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Engaging Students in the STEM Lab
In the STEM Lab at Englewood Middle School in Englewood, Colorado, eighth graders...
By Debra Shapiro
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I sponsor an after-school science club for upper elementary students. They’d like to expand the recycling program at the school. I’m looking for s...
By Mary Bigelow
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Citizen science + Photos of signs in public spaces = literacy and spatial awareness
If you and the children need to be active to stay warm outdoors in cold temperatures, consider walking fast on a walking field trip to locate and docu...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Recently, I did a hands-on workshop for other teachers on science apps and probes. I thought it went really well, and no one had any questions at the ...
By Mary Bigelow
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Argument-Driven Inquiry in Physical Science
Interested in teaching your students how to make and support their science explanations in the classroom? We’ve got just the thing. The newest books...
By Carole Hayward
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What did you do before the navigation apps on your smartphone? Just a few (OK, several) years ago we were all using paper road maps, or finding our wa...
By Judy Elgin Jensen
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Focus on Physics: How E = mc2 Helps Us Understand Nuclear Fission and Fusion
Nuclear physics has an undeserved reputation for being tough for students. This article may reduce this “toughness” by showing how Einstein’...
By sstuckey
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P-47 and the Turbo Supercharger
You have to wonder about the engineering design advantages of a P-47 Thunderbolt airplane when WWII pilot Archie Maltbie recalls, “I flew the P-47 T...
By Judy Elgin Jensen
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Health Wise: Keeping Track of Sugar
Students should consume no more than 25 g (6 tsp.) of added sugar per day, recommends the American Heart Association (AHA 2016)....
By sstuckey
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Ideas and inspiration from NSTA’s December K-12 journals
Elementary and middle school teachers have a real gold mine this month – both journals have the theme of Energy....
By Mary Bigelow
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Seeing the Real Me: Using Loose Parts from Nature to Create Self Portraits
Guest bloggers Stacey Francois MS, and Hannah Goble presented a poster session at the national conference of the National Association for the ...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Congress left town last week after the Senate averted a government shutdown and approved a continuing resolution (CR) that will fund the governmen...
By Jodi Peterson
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The Harmful Particles in 3-D Printers
As three-dimensional printers are starting to become more common in science, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), and Fab labs, recent r...
By Kenneth Roy
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After a recent observation, my supervisor commented that the students did not seem engaged in the activity. I was surprised because the students were ...
By Mary Bigelow
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This week friends who live on opposite sides of the country messaged me to go look at the Moon and a bright “star” in the southern skies, the plan...
By Peggy Ashbrook