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How Teachers Can Use Technology to Support 3-D Teaching and Learning

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How Teachers Can Use Technology to Support 3-D Teaching and Learning

Three-dimensional (3-D) teaching and learning integrates the use of science practices, crosscutting concepts, and core science ideas to help students make sense of the world. From a teaching perspective, learning progressions promote the use of scien...

By Cindy Workosky

Using Collaborative Educational Technology Tools in Science

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Using Collaborative Educational Technology Tools in Science

Science literacy is critical for our students. We need them to understand why it is important for them to do activities, such as composting. In fifth grade, one of the goals for students is to obtain information about, evaluate, and communicate how i...

By Cindy Workosky

What's My Motivation?

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What's My Motivation?

How do I motivate students who don’t want to do anything at all? — B., Utah If you ever solve this, you’ll be up for a Nobel Prize!...

By Gabe Kraljevic

Pasco's Wireless Light Sensor Revisited using SPARKvue…

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Pasco's Wireless Light Sensor Revisited using SPARKvue…

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By Edwin P. Christmann

Supporting Science through Interdisciplinary Instruction

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Supporting Science through Interdisciplinary Instruction

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) have totally transformed my students’ learning experiences in STEM. However, like most teachers, my biggest challenge has been finding the additional time that students need to observe, question, investi...

By Korei Martin

Vernier Structures and Materials Tester: An Engineering Marvel To Test Student's Engineering Marvels

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Vernier Structures and Materials Tester: An Engineering Marvel To Test Student's Engineering Marvels

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 of the book was to use software, hardware, and materials to construct what David called “Laboratory...

By Martin Horejsi

The PASCO Wireless Smart Car

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The PASCO Wireless Smart Car

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By Edwin P. Christmann

Surviving the Long Haul

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Surviving the Long Haul

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 time. — J., Missouri...

By Gabe Kraljevic

Ideas and inspiration from NSTA’s February 2019 K-12 journals

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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 STEM Disciplines (in Science & Children)has a framework and suggestions for integrating the Model ...

By Mary Bigelow

Sensory play for science learning

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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 senses to learn about the world are the foundation for understanding the Next Generation Science Standard...

By Peggy Ashbrook

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