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Connecting Science and Technology

Journal Article

Connecting Science and Technology

Exploring the Nature of Science using historical short stories....

Learning Lichens

Journal Article

Learning Lichens

Students investigate this fascinating composite organism growing in the school yard....

Editor's Corner: Smartphones: Challenge or Opportunity?

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Editor's Corner: Smartphones: Challenge or Opportunity?

The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue....

Science 2.0: Choosing a 3-D Printer

Journal Article

Science 2.0: Choosing a 3-D Printer

This column shares web tools that support learning. Last month the authors discussed using a 3-D printer to help teach design thinking. This month the...

Focus on Physics: Radiant Energy and Global Warming

Journal Article

Focus on Physics: Radiant Energy and Global Warming

This column helps teachers build an understanding of physical principles. This month's article discusses electromagnetic radiation....

Idea Bank: Using Apps That Support Scientific Practices

Journal Article

Idea Bank: Using Apps That Support Scientific Practices

The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. For this article, the authors analyzed 93 educational applicat...

Idea Bank: The Art of Chemistry

Journal Article

Idea Bank: The Art of Chemistry

The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This article describes a research-based investigation in which...

Career of the Month: Social Media Manager

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Career of the Month: Social Media Manager

This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue describes Kelly Owen's career path to becoming a...

Right to the Source: How the Telegraph Changed the World

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Right to the Source: How the Telegraph Changed the World

Exploring science and history with the Library of Congress. This month's issue discusses the 1853 map of telegraph stations in the United States, Cana...

NSTA Press Book

Adventures With Arthropods: Eco-Friendly Lessons for Middle School

If you’ve ever wished you could teach with tarantulas—or roly polys, or Madagascar hissing cockroaches—this is the resource for you. It tells ho...

By Ron Wagler

Informal Education Middle School Biology Life Science Lesson Plans

Adventures With Arthropods: Eco-Friendly Lessons for Middle School (e-book)

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Adventures With Arthropods: Eco-Friendly Lessons for Middle School (e-book)

If you’ve ever wished you could teach with tarantulas—or roly polys, or Madagascar hissing cockroaches—this is the resource for you. It tells ho...

The Race for Tall Towers

Book Chapter

The Race for Tall Towers

In this lesson, students learn the basics about construction materials, the construction processes used in building tall towers, and the forces and ge...

Success Through Failure

Book Chapter

Success Through Failure

In this lesson, students learn about the engineering concept of learning from failure by examining the collapse of the World Trade Center Twin Towers....

New Technologies for High-Rise Buildings

Book Chapter

New Technologies for High-Rise Buildings

In this lesson, student teams are challenged to examine the collapse of the World Trade Center Twin Towers. Each team will develop a proposal for a n...

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