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I’m very fortunate to be attending NSTA’s National Conference on Science Education this year. I’ve never been to an event of this size, and I wa...
By MsMentorAdmin
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Spring flowering bulbs planted where they can be seen
Are the daffodils blooming yet at your school? My across-the-street neighbors get about 6 more hours of direct sunlight on their front yards in Februa...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth (February 12), the Science Section of the New York Times (February 10, 2009) has severa...
By Mary Bigelow
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Planting peas—who will help students record the growth?
I’m wondering what crops your class grows—Peas? Collards? Cilantro? Zinnias? Marigolds?...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Must haves—flashlights, mirrors, and sunshine
Sometimes as a teacher leads an activity, a student verbalizes all the observations and new questions that were hoped for, making one think, “Was th...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Count the birds you see on February 13–16 for just 15 minutes!
I’ve never taken part in the Great Backyard Bird Count but it sounds like an interesting way to learn about collecting data and become part of a gre...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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I have to attend a workshop on teaching reading in the content areas. Is it really the job of a secondary science teacher to teach students how to rea...
By MsMentorAdmin
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How does cartoonist Richard Thompson do such a splendid job of channeling the thoughts of preschoolers with their questions about the order of the wor...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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As mentioned in NSTA Reports, the new year has been designated Year of Science 2009 The website has many suggestions for YoS events and ideas for bui...
By Mary Bigelow
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Remembering a snow from 1/3 of a lifetime ago
Finding a covering of the season’s first snow on their car, my 3-year-old neighbor helpfully suggested, “Use that tool, that small brush,” to he...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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I have always loved science – earth and space sciences especially. Although I’ve had a variety of jobs, since I began home schooling, I’...
By MsMentorAdmin
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I’ve worked with several schools that are framing their curriculum and units of instruction around big ideas, key understandings, generative top...
By Mary Bigelow
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In this Year of Science, this early childhood science teacher is excited to have a President who says, “When it comes to science, elevating scien...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Dinosaurs—a reason to draw and write
Dinosaurs! This high-interest subject is a focus for questions relating to how animals live in many different environmental niches. What evidence do w...
By Peggy Ashbrook