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Country Living

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Country Living

My partner and I are thinking of moving to rural North Dakota to teach. I teach high school science while my partner teaches middle school. We would b...

By Gabe Kraljevic

A Q&A on Wisconsin's Science Standards

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A Q&A on Wisconsin's Science Standards

Wisconsin recently adopted new K–12 science education standards. Learn more about the standards in this Q&A with Kevin Anderson, Science Educati...

By Cindy Workosky

Ideas and inspiration from NSTA’s December 2017 K-12 journals

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Ideas and inspiration from NSTA’s December 2017 K-12 journals

Are you updating your approach to modeling? Aligning lessons between 5E and NGSS? Incorporating digital resources? Regardless of the grade level you t...

By Mary Bigelow

Conferences as professional development

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Conferences as professional development

Professional development—learning that will develop our professionalism, make us better teachers, and expand our content knowledge—aims to...

By Peggy Ashbrook

Differentiating for an "Out of This World" Student

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Differentiating for an "Out of This World" Student

Artist’s rendition of Sirius A and B...

By Gabe Kraljevic

Be Aware of Biohazards

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Be Aware of Biohazards

As many high schools begin adopting curricula that include the study of microorganisms, biosafety must be addressed for a safer lab experience. Bio...

By Kenneth Roy

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HEA, Budgets, and Taxes

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HEA, Budgets, and Taxes

House Education and Workforce Chair Virginia Fox introduced a bill to reauthorize the Higher Education Act (HEA) last week, and her committee will be ...

By Jodi Peterson

Presentation Props

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Presentation Props

My middle school students are creating organism presentations. How much scaffolding should I give them? — P., New York...

By Gabe Kraljevic

MEL Chemistry Starter Kit

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MEL Chemistry Starter Kit

Introduction...

By Edwin P. Christmann

What did you learn today, teacher?

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What did you learn today, teacher?

I’m teaching a science methods class. I’d like to know: What was the most important thing you learned in your undergrad science methods classe...

By Gabe Kraljevic

Resources from previous NSTA conferences

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Resources from previous NSTA conferences

Have you revisited the sessions from previous NSTA conference to check out the resources posted by presenters? Begin with the 2017 Elementary Extravag...

By Peggy Ashbrook

STEMcoding project releases "Physics of Video Games" Hour of Code activity

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STEMcoding project releases "Physics of Video Games" Hour of Code activity

Until recently, the world’s most popular K12 computer science website, hourofcode.com, did not have any physics-focused coding activities. This...

By Edwin P. Christmann

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