All The Science Teacher resources

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This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue explores making paper slide videos in which students collaborate to publish c...

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The New Teacher's Toolbox: Your First Conference

This column shares tips for teachers just beginning their career. This month’s issue offers strategies for a beneficial conference experience....

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Blending Language Learning With Science

With purposeful planning, teachers can reach all students with the dual goals of language development and scientific inquiry....

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Career of the Month: Astrophysicist

This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue describes an astrophysicist's schooling and job....

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The Stratigraphic Sandwich

This article describes an approach in which students develop and apply definitions prior to their formal introduction to new vocabulary. The example g...

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The <i>Next Generation Science Standards</i>: A Focus on Physical Science

This article focuses on the NGSS disciplinary core ideas in physical science, the development of those ideas across time, the importance of blending c...

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The New Teacher's Toolbox: From Content to Skills

This column shares tips for teachers just beginning their career. This month’s issue offers ideas to get students to practice explanation and argume...

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Safer Science: Waste Not, Want Not

This column provides best safety practices for the science classroom and laboratory. This month’s issue discusses what to do with laboratory waste....

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Beyond Slopes and Points

Teaching students how graphs describe the relationships between scientific phenomena....

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The Patterns Approach

This article lays out an approach built upon an introductory unit, "Patterns in Nature," which aims to engage students in constructing their understan...

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The Green Room: The Pros and Cons of Nuclear Energy

This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. This month’s issue shares classroom activities that explore nuclear energ...