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Why Don’t Antibiotics Work Like They Used To?
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Why don’t antibiotics work like they used to? is an NGSS-aligned storyline developed by the Next Generation Science Storylines Project that focuses on natural selection and other mechanisms of evolution. Wayne…
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Science "home"work for interested students
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I have several students this year who are really into science. I’d like to provide or suggest some elementary-level projects or activities that parents can do with them at home to encourage this interest. Do you have…
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Science of NHL hockey: work, energy & power
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Potentially your students will go kinetic over this installment of the Science of NHL Hockey video series! OK, really bad play on words. But luckily the energy of the video will make up for it. Ha! Really, though,…
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Experts Agree: Connecting STEM Learning and Teaching Works!
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On December 7, NSTA is offering a virtual conference designed to bring together some of the best thinkers in the field focused on learning and teaching by connecting in-school and out-of-school STEM experiences. Why…
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Working With NSTA Student Chapters on Community-Focused Science Events
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Working with a dream team, learning about engineering habits of mind
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Taking a chance, I asked two colleagues if they would work with me on a webinar about supporting young children’s early engineering problem-solving. They each said “Yes!” and in the process I have been learning much…
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Ed News: Teacher Speak – What PD Actually Works?
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This week in education news, 12 Texas students injured in outdoor science experiment involving fire; student misconceptions about the teaching profession, as well as a lack of discussion on the part of professors,…
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How Teachers and Families Can Work Together During Remote Instruction
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Showing the science: using children's work to document your program
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Digital photography changed the way I do science with my students. I reflect more on what has happened and what is being left out as I look over the photos, in moments after school, at home on the computer. I have this…
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Designing for Social Justice in Science Teaching and Learning: Working Toward Rightful Presence
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Teaching About How Scientists Work—With a Focus on Claims-Evidence-Reasoning
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How does where you live and work affect your risk of mesothelioma?
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Ed News: Educators Are More Stressed At Work Than Average People, Survey Finds
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This week in education news, California colleges to decrease time to become a math teacher; a new survey finds that educators are feeling more stressed, disrespected and less excited about their jobs; two new RAND…
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Place-Based Learning in Middle School: Putting Scientific Principles to Work in your Community
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“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” -John Muir, My First Summer in the Sierra, 1911. We hope that you are enjoying your summer! As teachers, we…
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How Can Elementary Teachers Work Toward the Vision of the Next Generation Science Standards?
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When I taught elementary school, science was the foundation around which I built my multi-age classroom, but I think this approach was rare. With the release of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), we have the…
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