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Inq-ITS Virtual Labs - Density
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Learn more about substance properties by seeing if the shape of the liquid’s container, the amount of liquid, or the type of liquid (oil or water) impact density.
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Inq-ITS Virtual Labs - Eclipses
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Examine how lunar and solar eclipses happen, and how scientists predict where and when eclipses can be observed.
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Determine how additives (salt, sugar and red dye) impact petal redness and the flower’s petal loss over time.
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Inq-ITS Virtual Labs - Genetics
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Investigate how the mother’s alleles affect the chance that the offspring will produce various traits including horns, fur length and color.
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Inq-ITS Virtual Labs - Seasons
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Explore the factors that influence the seasons on Earth.
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Lab Safety/Management - Eric Celland
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resources for plankton sinking rates lab
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resources for plankton sinking rates lab
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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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Extended Lab Shut-down Closeout
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I. Best of Times, Worst of Times With the extended closing of schools resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, it is possible that some school district may need to be closed for the balance of the academic year. In any…
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