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Helping Students Develop Perseverance
Tom Meagher, district STEM education coordinator for Owatonna Public Schools in Owatonna, Minnesota, shows students how to hold a Monarch butterfly be...
By Debra Shapiro
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NSTA’s E-mail List Server: A Gold Mine of Help at Your Fingertips
One of the most popular and accessible ways for members to get quick professional development advice and stay abreast of education trends is through ...
By Carole Hayward
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Simple Ways to Make the Best Schedule for Your Grade Level at #NSTA18 Charlotte
NSTA’s 2018 Charlotte conference on science education is right around the corner (November 29–December 1)....
By Carole Hayward
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Spiders and other small creatures—do we want children to be afraid?
Huge anatomically incorrect ‘spiders’ with legs as long as a Daddy Longlegs’ took over the neighborhood these past weeks, crawling up webs ‘sp...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Education and the November Election, What You Need to Know
It’s trick or treat time, and I’m not talking Halloween. This important election will happen in 8 days and NSTA will still be working on ...
By Jodi Peterson
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How to Use the Power of Assessing in Your Classroom
Authors Lisa M. Nyberg and Julie V. McGough have done it again....
By Carole Hayward
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Bringing the outdoors indoors.
How do you achieve the full concept of bringing the outdoors, indoors? How do you make sure your students are getting the most out of it? How do you t...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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How a Dog’s Paws Support K-5 In-the-Moment Assessment
What special features of plants and animals can inspire solutions to human problems?...
By Carole Hayward
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Shoes! Beaks! They’re All About Structure and Function
As we watch students arrive for class, we notice that Alejandra hangs her jacket on a coat hook, while Calder reaches for scissors to make a fringe on...
By Cindy Workosky
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Exploring Structure and Function in Insects
As an entomologist, one of my greatest challenges is trying to overcome my students’ feelings of fear and disgust regarding insects. Insects often h...
By Cindy Workosky
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Using Toxic Algal Blooms to Teach Structure and Function
Young children often experience a developmental stage in which they question everything. Why aren’t there dinosaurs anymore? Why do cats purr? Why a...
By Rebecca Brewer
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Pumpkins inspire investigations
Although astronomical fall for the northern hemisphere begins when the autumnal equinox occurs on or around September 22, meteorological seasons ...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Five Reasons Why You Should Attend the NSTA Area Conference in National Harbor
In less than a month, science educators will convene for the NSTA Area Conference on Science Education in National Harbor, Maryland....
By Carole Hayward