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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 Donald E. Gavit MS/HS in Hammond, IN), shares her experiences as Christina’s cooperating teach...
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 illustration of the enduring appeal of food’s scientific underpinnings, one of the most sought-after classro...
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 engaged in a slow-motion dance, aligning themselves differently day by day in a tight segment of the s...
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 investigations. Next year, I’ll be teaching science to all of the sixth-graders....
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 experienced teachers in the workshop had to stop and think about the differences between analytic an...
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 thanks to synthetic dyes, but once weavers and fabric makers took great pains to extract these colo...
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 don’t have any insight into the life of a student teacher yet. I’m curious what I should d...
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 Reports....
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 assume that the year is over, and to stay “busy,” they are sometimes inundated with videos ...
By Mary Bigelow
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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 to make sure my students are actually doing their homework and grading worksheets, lab reports, and 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’d like to highlight some upcoming possible STEM initiatives that people can attend and hope that oth...
By Christine Royce