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Ideas and inspiration from NSTA’s October K-12 journals
The Four Strands of Science Learning and the Next Generation Science Standards from Science Scope is an informative article for teachers of any grade level....
By Mary Bigelow
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The Go!Temp probe, made and sold by “Vernier Software and Technology,” collects real-time temperate data, making it applicable in a number of different fields, e.g., biology, chemistry, physics, earth science , etc....
By Edwin P. Christmann
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The NSTA (UN)conference: Coming This Fall
Leave the lecture hall behind and join us for NSTA’s first un-conference experience, taking place in Minneapolis this October 27-29, and Portland, November 10-12! What should you expect at this un-conference? ...
By Guest Blogger
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Two New NSTA Kids Books Highlight Importance of Observation
Two new children’s books published by NSTA Kids, a division of NSTA Press, are filled with rich illustrations and highlight the importance of discovery, observation, and investigation....
By Carole Hayward
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Partnering With Utilities for Hands-On STEM
Granada High School’s Interact Club students work with David Lunn of Friends of the Arroyo to measure water turbidity during the Tri-Valley Creeks to Bay Clean-up even...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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I get frustrated when I give directions for an activity and students immediately have questions about what to do. How can I help them become more confident and self-sufficient? —C., Michigan...
By Mary Bigelow
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Editor's Corner: Science and the Arts
“The greatest scientists are always artists as well.” —Albert Einstein Albert Einstein at 25....
By sstuckey
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Science Educators Still Feel Budget Strain
School Science Budget Changes...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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As the weather turns colder with the changing season, some children come to school without enough layers to be warm during outside playtime. Games and engaging activities can keep children moving, warming them as they stay active. Blowing and chasing...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Are You Planning Schoolwide or Community-Wide Programs for the August 2017 Solar Eclipse
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By Guest Blogger
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Spark Science Learning Through Children’s Trade Books
Research points to the benefits to student learning that come from teaching reading in the content areas, such as in science class....
By Claire Reinburg