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Recognizing excellence—The Lawrence Scadden Teacher of the Year Award
I recently had the pleasure of connecting with Dr. Peter Veronesi. Dr. Veronesi is the Lawrence Scadden Teacher of the Year Award Chair for the Scien...
By Howard Wahlberg
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The United States has long been called a “melting pot,” a place where diverse people mixing and mingling. Learning the dominate language i...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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Evaporation—children need to know the word and concept
Is it surprising that there are no books for children titled “Evaporation”? Why this exciting subject doesn’t have it’s own title is beyond me...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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At a recent workshop, the presenter used the term “teachable moment.” What does this mean? —Todd, Tacoma, Washington...
By Mary Bigelow
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Citizen scientist action begins at a young age—by extending a helping hand to toads
See more of Doug Wechsler's work at http://www.dougwechsler.com/...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Spring is rapidly approaching, as indicated by the recent “springing forward” of our clocks. The arrival of Spring not only means longer days but ...
By Amy America
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Our school recently received grant funds to upgrade the technology in our science labs next year, and the funding organization requires an annual repo...
By Mary Bigelow
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Are you part of the NSTA Communities?
One of Chapter Leaders called me this morning to ask about the NSTA Communities. I wanted to share the highlights of our conversation with the CAG Blo...
By Howard Wahlberg
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As an NSTA member, did you know that you have electronic access to each of the journals, in addition to the print copy you receive? In the monthly Sci...
By Mary Bigelow
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As the dust settles from NSTA’s Annual Conference, my thoughts return to a conversation I had with a new NSTA member during the conference. I was ...
By Howard Wahlberg
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More Chemistry Basics in the Stop Faking It! Series
Thermodynamics and atomic bonding and quantum mechanics, oh my! Bill Robertson tackles these, and other chemistry themes, in More Chemistry Basics, th...
By Claire Reinburg
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Lab instructions: Finding the right mix
I’m looking for information regarding student comprehension and/or performance when given basic, succinct instructions versus long, detailed lab...
By Mary Bigelow