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I’m a new teacher with six classes: four biology and two ecology. The teacher’s manual for my textbooks in these subjects have many interesting lab activities, but I am having difficulty selecting and organizing them. I…
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T41vZCadbAk[/youtube] Between now and December 7, 2011, entries are being accepted for the YouTube Space Lab contest. Individuals or teams up to three students aged 14–18…
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For the past few years, I’ve had a self-contained fifth-grade class, and my students and I enjoyed doing many hands-on science activities and investigations. Next year, I’ll be teaching science to all of the sixth-…
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COVID-19: Sanitizing Lab PPE and More
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STEM Lab Safety Zones for Hazardous Areas
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Keeping Labs Safer With Engineering Controls
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Engineering controls can help isolate people from hazards and make the lab safer, according to the OSHA/NIOSH “Hierarchy of Controls.” Laboratories require specific engineering controls to address biological, chemical,…
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Power Tool Safety in Science Labs
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The use of power tools, such as table saws, drill presses, and miter saws, is becoming more common in science and STEM laboratories. All power tools have special mechanical and non-mechanical safety hazards that can…
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A Three-Step Method for Safer Labs
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The lab can be an unsafe place. Under NSTA’s Duty of Care, however, the teacher is required to make labs safer (see Resources). One way of doing so is to follow the analysis, assessment, and action (AAA) method…
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I’m a first-year biology teacher. How do I decide how many labs I could or should do each week. My colleagues have different ideas about this. —L., South Carolina Sometimes the word lab is used to describe any…
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Are Your Lab Investigations Argument Driven?
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The 27 lab investigations in the new NSTA Press book Argument-Driven Inquiry in Biology: Lab Investigations for Grades 9-12 follow the argument-driven inquiry (ADI) instruction model, which consists of eight stages.…
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The American Jobs Act and science labs
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NSTA Executive Director Francis Eberle Last week President Obama introduced his new American Jobs Act, which included provisions that will impact schools, teachers and, specifically, science labs. A press…
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Lab instructions: Finding the right mix
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I’m looking for information regarding student comprehension and/or performance when given basic, succinct instructions versus long, detailed lab instructions. I have heard convincing arguments for both, but I’d like to…
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