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9 Housekeeping Tips for Science Educators
A clean lab is a safer lab. These nine housekeeping tips can help science teachers reduce the risk of lab accidents. 1. Location, location, location. Keep all lab equipment and materials in assigned places, such as cabinets and drawers, with label...
By Kenneth Roy
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I need strategies to encourage students to ask their own questions. They answer mine and discuss topics, but when I ask them if they have any questions, I get a lot of blank looks. —A., Washington...
By Mary Bigelow
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Science Lessons for the Next President—and Your Students
A recent feature in Science Magazine (21 Oct 2016) offers “Science lessons for the next president.” As I read the article I realized that these lessons exemplify the reason that all citizens need to be scientifically literate....
By David Evans, NSTA Executive Director
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Bright Ideas for Middle Schoolers through the Bright Schools Competition!
Begin Developing your BRIGHT Schools Team The goal of the Bright Schools program is to create a learning experience that will help students, parents and teachers better understand the link among light, sleep and student health and performance....
By Guest Blogger
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Science and the Star Wars Universe
When Rogue One: A Star Wars Story debuts next month, science teachers who use the Star Wars films in their classrooms will have another tool not just for teaching science, but also for integrating it with other subjects. The films “are a grea...
By Debra Shapiro
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At the beginning of class, it takes my students a long time to settle down. We are wasting time as I try to get their attention. Any suggestions? –T., Maryland To take advantage of...
By Mary Bigelow
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When I was student teaching, I had some really good science lessons for second-graders that lasted about an hour. But now I have only a half-hour for science each day. I need suggestions for shorter lessons. – C., Colorado...
By Mary Bigelow
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Tackling Scientific Problems and Pitching Engineering Solutions at #NSTA16 Columbus
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By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Only at NSTA Minneapolis: #ToysForNerds
“Uh oh, someone hold me back #toysfornerds #ONLYatNSTA.” @SaraKDM sums up the joy of the thousands of science teachers who came together at NSTA’s area conference on science education in Minneapolis to do the things they rarely get ...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Bring More Everyday Engineering into your classroom
A new book by NSTA Press helps middle school teachers incorporate engineering into their science classrooms. ...
By Carole Hayward
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FLIR ONE Thermal Imaging Camera
Introduction The imaginations of middle school and high school students will be fully engaged in the science classroom with the FLIR ONE Thermal Imaging Camera. This camera’s thermal capabilities allow students to explore things invisible to the h...
By Edwin P. Christmann
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I’m frustrated by my sixth graders. When they’re supposed to be working cooperatively, they are unfocused—it seems more like a social event. By middle school, shouldn’t students know how to work cooperatively? Or are they too imma...
By Mary Bigelow
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Join the National Day of Action for Full Funding of ESSA Student Success
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By Jodi Peterson