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I’m a new middle school teacher, and last week I had to miss two days due to illness. When I came back, my classroom was in shambles and it appe...
By Mary Bigelow
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Many of the concepts we teach in science relate to the concept of “scale” – things that are at the extremes of small (as in atoms, nanot...
By Mary Bigelow
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Making a dough for classroom play is also a time to teach vocabulary and math skills, and social skills such as cleaning up after oneself. Write the r...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Creative Commons handwritten recipe photo posted to flickr by Deb Roby....
By admin
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Young children love using a periscope. Maybe because when you look through one, the view is not what your brain expects, somewhat like using someone e...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
How many of use chose careers in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics because of our experiences in school? Some topics or activities must...
By Mary Bigelow
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Whenever I start a new unit, some students consistently ask, “Why do we have to learn this?” How should I respond? —Kevin, District of C...
By Mary Bigelow
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Have you seen NASA eClips? This is a collection of video clips on a variety of topics (such as the earth, sun, universe, STEM, aeronautics, and livin...
By Mary Bigelow
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What's good for the girls in STEM?
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By Debra Shapiro
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ESP symposium: superpowers not required
Divining the keys to better science education doesn’t require extrasensory perception—just check out the ESP Symposium at the Phoenix Area Confere...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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Our students may be used to using evidence to answer questions, but in Elk Habitat: A Case Study of Scientific Inquiry, the authors describe an activ...
By Mary Bigelow
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I love books. Not only do they overflow the various bookshelves in my house, but they also fill boxes (and boxes!) tucked away in many of my closets. ...
By Jennifer Horak, NGSS@NSTA Project Manager
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I’m trying to use more projects and open-ended assessments this year, but I’m getting bogged down with grading. I know I should use rubric...
By MsMentorAdmin
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NAEYC–early childhood and science!
Will I see you at the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s national conference in Washington, D.C., this week? Come say “Hi�...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Did I tell you how happy I was to see the returning three-year old students use magnifiers appropriately? Because this half-day preschool for 2-5-year...
By Peggy Ashbrook