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Freebies for Science Teachers, April 13, 2021

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Preschool 5E Astronomy Biology Careers Chemistry Citizen Science Curriculum Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering Environmental Science General Science Interdisciplinary Labs Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy Mathematics News Physical Science Physics Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies

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From the Field: Events and Opportunities, March 9, 2021

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Pre-service Teachers Astronomy Biology Careers Chemistry Computer Science Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Inclusion Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science News NGSS Physical Science Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies Technology

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Give Them the Tools and They Will Explore

By Bob Riddle and Betsy Stefany

Middle School Astronomy Earth & Space Science

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Freebies for Science Teachers, February 16, 2021

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Informal Education Preschool Astronomy Biology Careers Chemistry Climate Change Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering Environmental Science General Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Labs Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy Mathematics News NGSS Physics Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies

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Getting to the Core of Climate Change

By Bob Riddle

Middle School Astronomy Climate Change Earth & Space Science

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The Moon’s Inclined Orbital Plane

By Timothy Young and Mark Guy

Middle School Astronomy Physical Science

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Keep Space Scurvy Away With Ascorbic Acid a Day

By Jill Nugent

Middle School Astronomy Citizen Science Physical Science

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How Can We Better Move From Data to Meaning?

By Kristin Hunter-Thomson

Middle School Astronomy Earth & Space Science Interdisciplinary

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Mission Cognition

By Ronald W. Rinehart, Benjamin D. Olsen, Lisa Freese, and Mason Kuhn

Elementary Aerospace Astronomy Physical Science

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Archive: Science Update: NASA's Perseverance Rover Landing on Mars...What to Expect!, February 17, 2021

The main goal of NASA's Perseverance Rover mission is to seek for signs of ancient life on Mars and collect samples of rock and regolith for possible return to Earth.  The Rover is expected to land on the surface of the Red Planet on Thursday, F...

Middle School Elementary High School Astronomy Earth & Space Science Engineering STEM

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Making Science Personal

General education college astronomy courses offer instructors both a unique audience and a unique challenge. For many students, such a course may be their first time encountering a stand-alone astronomy class, and it is also likely one of the last sc...

By Christine O’Donnell, Edward Prather, and Peter Behroozi

Postsecondary Astronomy Earth & Space Science

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Up To the Moon!

By Pamela Lottero-Perdue and Cody Sandifer

Elementary Astronomy Earth & Space Science Inquiry Instructional Materials New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Family-Based Astronomy

By Bob Riddle

Middle School Astronomy Earth & Space Science Instructional Materials Phenomena

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Virtual Sungazing

By Sarah Glassman, Elizabeth Shepard, Ryan Seymour, and Christina Zdawczyk

Early Childhood Astronomy Earth & Space Science Inquiry Teaching Strategies

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Sun Tracker

By Tom Lough and Kim Hollifield

Early Childhood Astronomy Earth & Space Science Inquiry Instructional Materials