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Intersection and integration of play and science learning
I was at a conference proudly wearing my tee shirt that says “Play” when I was given a chance to reflect on what I meant by an esteemed colleague ...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Toward High School Biology: A New Curriculum for Your Middle School Students
Would you like to challenge your middle school students to explain a range of phenomena—from how nylon thread can form from two clear, colorless liq...
By Carole Hayward
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I am K-6 science specialist in Australia. I am keen to make contact with others in this unique employment situation. I’m interested in issues such a...
By Mary Bigelow
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Documenting science investigations in preschool: Solar eclipse and butterfly metamorphosis
Thank you to the director, Sandra Redmore, and the teachers of Clarendon Child Care Center, Andria Shelton, Barbara Foster, and Sarah Abu-El-Hawa, for...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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When students miss a lab activity, what are some meaningful ways they can make up the work? — R., Oregon Most students don’t want to miss lab ...
By Mary Bigelow
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Seeking a New Way to Assess Science at All Levels
The word assessment can prompt feelings of dread, mistrust, or outright hate in many teachers. That’s distressing, as quality instruction includes q...
By Cindy Workosky
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Kentucky’s Systems Approach to Assessing Three-Dimensional Standards
One thing is clear about our multi-dimensional standards: They require a complex and thoughtful approach to assessment. No single, conventional, summa...
By Cindy Workosky
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Focusing on Instruction to Improve My School
How do you envision science education in your classroom? Your school? Your district? In hectic life of a modern educator, it is easy to become overwhe...
By Cindy Workosky
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Ideas and inspiration from NSTA’s September 2017 K-12 journals
Commentary: Reasoning Versus Post-Truth in The Science Teacher is an important read in a time when dependence on unverified information from social m...
By Mary Bigelow
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Ed News: Critics Say Proposed NM Science Standards Omit Evolution, Climate Change
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By Kate Falk
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The Vernier Three-Axis Magnetic Field Sensor: A Magic Wand for Magnets
What could be better than one anisotropic magnetoresistance magnetic field sensor? How about three anisotropic magnetoresistance magnetic field senso...
By Martin Horejsi
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Protecting Students From Fires
In 2015, the National Fire Protection Association released a revised version of NFPA 45 that included a new chapter titled “Educational and Instruct...
By Kenneth Roy
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Enhancing Google Sheets for the Classroom
Among the most commonly used tools in the science classroom are those that allow students to collect and manipulate data, including Microsoft Excel, ...
By sstuckey