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8th Annual STEM Forum & Expo: We Need You!
On behalf of the entire steering committee for the 8th Annual STEM Forum & Expo, we invite you to join us from July 24 – 26, 2019, in beautiful ...
By Korei Martin
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STEM, literacy and the young mind
What is the best way to introduce science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through literacy lessons in kindergarten? —Y., New Mexico...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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Elementary Science—Best Practices for All Students
Envision a room filled with noise, excited whispers, and students shouting across tables. Piles of tinfoil, plastic cups, scissors, string, and tape a...
By Cindy Workosky
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Contemporary Instructional Approaches to Promote STEM Learning for English Learners
The release of the report English Learners in STEM Subjects: Transforming Classrooms, Schools, and Lives (shortened to “the report” hereafter) (NA...
By Okhee Lee
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Addressing Electrical Hazards in the Lab
Accidents in the lab involving electricity can produce fire, smoke, electrocutions, and explosions. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Ad...
By Kenneth Roy
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Administration Budget Request Would (Again) Cut Funding for Key Ed Programs
President Trump submitted his budget request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 programs last week and, as expected, discretionary funding for the U.S. Departm...
By Jodi Peterson
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Ed News: A Wave of State Bills Could Threaten Science and Climate Education
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By Kate Falk
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What are some interesting ways to introduce some of the major players in scientific discoveries so that my students can have a better grasp at who the...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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Ideas and inspiration from NSTA’s March 2019 K-12 journals
Regardless of what grade level or subject you teach, check out all three K-12 journals. As you skim through titles and descriptions of the articles, y...
By Mary Bigelow
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Using Art as an Introduction to Science
“Ms. Anne! Did you know kelp is a plant like the sunflowers?” That was just one of many questions I heard last week as my class turned the class...
By Korei Martin
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The Role of Instructional Resources in Supporting Investigation and Design
We are at an exciting time in science education. The Framework for K-12 Science Education (NRC, 2012) presents a vision for how we should teach scienc...
By Kate Falk
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I am sick of using cookbook labs in my chemistry class and want my students to conduct more inquiry labs. However, my principal thinks that this might...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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Missouri Science Teachers: NSTA Is Coming to You This April
If you’re a Missouri science teacher, you’ve probably been to the Missouri Botanical Garden, most likely as a chaperone. But when you join NSTA fo...
By Carole Hayward
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Dreaming of spring and preparing to garden with young children
Before the weather really warms up in your area, take children for a nature walk and together document through drawing or p...
By Peggy Ashbrook