What’s New for May 17 on NSTA’s various online outposts
Many of you are wanting to download the resources from the conference in Philadelphia. Here’s how.
Highlights of stimulating conversations taking place right now on our listservs:

• Chemistry—STD simulations, designing lab space, and electrochemistry questions;
• Biology—more about Amish Friendship Bread and a Biologist’s Mother’s Day song;
• Earth Science—working with the movie “The Day After Tomorrow,” and extra credit;
• General Science—The Gulf oil spill, and kite-making;
• Physical Science—Conduction radiation activities;
• Physics—Big discussion on grading and homework, as well as momentum.

In NSTA’s online professional learning communities, there is activity in the Chemistry Group (Cobalt Chloride-Ethanol Separation), and don’t forget to download all the presentation resources for our Philadelphia Conference–even if you didn’t come, as a member of these communities, you can access all the handouts and session materials! Click here to access a short video that teaches you how to get the handouts.
On our “core site” (www.nsta.org): read about National Lab Day and get involved!
On Facebook, news about National Lab Day as well as new teacher survey results.
On LinkedIn, more direct posts from NSTA’s Career Center.
And of course, on our Twitter stream, science educators are tweeting and re-tweeting the latest from NSTA Press!
Renew Your Membership!
Now is the time to insure that you don’t miss a single journal issue or one minute of the time you use to network and build professional connections here in these online communities. Click the link above to renew your membership and insure that NSTA stays in your corner for your science education career!