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  • Communications, Legislative & Public Affairs

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    Communications, Legislative & Public Affairs The Communications, Legislative & Public Affairs team strives to keep NSTA members, teachers, science education leaders, and the general public informed about NSTA programs, products, and services and key science education issues and legislation. In the association's…

  • Online Connections: Science and Children

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    Online Connections: Science and Children July/August 2021 Teaching Through Trade Books—Pushing, Pulling, and Predicting Force Patterns K-2 3-5 Engineering Encounters—Turn Up the Music! Turn Up The Music Supplemental Resources      Using Toys to Create a Global…

  • Teaching That Supports Choice of STEM Careers Part 1: Integrating Engineering Practices and Career Competencies into Science Classrooms

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    A Framework for K-12 Education calls for the integration of engineering design into K-12 science classrooms. This PLU introduces the challenges and opportunities this shift raises. Participants will explore connections…

  • Online Courses: MSU Master of Science in Science Education: Inquiry through Science and Engineering Practices

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    Inquiry through Science and Engineering Practices is a 2 credit course which takes a practitioner's look at the art of inquiry instruction appropriate to all learning settings, including, but not limited to classrooms,…

  • Chemistry, Physics, and Engineering Days: Immerse Yourself in Content at NSTA's Area Conferences This Fall

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    NSTA’s fall area conferences on science education are right around the corner: Baltimore, October 5–7 Milwaukee, November 9–11 New Orleans, Nov. 30–Dec. 2 If you’ve ever attended, you know that you get up to…

  • Safety Resources for Elementary Schools

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    Safety Resources for Elementary Schools American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) Call the Poison Control Help line at 1-800-222-1222 or visit PoisonHelp.org. American Chemical Society (ACS) Safety in the Elementary (K–6) Classroom (PDF) Milli's Safety Tips for Children (PDF) Council of State…

  • Online Connections: Science Scope

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    Online Connections: Science Scope July-August 2021 Under the Sea Standardized rubric for analyzing healthy and impacted coral Student worksheet for organizing evidence Using Big Data to Understand the History of Planet Earth Connecting to the Next Generation Science Standards Delving Into…

  • NSTA Press® Sample Chapters

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    NSTA Press® Sample Chapters Looking for Science Activities? NSTA Press publishes science activities for teachers of kindergarten through college on a wide range of topics. We've posted sample chapters and activities from our books for free download so you can look inside. Be sure to search our online bookstore for…

  • Wonder, Walls, and Waves: A Student-Led, Inquiry-Based Approach to Engineering Design in Elementary Classrooms   

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    As our first-grade class was returning to our classroom after recess, a learner directed our attention to our school’s newest retaining wall. He asked, “Why is the wall always falling apart on that side?” A rich…

  • Past National Congresses on Science Education

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    Past National Congresses on Science Education Minutes and Other Documents20242023—Virtual2022—Virtual2021—Virtual2020—Virtual2019—Alexandria, VA2018—Little Rock, AR2017—Buffalo, NY2016—Denver, CO2015—Omaha, NE2014—Washington, DC2013—San Juan, PRWorkshop PresentationsNSTA Learning Center (Flavio Mendez)Fiscal…

  • Personal Protective Equipment

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    Personal Protective Equipment Personal protective equipment (PPE) includes safely designed and constructed garments or equipment, such as clothing, gloves, protective hearing devices, shoes, or goggles, designed to protect a person's body from injury or infection by minimizing exposure to workplace…

  • Best STEM Books K–12

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    Best STEM Books K–12 Reading science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) trade books is the perfect way for students to develop literacy skills while learning STEM content. Building upon a strong legacy of several decades of recommending outstanding science trade books, the National Science Teachers Association (…

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