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A Physics Teaching Approach That Supports Real-World Science by Matt Holsten
Traditional physics education can leave many students confused, bored, or without the conceptual understanding of the equations they are required to m...
By Cindy Workosky
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Modeling How Students Can Share Ideas and Make Sense of Phenomena by Aaron Mueller
One of the most important steps I take to elicit student ideas in the classroom is to establish a classroom culture that makes students feel comfortab...
By Cindy Workosky
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Finding Partners for Elementary Science
Guest blog post by Wendi Laurence and Laura Cotter One of my favorite things is discovering new people who can become partners in elementary scien...
By Korei Martin
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Guest blog post by Anne Lowery As the traditional school year winds down, it is time to bring explorations to an end or at least to a good st...
By Korei Martin
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Chemistry is not my strength. Any hints or resources for teaching chemical equations at a basic level? — M., Maryland I find it useful to demyst...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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Ed News: How to Engage All Students in STEM
This week in education news, CTE pathways prepare students for the rigors of STEM careers by giving them foundational skills and allowing for a b...
By Kate Falk
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Encouraging Creativity in STEM Class
Creativity often may be overlooked in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), but STEM teachers are finding ways to make their lessons and...
By Debra Shapiro
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Ed News: What Does ‘Career Readiness’ Look Like in Middle School?
This week in education news, California schools preparing to ramp up course offerings and equip teachers to lead computer science courses; teachi...
By Kate Falk
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Some plants can be started from seed in the garden in midsummer’s warmest weather and still grow plants that reach maturity before the firs...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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How does one model a 5E lesson plan for each topic covered when teaching a split grade level?— C., Illinois...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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Observing children observing bees
Some children feel a kinship with all kinds of living things. They may reach out to touch a bumble bee on a flower or hug a worm too tightly....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Many of the girls in my kindergarten class are showing a lot of interest in space. Space is not part of my curriculum, so how would you recommend I ad...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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Learning About STEM Through BMX
Fourth graders at Liberty Elementary School in Tucson, Arizona, build a scale BMX track as part of the USA BMX Foundation’s Track Modeling Program...
By Debra Shapiro
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For veteran science educators Laura Tucker and Lois Sherwood there is no debate about climate science....
By Carole Hayward
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Safety Labels for Hazardous Chemicals
The OSHA Laboratory Standard 29 CFR 1910.1450 details specific recommendations when labeling and storing hazardous chemicals within school laboratorie...
By Kenneth Roy