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Welcome to the Science 2.0 Blog

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Welcome to the Science 2.0 Blog

Although blogs (web logs) were once only a reverse chronological diary of thoughts and observations, today’s blogs are so much more. First of all, t...

By Martin Horejsi

NSTA's Book Beat wins 2010 MarCom Award

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NSTA's Book Beat wins 2010 MarCom Award

NSTA’s Book Beat was honored in November 2010 with a Gold MarCom award for e-newsletters. The MarCom Awards is an international creative competition...

By Claire Reinburg

Elements, compounds, and mixtures

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Elements, compounds, and mixtures

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By Mary Bigelow

Online communities

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Online communities

As NSTA expands its efforts to develop Communities of Practice—particularly with its web presence—I thought I would share a few tips on ho...

By Teshia Birts, CAE

Exploring sound and music as part of science learning

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Exploring sound and music as part of science learning

Exploring how sound is made is one way music is used in early childhood classrooms. I like to use a triangle to focus children’s attention on th...

By Peggy Ashbrook

What can a new teacher contribute?

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What can a new teacher contribute?

My principal recently invited me to serve on the school improvement committee; both my mentor and the high school science department chair have urged ...

By Mary Bigelow

Posing investigable questions

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Posing investigable questions

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By Mary Bigelow

NSTA responds to PISA results

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NSTA responds to PISA results

NSTA has released the following statement regarding the results of the 2009 Program for International Student Assessment Report (PISA):...

By NSTA Web Director

When your students don't know what to do …

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When your students don't know what to do …

At the beginning of the year, I covered measurement, basic equipment, and other fundamentals I thought my students (seventh graders) needed before we ...

By Mary Bigelow

Shanghai video diary

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Shanghai video diary

William D. Greene of West Virginia participated in the recent Sino-US Science and Education Forum and has posted this video: [youtube]http://www.youtu...

By NSTA Web Director

Science notebooks

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Science notebooks

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By Mary Bigelow

A not-so-simple question

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A not-so-simple question

NSTA Executive Director Francis Eberle...

By Francis Eberle

Homeward bound

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Homeward bound

Dr. Christine Royce muses about “time travel” and her recent experiences at the Sino–US Science and Education Forum in Shanghai. Su...

By NSTA Web Director

Old and “old” in China

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Old and “old” in China

Dr. Christine Royce notes that there is old, and then there is old. And also “old.” China has all three, and the new as well, in a heady m...

By NSTA Web Director

Inquiry across the science disciplines

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Inquiry across the science disciplines

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By Mary Bigelow

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