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This is my first year of teaching in a middle school, and I am really struggling with paperwork. Currently I am spending all my time checking papers t...
By Mary Bigelow
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What are STEM activities in your school, district or state?
In this month’s Leaders Letter, some of the questions posted connect to STEM related activities in your area. To start the topic off, I’...
By Christine Royce
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Chemistry Now, week 12: clean chemistry: under the sink
Ammonia is one of the chemicals that feeds the world....
By admin
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Spring, and moving on towards summer
In my neck of the woods we are enjoying a consistently cool Spring with cherry blossoms and daffodils lasting longer than in most years. The sugar sna...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Giving students opportunities to explore and observe plants, birds, or bugs on the school grounds or in nearby gardens and parks can bring multiple be...
By Claire Reinburg
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I’m interested in finding some science assessments to supplement the state tests at the high school level. I’m especially looking for ones...
By Mary Bigelow
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Chemistry Now, week 11: condiments
Salads, sandwiches, and, of course, hamburgers feature condiments for flavor and texture. Tuna and chicken cling to onions and celery with the aid of ...
By admin
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Sharing research results of play dough comparison
Children in my preschool love to cook, and in some ways cooking is much like science learning. We feel the ingredients, measure them, follow a procedu...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Should science instruction before grade 3 be eliminated to make more time in the school day for Language Arts and Math instruction?...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Spring is a great time to focus on botany! This issue has many ideas to enhance traditional plant activities to make inquiry “bloom” in th...
By Mary Bigelow
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I just sat through another full day of “professional development.” As a middle school science teacher, I’m interested in many topics...
By Mary Bigelow
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Thomas Nelson Hubbard (1931–2011)
Long-time NSTA exhibitor Thomas “Tom” Nelson Hubbard died Monday, March 21, 2011, in Santa Barbara, California from cardio-respiratory fai...
By NSTA Web Director
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Chemistry Now, week 10: pickles
Pucker up, it’s time to talk pickles. Pickled peppers, cukes, onions, eggs, really anything that can be preserved by tossing it in a brine solut...
By admin