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I am a student teacher in a kindergarten class and I have been struggling with focusing on laying the foundation for my students. But how much is too little? How much is too much for students at such an emergent level? —Y., Arizona ...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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What can we do to better support our teachers in ways such as development to help decrease the burnout rate? —I., Connecticut ...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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Beyond the E-Book: NGSS Professional Book Study
How much do you know about the Next Generation Science Standards and what they mean for your classroom? NSTA knows it can be challenging to learn the complex ins and outs of the NGSS on your own....
By Carole Hayward
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Is a seed alive? Is a seed magic? Where does a seed come from?
Understanding the complex lives and lifecycles of plants is a lifetime’s worth of work that can begin in early childhood as children feel the texture of seeds dotting a strawberry, watch a maple seed twirling down, or open a sugar snap pea pod to c...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Do you have some suggestions for how to modify a science experiment for students with physical disabilities that prevent them from doing the activities? – A., Arkansas There are many ways you can modify the experience for students with disa...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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One of my biggest questions is how to get the younger elementary students involved in science. Should we do more hands-on activities, having them participate in the environment or should we watch videos? —F., Texas...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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A Much-Needed Roadmap for STEM Educators During Unconventional, Uncertain Times
Six-time NSTA author Rodger Bybee’s deep subject-matter expertise draws on 50 years of working in the science education field as well as keeping up with relevant STEM education-related publications, meetings, and projects....
By Carole Hayward
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Careers in science and engineering
The April edition of NSTA’s Science Scope includes the article Classic Lessons 2.0: What kind of person becomes a scientist?...
By Mary Bigelow
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I’ve wanted to work in education for as long as I can remember. My mom tells a story of me “teaching” our family cat before I would leave for preschool. This typically involved storytime (me reading to the cat) and a snack (mostly for me) and w...
By Korei Martin
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Building Electric Cars Enhances STEM Learning
Brownsville (Texas) Independent School District’s top three Middle School Division cars that competed in the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) HESTEC (Hispanic Engineering, Science, and Technology Week) GreenPowerUSA South Texas Electri...
By Debra Shapiro
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The Vernier Go Direct Motion Detector: A Modern Twist on a Timeless Design
Vernier Software and Technology has introduced the next generation of its ultrasonic motion detector. While the gold circle sensor portion looks much like it’s previous five generations, the self-contained battery power source, the cubic form fact...
By Martin Horejsi
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I was in 6th grade at Rose Tree Elementary School in Media, Pennsylvania, in October of 1957 when Sputnik was launched. When our class heard the beep-beep-beep of its telemetry when it passed overhead, the Cold War seemed very warm indeed. Th...
By David Evans, NSTA Executive Director
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Newton’s Apple Tree – Cambridge University, England...
By Gabe Kraljevic