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An opinion piece about the important role Congress plays in shaping our national research and development enterprise. Their actions are critical to the success of advancing fundamental scientific understanding and our…
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A method for elevating the thinking level of students while accommodating their digital needs is to use real-world, problem-based projects. One such project is the Poison Blog, which requires middle school students to…
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Conceiving a means to help students see the relevancy of science to the world around them, and after extensive discussions between the natural sciences department and the journalism program, the faculty at Baruch…
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STEM, literacy and the young mind
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What is the best way to introduce science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through literacy lessons in kindergarten? —Y., New Mexico To young children education is a single entity—they don’t…
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Combining Science and Civic Literacy
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Students in the Citizen Science Institute, a magnet, alternative program housed at Marshall Middle School in Olympia, Washington, do scientific and civic investigations. These students are doing seasonal bird counts at…
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Media literacy in early childhood
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Media literacy “Dinosaurs aren’t alive anymore” is a statement that may be spoken by young children as both a statement and a question. Do they really know that dinosaurs are no longer alive? Do they use evidence to…
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Science and Literacy: Reflections on Time
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Science and literacy are inherently linked in so many ways. Just as a matter of practice, scientists must possess great proficiency in reading dense, data-filled texts. They must be expert technical writers who can…
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Literacy and science: Writing and communicating
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This is a continuation of a question about Literacy and science: Reading and comprehension. The question dealt with incorporating literacy practices and activities into science instruction and the role of the science…
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Literacy and science: Reading and comprehending
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One of our goals for the coming year is to incorporate more literacy practices into science instruction. Some of our teachers are eager to do more of this, while others are more skeptical about taking on this…
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Life Skills, Literacy, and STEM
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Scientific literacy comes in handy
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The importance of being scientifically literate, that is, being able to sift through the information and decide what seems likely to be true, was brought home (literally) to me this month when I discovered a “colony” of…
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Area Conference in New Orleans
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Due to ongoing health and safety concerns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Science Teaching Association has decided to cancel the fall 2020 Area Conferences on Science Education. The face-to-face meetings…
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