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Trying out new equipment, browsing through print materials, chatting with vendors, or gathering freebies for the classroom – something for everyone in the Exhibit Hall!...
By Debra Shapiro
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Meet the expert in teaching physics and chemistry cost effectively
Ted Koehn of Lincoln East High School in Lincoln, Nebraska, holds a homemade inclined plane he uses in a variety of physics lessons....
By Debra Shapiro
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Something for everyone at the conference
As I’ve talked to attendees, everyone has been so excited. Regardless of position or experience level, they all seem to be learning how they can make science teaching better in their classroom and school. Here are just a few of the comments I&#...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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It's not lunch, it's science!
The National Academies of Science has some ideas for “Igniting a Passion for Science” in your students. The session this morning featured forensic anthropologist Diane France....
By Lynn Petrinjak
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Multimedia lab reports and science podcasting
There are many sessions devoted to technology applications. Two that I attended on Friday afternoon were presented by dynamic teachers from New Jersey and Texas....
By Mary Bigelow
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I’ve had a chance to talk to several teachers about why they attend the conference and what some of the highlights have been for them. Debra and I will be posting some of those comments here. Don’t forget to look for more in the April iss...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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While waiting to catch a shuttle bus, I chatted with Amanda Jeffers and Melissa Kidder from Sunset, Louisiana. “I think the conference is going so well,” said Amanda....
By Debra Shapiro
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The NSTA Bookstore is a popular place. For those of us who like to pick up and page through a book before making a purchase, this is the place to be. There are even tables and chairs (coffee is available in the lobby). Other NSTA merchandise is f...
By Mary Bigelow
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NASA's expanding field of vision
Credit: NASA, ESA, and C. Conselice (University of Nottingham)...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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A peek at Informal Science Day
NSTA Informal Science Day offered a wide variety of networking opportunities and presentations. From noon to 2, attendees had a chance to have lunch while listening to Andrew Shouse and Philip Bell and their colleagues from the National Research Co...
By Debra Shapiro
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I just have to say a quick “Wow!” I was walking by the ballroom and could hear music, shouting and laughing. I couldn’t resist looking in to see what was causing such a commotion. It was Grand Master Hank’s science lab. The p...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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You never know who you'll see here
With thousands of people here, you’re certain to see someone you know. I ran into my grad school advisor, several people I had met before (virtually) on the NSTA listserves, and a vendor I had met in a previous life. I saw Bill Nye speedwalking...
By Mary Bigelow
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The Louisiana Science Teachers Association has a welcome booth here, with friendly faces and suggestions for sightseeing and learning more about this great city and state. And on the Exhibit floor there is a booth with information on next year...
By Mary Bigelow
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If you’re Blackberry-less like me and don’t want to tote your laptop around, there is a kiosk where you can check your email, update a blog, or contact your substitute. But, unlike Boston last year where the entire conference center w...
By Mary Bigelow
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The "cool" Darwin and the intersection of western science and native knowledge
Presenter Mark Plotkin seemed to enjoy being back in his native New Orleans earlier today as he talked about native cultures, Western science, and finding ways to use one to enhance the other. He encouraged attendees to make evolution relevant to the...
By Lynn Petrinjak