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Gain Valuable STEM Teaching Strategies and Resources at the Elementary STEM Showcase
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By Carole Hayward
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Back in 1986, David Vernier wrote a book titled “How to Build a Better Mousetrap: And 13 other science projects using the Apple II.” The premise o...
By Martin Horejsi
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I hope 20 years from now I can still get excited about being a part of kids’ lives. I am looking for suggestions on how to enjoy teaching for a long...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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Ideas and inspiration from NSTA’s February 2019 K-12 journals
In addition to an overview/review of the 5E model and the STEM disciplines, the Guest Editorial: Using the BSCS 5E Instructional Model to Introduce ST...
By Mary Bigelow
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10 Reasons High School Teachers Should Join NSTA in St. Louis in April
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By Carole Hayward
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Sensory play for science learning
Children and people of all ages continually explore and learn through their senses. Prior experiences that build understanding of how we use our sense...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Ed News: Higher Ed is Pushing STEM Diversity, But is Change Happening Fast Enough?
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By Kate Falk
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Interactive eBook Introduces Young Readers to Beavers, Nature’s Furry Engineer
As a member of her local nature preserve, Katie Dunbar learned so much about the symbiotic relationship between animals and their environment. Take be...
By Carole Hayward
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By Gabe Kraljevic
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Plan Your #NSTA19 St. Louis Elementary Science Experience
The biggest science education conference of the year is happening in St. Louis this spring! Elementary teachers who want to be the student for a few ...
By Carole Hayward
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The Go Direct SpectroVis Plus Spectrophotometer: Listening to Plants (Part 2)
Continuing the story of the Vernier Go Direct SpectroVis Plus Spectrophotometer, we will now apply its power it for a more traditional use; to inspect...
By Martin Horejsi
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Introduction: Pitsco’s Straw Rocket Launcher and its Getting Started Package gives students an introductory rocket activity where they can gras...
By Edwin P. Christmann