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Build Your Middle Level STEM Repertoire This Summer at the 6th Annual STEM Forum & Expo

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Build Your Middle Level STEM Repertoire This Summer at the 6th Annual STEM Forum & Expo

I want to personally invite as many middle level educators as possible to attend the 6th Annual STEM Forum & Expo, hosted by NSTA. This year’s r...

By Korei Martin

How to Safeguard Your Lab

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How to Safeguard Your Lab

Many of the chemicals on the Department of Homeland Security’s Anti-Terrorism Standards Chemicals of Interest List can be found in high school store...

By Kenneth Roy

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Dive In! Immersion in Science Practices for High School Students

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Dive In! Immersion in Science Practices for High School Students

Are you ready to integrate science practices into your classroom?...

By Carole Hayward

Coaching a colleague

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Coaching a colleague

I coach teachers at an elementary school. One teacher is trying to improve his science instruction (one of the school goals), but he’s strugglin...

By Mary Bigelow

The 6th Annual STEM Forum & Expo is the Place to Be for Upper Elementary Educators

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The 6th Annual STEM Forum & Expo is the Place to Be for Upper Elementary Educators

Any and all upper elementary educators looking to build their repertoire of STEM knowledge would benefit from attending the 6th Annual STEM Forum &amp...

By Korei Martin

Why are we doing this?

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Why are we doing this?

I have some chemistry students who ask “Why do we have to learn this?” How can I address this other saying “you’ll need it in college.” —D...

By Mary Bigelow

Live! And recorded, music and nature

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Live! And recorded, music and nature

How is the experience of listening to, attending to, live music different from listening to a recording? I can be very moved by recorded music, moved ...

By Peggy Ashbrook

Congress (Finally) Approves FY2017 Budget

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Congress (Finally) Approves FY2017 Budget

Although we are now more than half way through FY2017, as expected both the House and Senate passed, and President Trump signed into law, the bill for...

By Jodi Peterson

STEM Sims: Data Visualization

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STEM Sims: Data Visualization

STEM Sims: Data Visualization Introduction...

By Edwin P. Christmann

Teaching About Science in the News

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Teaching About Science in the News

Tenth graders in Kathryn Kennedy’s science class at Prairie Seeds Academy in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, discuss current events related to a Bioethics...

By Debra Shapiro

Focus on Physics: The Delightful Catenary Curve

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Focus on Physics: The Delightful Catenary Curve

Figure 1. A. Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris. B. St. Paul’s Cathedral, London....

By sstuckey

Early Childhood and Lower Elementary Teachers Need to Attend the 6th Annual STEM Forum & Expo

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Early Childhood and Lower Elementary Teachers Need to Attend the 6th Annual STEM Forum & Expo

Come join us at the 6th Annual STEM Forum & Expo. It is the event where early childhood and lower elementary teachers need to be. It is a unique e...

By Korei Martin

FY2017 Funding, Vouchers and More

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FY2017 Funding, Vouchers and More

First up—guidance you do not want to miss: Last week, the U.S. Department of Education issued a seven page memo detailing possible uses of federal f...

By Jodi Peterson

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