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The children whom I see once-a-week in an hour-long afternoon science enrichment class show growth in their exploration of building using ramps and blocks to create pathways for balls. These materials have been available each session for about four m...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Switching from cookbook labs to full inquiry
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By Mary Bigelow
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Chemistry Now, week 9: the chemistry of green
It’s so simple, it almost seems magical. Leaves take in sunlight, convert it to sugars and starches, and the plant feeds itself and becomes the first link in a food chain that reaches all the way to the apple you chew and swallow on the way to ...
By admin
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An interesting example of 21st century technology
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFV9FDLrV0g[/youtube]...
By Martin Horejsi
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Teaching resources for the Japanese earthquake and tsunami
The devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan is on the minds of all of us, including our students. The event and aftermath is tragic and the continuing nuclear emergency is a reminder of how fragile society can be. As educators, we can help our st...
By Eric Brunsell
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Graphing in early childhood classrooms
The two comments on an earlier post on Collecting Data were about graphing in early childhood classrooms. My curiosity got the better of me so I investigated what some of the standards have to say about when it is appropriate to teach the concept ...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Chemistry Now, week 8: cheeseburger chemistry: tomato
Tomatoes…fiery color and cool completeness How does a tomato go from green, marble-like sphere to juicy red brilliance? Chemistry, that’s how. In the case of tomatoes, the plant bathes the fruit in ethylene molecules when the fruit reache...
By admin
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High tech highlights: NSTA 2011
Here’s a taste of NSTA San Fran. More on this later, but many of the tech tools are open-ended allowing for student/teacher defined uses. Overall, the future looks like a fun place to teach! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_mT8D0eKjk[/...
By Martin Horejsi
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Imagine—you submit a proposal for a session at the NSTA conference, and you’re ecstatic when it’s accepted. And then you learn that you have an 8:00 AM Sunday morning time slot, in competition with early departures, church services,...
By Mary Bigelow
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Putting the "teacher" in NSTA
Congratulations to all of the teacher-presenters at NSTA—to those who were willing to share their ideas and experiences. It’s a quantum leap from the classroom to the national stage, but in the sessions I attended, my colleagues rose to t...
By Mary Bigelow
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The NSTA conference was featured in blogs from Edutopia:...
By Mary Bigelow
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NSTA Emeritus Executive Director Gerry Wheeler shared his thoughts on the challenges facing science education in the coming decade in the Robert H. Karplus Lecture. He noted that although students’ lives outside the classroom are changing drama...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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Featured speaker Larry Lowery’s lively presentation at the San Francisco NSTA conference highlighted research findings about how children learn to inspire teachers to incorporate new practices in their classrooms....
By Claire Reinburg
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Scorpions, free materials, and more
One thing about attending a NSTA conference, you get to try local cuisine, as well as an occasional unusual treat. I just spoke to this teacher from Pittsburgh who told me he sampled a scorpion in the exhibit hall. The chef didn’t recommend any...
By Lynn Petrinjak