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Last week, I went to the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia for the exhibit on Galileo: The Medici and the Age of Astronomy. It was awesome to see an ...
By Mary Bigelow
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Perseverance and "failure"
With all of the curricular demands and a focus on preparing for state exams, I am concerned that we do not create situations for students to persevere...
By MsMentorAdmin
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I received a “tweet” from NSTA yesterday – the new version of SciLinks is operational! If you’ve been a longtime user of SciLinks, you’ll no...
By Mary Bigelow
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Showing the science: using children's work to document your program
Digital photography changed the way I do science with my students. I reflect more on what has happened and what is being left out as I look over the p...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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It’s hard to believe that in a short time, the students will be back in school, ready to start a new year....
By Mary Bigelow
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Citizen science: collaborative projects for teachers and their class
I was excited to see a Monarch butterfly land on the Butterfly Bush in the yard (I hesitate to call it a garden). Click on the photo for more Early Ye...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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I’ve read a lot about the value of making connections with students. But it seems impossible to connect with individual students when I meet wit...
By MsMentorAdmin
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Transitioning to kindergarten: hearing from children who have been there
Some elementary schools on a “year-round” or “modified calendar” are about to begin a new school year on Monday, and many others begin in Sept...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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One of the folks I follow on Twitter recommended the Sixty Symbols website. It is a collection of videos about the symbols of physics and astronomy i...
By Mary Bigelow
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When does science become significant?
Math and Science in Preschool: Policies and Practice, a National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) Preschool Policy Brief, says that teac...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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I picked up an almost intact dog skeleton from the side of the road. One of my students spotted it from her bus window! I need help with preservation ...
By MsMentorAdmin
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Having been a technology coordinator in a previous career, I saw two different interpretations of the theme....
By Mary Bigelow
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From The Early Years photo cache (click the pic for more)....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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“Would you like to be a student in your classroom?” This month’s guest editorial says it all when it comes to classroom management....
By Mary Bigelow
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"I had a carrot for breakfast"
From The Early Years photo cache (click the pic for more)....
By Peggy Ashbrook