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Dissect Your Squid and Eat It Too!
Studying an organism that lives in the ocean lends itself to many multidisciplinary studies, such as writing poetry about sea creatures, graphing fish harvests, and learning about cultures that depend heavily on the sea. As part of a study about cora...
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Eyes in the Sky: The Big Picture
Boost your students’ learning experience by using satellite imagery in the classroom. In the activity described here, students assume the roles of research scientists. They work in groups and analyze satellite imagery to investigate the effects of ...
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Burning Questions About Calories
Encouraging students to define problems through asking questions about the topic has a positive impact on classroom morale. First, the teacher benefits from increased understanding of students’ knowledge and background. Second, because students hav...
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After the Bell: Turn any science topic into hands-on fun
Many students are turned off by science even before they get out of grade school. This articles focues on making science a discovery process—not just a result—by creative teaching methods and a positive philosophy of science education....
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This article describes a successful partnership between a special education teacher and a mainstream teacher. As a result, every student became more aware of their own abilities, of the diversity of the people around them, and of the science curricul...
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Dynamic Teachers Re-NEW with NASA
NASA’s Implementation Plan for Education provides support to in-service educators in the areas of technology and science. Some programs include financial support, while others require district or individual financial contributions. NASA teacher enh...
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Conventions—Reasons to Attend & Ways to Finance
There are many obvious reasons to attend conventions, conferences, and workshops. In this article, the author describes the compelling reasons to attend these professional events and fondly remembers her experiences as an attendee at the NSTA convent...
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A Journey in Teaching: The National Board Certification Process
The education field recognizes that children need time and encouragement to reflect on and communicate their understandings. By writing, speaking, and drawing what they do and learn, students’ conceptual understandings increase (Battista 1999; Jurd...
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The National Science Education Standards states: “Conducting scientific inquiry requires that students have easy, equitable, and frequent opportunities to use a wide range of equipment, materials, supplies, and other resources for experimentation a...