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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, December 6, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Preschool Administration Careers Climate Change Curriculum Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Leadership Lesson Plans Life Science Mathematics News Professional Learning Safety STEM Teaching Strategies

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, November 29, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Preschool Astronomy Disabilities Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Life Science News Professional Learning STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

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Archive: Science Update: From Talking Trash to Taking Action: The Science of Marine Debris, April 20, 2023

Our oceans are filled with items that do not belong there. Huge amounts of plastics, metals, rubber, textiles, lost fishing gear, abandoned vessels, a...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Chemistry Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Life Science STEM

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Archive: Science Update: Food Agriculture – The Plant Scientist’s Toolbox, March 9, 2023

Humans have used a variety of ways to modify food crops to suit our needs and tastes for more than 10,000 years. Over this time, the plant scientists�...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Biology Chemistry Climate Change Environmental Science Life Science STEM

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Archive: Book Beat Live! The 2023 Outstanding STEM Books List: Ignite Students’ Interest in Science and Engineering! What’s on your Holiday Gift List? December 13, 2022

How do we prepare 21st-century kids for challenges and jobs that we currently cannot even describe? The Best STEM Books can help by celebrating conver...

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool General Science STEM

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Integrating Science, Language, and Computational Thinking With Multilingual Learners

By Scott E. Grapin, Alison Haas, Erin Rasmussen, and Okhee Lee

Middle School Elementary High School Computer Science General Science Literacy Multilingual Learners

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, November 22, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Preschool Astronomy Chemistry Computer Science Earth & Space Science Engineering English Language Learners General Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Mathematics Multicultural Multilingual Learners News Physical Science Physics Science and Engineering Practices STEM Three-Dimensional Learning

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Where on Earth Is Mars?

By Bob Riddle

Middle School Astronomy Earth & Space Science

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Get in the “Sknow” for Science!

By Jill Nugent

Middle School Citizen Science Earth & Space Science Instructional Materials

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Using Summary Tables to Support Students’ Explanations of Science Phenomena

By Kraig A. Wray, Jonathan D. McCausland, Scott McDonald, Amy Pallant, and Hee-Sun Lee

Middle School Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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Reimagining Science Lessons Through Translanguaging

By Sage Andersen, Karina Méndez Pérez, and María González-Howard

Middle School Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Interdisciplinary Multilingual Learners NGSS Pedagogy Performance Expectations Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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Bringing the Ethical Debate to Life

By Deena L. Gould, Tyler Eglen, Tawnya Brusstar, Gene Moran, Tamara Merritt, and Ruth Wylie

Middle School Biology Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Life Science NGSS Performance Expectations Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning