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Teaching science to ELLs

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Teaching science to ELLs

The United States has long been called a “melting pot,” a place where diverse people mixing and mingling. Learning the dominate language is a challenging part of the process, particularly when a student is trying to learn a new language a...

By Lynn Petrinjak

Evaporation—children need to know the word and concept

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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—ha! But there are many good books that do touch on the subject in interesting ways....

By Peggy Ashbrook

Air and gases

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Air and gases

Click on the cover for the Table of Contents...

By Mary Bigelow

Teachable moments

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Teachable moments

At a recent workshop, the presenter used the term “teachable moment.” What does this mean? —Todd, Tacoma, Washington...

By Mary Bigelow

Citizen scientist action begins at a young age—by extending a helping hand to toads

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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

Sandbox

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Sandbox

By timtester

Science Inside-Out

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Science Inside-Out

Spring is rapidly approaching, as indicated by the recent “springing forward” of our clocks. The arrival of Spring not only means longer days but also warmer weather, beautiful blooms, and…restless students....

By Amy America

Grant evaluation

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Grant evaluation

Our school recently received grant funds to upgrade the technology in our science labs next year, and the funding organization requires an annual report. This is a new endeavor for us. Do you have some suggestions on what to include in the report? &#...

By Mary Bigelow

Are you part of the NSTA Communities?

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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 Blog....

By Howard Wahlberg

Monthly features

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Monthly features

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 SciLinks blog for each issue (and on the NSTA home page, there are links to browse the table of content...

By Mary Bigelow

The power of saying thanks!

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The power of saying thanks!

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 grateful to have the opportunity to say “thanks!” for being a member of NSTA and “thanks” fo...

By Howard Wahlberg

Community-based science

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Community-based science

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By Mary Bigelow

More Chemistry Basics in the Stop Faking It! Series

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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, the ninth book in the bestselling Stop Faking It! series....

By Claire Reinburg

Lab instructions: Finding the right mix

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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 instructions. I have heard convincing arguments for both, but I’d like to find out what the r...

By Mary Bigelow

So how was the conference?

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So how was the conference?

Skye Diers...

By Debra Shapiro

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