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It is day 2 of the NSTA National Conference! One of my favorite ways to start the day is the Elementary Extravaganza—it’s a great event with lots ...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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What a day! If your shoulders are not throbbing, bags not over-flowing, and brain not racing… you may have not been at the same conference as I was...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Ron Clark's Opening Session: "We need to inspire the next generation!"
Ms. Valeria (@GA_ScienceRodva) captured the essence of Ron Clark’s dynamic presentation to thousands of science teachers first thing Thursday m...
By Carole Hayward
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#NSTA18 Atlanta: Tweet All About It!
The 2018 NSTA National Conference started with selfies, and quickly evolved into group shots! Science selfies at the Alabama booth in the reg...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Online community on learning science through play
Play may mean many things, but in early childhood education it can include learning science concepts. Looking for resources on “Learning Science...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Congress Scrambles to Introduce Bills to Address School Violence & Mental Health
In the wake of the school shootings last month in Parkland, Florida that claimed the lives of 17 people, key leaders in both the Senate and the House ...
By Jodi Peterson
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Ideas and inspiration from NSTA’s March 2018 K-12 journals
Regardless of what grade level or subject are you teach, as you skim through the article titles, you may find ideas for lessons that would be interest...
By Mary Bigelow
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Guest blogger Cindy Hoisington is an early childhood science educator at Education Development Center Inc. in Waltham, Massachusetts. She brings to he...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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New Book Helps Teachers of Young Children Discover the Wonders of Science Exploration
Curiosity, joy, and wonder. Our youngest students possess an over-abundance of these qualities, and when their teachers successfully tap into them, th...
By Carole Hayward
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NSTA Student Chapters Cultivate Professional, Community Ties
Coryn Cange, a member of the NSTA Student Chapter at Stony Brook University, guides high school students as they study water filtration in a chemistry...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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Science Activity Safety Checklist
The “Science Activity Safety Checklist,” written by NSTA’s Science Safety Advisory Board, allows teachers to vet any new demonstration, activity...
By Kenneth Roy
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Go Direct® Gas Pressure Sensor
Introduction The Go Direct Gas Pressure Sensor is used to monitor pressure changes during gas-law experiments. Subsequently, science teachers can use ...
By Edwin P. Christmann
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Using Science and Children: Appreciating editors’ notes
A colleague mentioned that he has a few recent issues of Science and Children to catch up on. Reading an issue of the journal doesn’t have to be fro...
By Peggy Ashbrook