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Science 101: What, Exactly, Is the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses the Heisenberg uncertainty principle....

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Science 102: This Month's Task: Disappearing Halves

Exercises to challenge content knowledge. This month's issue presents a new challenge and answers the Pen to Paper challenge from last month....

Elementary High School Middle School General Science Inquiry Phenomena

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Science 102: This Month's Task: Measuring Up

Exercises to challenge content knowledge. This month's task involves an activity using a meterstick....

Elementary High School Middle School General Science Inquiry Phenomena

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Safer Science: Safety in Science Instruction

This column provides best safety practices for the science classroom and laboratory. This month’s issue discusses NSTA's position paper "Safety and School Science Instruction." It encourages K–12 school leaders and teachers to promote and support...

High School General Science Lesson Plans Safety Administrators

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Planning NGSS-Based Instruction: Where Do You Start?

Allow students to pursue their own questions as you work to incorporate the NGSS into your curriculum....

High School General Science NGSS Teaching Strategies

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Science 101: What’s Going on When You Mix Colors?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue helps teachers to understand color mixing so that they can teach this information to students....

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NSTA Press Book

Science Formative Assessment, Volume 1: 75 Practical Strategies for Linking Assessment, Instruction, and Learning - 2nd Edition

A Copublication of Corwin Press and NSTA Press...

By Page Keeley

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