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Small problems

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Small problems

I will be student teaching in a school with small classes – between 6 and 12 students. I find this to be challenging. Any suggestions or advice? — M., Kansas    ...

By Gabe Kraljevic

Can Schools Use Federal Funds for Guns and Firearms Training?

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Can Schools Use Federal Funds for Guns and Firearms Training?

A huge controversy over whether districts and states can use funds from the new federal education law to purchase guns and pay for firearms training is still ongoing, weeks after the issue first surfaced in an article published in the New York Times....

By Jodi Peterson

Problem-Based Learning: An Essential Tool in Each K-12 Science Educator’s Toolkit

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Problem-Based Learning: An Essential Tool in Each K-12 Science Educator’s Toolkit

Problem-based learning (PBL) is a strategy that is tailor made for teaching science. Under the PBL framework, students actively drive the learning process, one that takes them through rich and authentic, but incompletely defined, scenarios....

By Carole Hayward

Ideas and inspiration from NSTA’s September 2018 K-12 journals

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Ideas and inspiration from NSTA’s September 2018 K-12 journals

Whether you’re looking for ideas on systems thinking, adding strategies to your teaching repertoire, or creativity in science, this month’s K-12 journals have it all. Regardless of what grade level or subject you teach, check out all thre...

By Mary Bigelow

Isopods—your favorite animal? Children are fascinated

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Isopods—your favorite animal? Children are fascinated

What you call these small animals probably depends on where you grew up. Pillbug, sowbug, roly-poly, woodlice, potato bug, cochinilla, slater, and Armadillidium vulgare are some of the names I’ve heard for my favorite animal, the isopod. What kind ...

By Peggy Ashbrook

Teaching Climate Science? Leading Teachers and Scientists Explain NSTA’s New Position Statement and Answer Your Questions

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Teaching Climate Science? Leading Teachers and Scientists Explain NSTA’s New Position Statement and Answer Your Questions

NSTA recently issued a position statement calling for greater support for science educators in teaching evidence-based science, including climate science and climate change....

By Cindy Workosky

Fridge and Freezer Safety

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Fridge and Freezer Safety

This blog post describes steps teachers should take to ensure that laboratory freezers and refrigerators are free from safety hazards. Science teachers should adhere to the following standard operating procedures, via the University of Texas at Austi...

By Kenneth Roy

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3D classroom – with 3D!

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3D classroom – with 3D!

How can you use 3D printers in your science classroom? — S., Alabama  ...

By Gabe Kraljevic

Vernier: Go Direct Light and Color

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Vernier: Go Direct Light and Color

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By Edwin P. Christmann

Keep it grounded. Keep it real.

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Keep it grounded. Keep it real.

I’ve been teaching science for three years. My students seem to see science as an abstract subject and have trouble imagining it. How can I help my students appreciate the lessons more with limited time and resources? —R., Philippines  ...

By Gabe Kraljevic

Administrators: Be Intentional ‘For All’

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Administrators: Be Intentional ‘For All’

As academic institutions strive to create stimulating learning environments where students embrace the “sciences” to become critical thinkers and ecologically productive citizens, more and more employers are recognizing they have an essential rol...

By Guest Blogger

Ed News: Can STEM Camps For Girls Really Make A Difference?

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Ed News: Can STEM Camps For Girls Really Make A Difference?

This week in education news, there’s no way of knowing whether summer STEM camps help nudge more women into STEM careers; education in STEM fields can be the road to economic empowerment for women; Missouri Governor calls on state legislators to t...

By Kate Falk

Summer PD for Teachers in National Parks

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Summer PD for Teachers in National Parks

At Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in Paterson, New Jersey, students work on a physics activity as part of Batter Up!, an event—developed by TRT Christine Gish and colleagues at Paterson’s JFK High School STEM Academy—that incorpo...

By Debra Shapiro

Ephemeral art exploring properties of matter, natural materials

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Ephemeral art exploring properties of matter, natural materials

I had fun this summer spending 4 days over 2 weeks “enriching” preschool teachers and children in their program by collaboratively exploring ephemeral art projects....

By Peggy Ashbrook

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