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Ideas and inspiration from NSTA’s February 2017 K-12 journals
All three journals this month include the inaugural Best STEM Books for Students K–12 with descriptions and reviews. The rubric and criteria used in...
By Mary Bigelow
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Using Science and Engineering Practices in the Classroom
Helping Students Make Sense of the World Using Next Generation Science and Engineering Practices provides an in-depth understanding of the practices s...
By Carole Hayward
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The Most Profound News of Valentine’s Day 2017
This Valentine’s Day, while most media attention was focused on the dismissal of the National Security Advisor, The New York Times ran a story that ...
By David Evans, NSTA Executive Director
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Big learning from short observations of birds: February 17-20, 2017
Walk outside with your children, watch and count birds for 15 minutes while recording the names of those you know, and report your bird count to be pa...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Avoiding Electrical Hazards in the Lab
In science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) labs, teachers and students can be exposed to a number of electrical hazards such as damaged elec...
By Kenneth Roy
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Join NSTA Press Authors at the 2017 National Conference in Los Angeles
We rely on their expertise and have their books lined up on our resource shelves for handy reference, but the opportunity to hear so many NSTA Press...
By Carole Hayward
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The Surefire FirePak: A Smartphone Science Studio Lighting Solution
As smartphone cameras take on an ever-more sophisticated role in the science classroom, the technical limits of phone photography become more appare...
By Martin Horejsi
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Science education "trifecta"
I’m looking for creative ways for students to share what they know, other than traditional written reports or essays. —K., Michigan The crea...
By Mary Bigelow
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Ed News: Scientists Take on New Roles in K–12 Classrooms
This week in education news, scientists take on new roles in K–12 classrooms, the U.S. Senate confirmed Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary, a n...
By Kate Falk
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The goTenna Off-Grid Communication Device: Take A "Cell Network" on your next Field Trip
Imagine co-leading a science field trip indoors in a large museum with questionable cell coverage, or outside and too far from the nearest cell tower....
By Martin Horejsi
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DeVos Confirmed as ED Secretary/House Kills ESSA Accountability Regulations
After a long and contentious confirmation battle the Senate confirmed Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education on February 7 after a highly partisan 51 t...
By Jodi Peterson
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An ECSTEM conference experience
An early childhood education conference is an opportunity to meet others who share a passion for improving our science teaching practice, meet our edu...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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The Celestron Micro-Fi Wireless Digital Microscope: A Handful of Wow!
The term “wireless” does not so much describe what is, but instead what isn’t. And what isn’t is wires. What’s strange about man...
By Martin Horejsi
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STEM Sims: Interactive Simulations for the STEM Classroom
Introduction...
By Edwin P. Christmann