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Why Does Population Size Change?
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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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New STEM Road Map for Elementary School Books
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Two new editions to the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series (NSTA Press) make science and technology more applicable to students’ lives. The books provide lessons that will allow students to roll up their sleeves and…
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Reflecting on this week's Daily Do
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We know we can’t recreate the science classroom in our students’ homes, but we can continue to give our students experience with relevant, intriguing phenomena to create the need to engage in science learning to…
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I recently came across an activity where a spinal cord was represented using candy. I can only imagine how excited the students must feel while completing this project, but I am wondering if it truly led to a better…
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On the Having of Wonderful Ideas About Science
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Guest Blogger Page Keeley Science is about making sense of our natural world, and this is something that children naturally do long before they begin school. Children acquire information from many sources: interacting…
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Implementing Storylines: A Meaningful, Effective Way to Practice the NGSS
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Why is a shift needed? The science instructional shifts outlined in A Framework for K–12 Science Education and embodied in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are bigger than a classroom, a school, a district…
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Storylines Allow Students to Own Their Learning
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“I don’t think this data tells us enough; we only know the temperature close to the ground,” Andy* told his peers. “Hail forms in the clouds. We need to know what the temperature is in the clouds.” The students had…
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Teaching and Learning Through PBL-Informed Storylines
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The kindergarteners waited excitedly outside the door, anxious to see the toys my third graders created for them. My third graders were equally excited to share their toys and use science ideas to explain how their toys…
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How do you keep students from losing attention when you’re teaching difficult science terminology? —M., Iowa Regardless of the grade, you should approach science vocabulary just like teaching another language. It…
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In Legislation to Support Climate Change Education, Symbolism is Not Enough by Glenn Branch
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It’s a perfect storm. No fewer than fifteen measures to support climate change education in the public schools have been introduced in the statehouses of ten states so far in 2020. Why? Perhaps legislators are beginning…
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Coronavirus Lesson for Elementary Students
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Author: The COVID-19 global pandemic has led to major changes in our everyday lives, a situation that can be scary for both young people and adults. Understanding helps alleviate fear. This coronavirus lesson was…
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I would like to find some time-efficient way to have students share their learning or their observations with me (individually) without having to take in two classes of science notebooks. —J., Ohio “School should…
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Stimulate Science Learning with Student Debates
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The new NSTA Press book It’s Still Debatable! Using Socioscientific Issues to Develop Scientific Literacy by Sami Kahn gives students plenty to discuss. For educators looking to develop their students’ thinking…
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