascinating science can be in everyday life. In a recent illustrati...
By Claire Reinburg
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All you earlybirds out there are in for a treat this month if you look eastward just before dawn (and the weather is clear). Four planets will be en...
By NSTA Web Director
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For the past few years, I’ve had a self-contained fifth-grade class, and my students and I enjoyed doing many hands-on science activities and in...
By Mary Bigelow
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While reviewing some materials from a workshop, I came across a few online gems this week to add to the SciLinks keyword assessment. Even some of the ...
By Mary Bigelow
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Family science: ideas and resources for activities
Towards the end of the school year we often think of resources we can share with families to use over the summer....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Chemistry Now, week 13: chemistry to dye for
Reds and pinks, oranges, yellows, greens, blues, purples, browns, even grays and blacks, these represent a spectrum of colors that we take for granted...
By admin
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Next semester, I’ll be student teaching and I’m currently in the midst of my Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment classes. However, I really do...
By Mary Bigelow
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Will the science education plan work in the knowledge economy?
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan shared his views on the direction of Science Education in the Knowledge Economy in the May 2011 issue of NSTA Repor...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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The last few days of the school year are a challenge—the time in between the final projects/assessments and the last day of school. Students ass...
By Mary Bigelow