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Diverse reading matter converges around "preconceptions"
My reading matter for the trip to the NSTA Portland conference is How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School, Expanded Edition, (National Academy Press, 2000) and a fantasy novel, Dragonsbane by by Barbara Hambly (Del Rey, 1987)....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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WOW, the universe is REALLY big
More than 60 educators crowded into room C124 at the Convention Center this afternoon to ponder the imponderable: the size and scale of the universe?...
By ManagingEditorSC
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Have you ever thought about writing for an NSTA journal?...
By ManagingEditorSC
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Overly political, endlessly complicated…and standing-room only, featured speaker Dr. Philip Mote had a receptive audience for his climate change talk. Coauthor (with 100+ participating scientists) of the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
By ManagingEditorSC
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Need a pick me up after a full day of NSTA conference sessions? Head to Cacao, a chocolate shop with the feel of an asian tea house. A shot of “drinking chocolate”–think a liquid chocolate bar, not a powdered mix—only costs...
By ManagingEditorSC
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Portland has a lot to offer, but if you only have time for one thing, make it Powell’s. The largest independent bookstore in the world fills a city block and features used gems tucked among the enormous selection–including a science and ...
By ManagingEditorSC
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Check out this digital resource
One of my roles on the SciLinks team is to find resources for a specific topic. Using several search engines, I browse through the lists and select sites for a more intense review and approval process. You as a SciLinks user then have a list of we...
By Mary Bigelow
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Today I visited the Rainbow Preschool, a half-day preschool with extended care in the Laurelhurst neighborhood of NE Portland....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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A few years ago, one of the speakers at our school’s career day was a graduate who was an environmental scientist. A student asked her what she did all day. The audience expected her to say things such as I do chemical tests. I spend all day on...
By Mary Bigelow
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Do you have any suggestions for grantwriting? I’ve just been told that the budget may be very lean next year, and I’d like to try to get additional funding for the science department. —Shug, Stillwater, OK...
By MsMentorAdmin
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“I have to do a science project.” These words can produce a feeling of dread for students and parents, with visions of Styrofoam planets or tri-folds for science fairs....
By Mary Bigelow
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What do you want in your science lab?
If you could have the science lab of your dreams for preK through 2 students, what would it include?...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Every year my students come to class with the idea that it’s colder in the winter because the earth is farther away from the sun. Where did they get this idea? —Lauren, Aurora, Illinois ...
By MsMentorAdmin
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Supporting children's observation: what will they remember?
Two particularly inquisitive and bright former preK students (siblings) unexpectedly attended a workshop I gave for early childhood teachers about bringing local butterflies into the classroom for observation. Instead of distracting from the planned ...
By Peggy Ashbrook