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NSTA initiated the student chapter program in 2001 to help preservice science teachers at universities and colleges gain access to professional develo...

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Science 101: What and how do insects see?

Insect vision is both simple and complex. It’s simple in that insects can’t focus and generally see a blur. It’s complex in that insects are ver...

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Through Their Eyes

Insect vision is an area of active research that allows fruitful exploration into the nature of the scientific endeavor because of the bias our own vi...

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Message from the NSTA President: Imagine and Invent—Create a Great Future

The time is right for an emphasis on imagination and innovativeness in science education, both in students and in teachers. Change now dominates our e...

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The Early Years: Inquiry at Play

Play and science inquiry are essential parts of early childhood programs. Imaginative play, unscripted yet guided by children’s own rules, allows st...

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Thinking Like a Ssssscientist!

A fear of snakes developed into an opportunity to teach students about the process of science: formulating questions, collecting and analyzing data, a...

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My Summer Vacation

In this article, a science teacher from the Midwest reflects on her summer vacation to the Gulf of Mexico. She felt that this vacation would help impr...

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Formative Assessment Probes: “Doing” Science

The “Doing Science” probe from Uncovering Student Ideas in Science: Another 25 Formative Assessment Probes (Keeley, Eberle, and Dorsey 2008) can r...

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Guest Editorial: A Powerful Way to Learn

If our classroom instruction is to truly reflect what scientists do, it is important to put students in situations in which they are expected to ask q...

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Method and Strategies: Supporting Ideas With Evidence

One way to help elementary students see connections more easily and to make their thinking more visible is to teach them to approach scientific invest...

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Sound Science

How can a teacher simultaneously teach science concepts through inquiry while helping students learn about the nature of science? After pondering this...

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Every Day Science Calendar: September 2010

This monthly feature contains facts and challenges for the science explorer....

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Citizen Scientists

The Harvard Forest Schoolyard Ecology Program provides teachers and students with the opportunity and materials to participate in regionally focused e...