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Continue reading →: Video: Dropping a Bowling Ball and Feathers in a Vacuum Chamber
I know a lot of you have already seen this BBC video with Brian Cox dropping a bowling ball and feathers in a huge vacuum chamber, but it is such a quality video and demonstration that I had to share it.
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Continue reading →: STEM Teaching Tools
The good folks at the University of Washington have put together some free online resources titled STEM Teaching Tools. This site provides tools specifically designed to supports schools and districts as they begin implementing the Next Generation Science Standards. Currently you will find 4 Practice Briefs to support NGSS implementation…
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Continue reading →: The Many Ways to Read the NGSS
You may have noticed that there are lots of different platforms and ways to read and interact with the Next Generation Science Standards. I want to highlight a few options below just in case you like to have options. 1. The Next Generation Science Standards website– within this site there…
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Continue reading →: Sea Star Wasting Syndrome: An Authentic Problem for Students
KCTS 9 in Seattle has an excellent overview of the sea star wasting syndrome that is currently destroying the sea star populations on the west coast of the United States. While the content is sad and disturbing, this case provides a very real and engaging problem for K-12 students to…
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Continue reading →: NSTA Resource: NGSS Parent Guide
NSTA has released a resource for helping parents and the rest of the school community to understand the Next Generation Science Standards. You can view the web-based version HERE or download a pdf HERE.
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Continue reading →: Recorded Webinar on NGSS Assessment Design
Click HERE to access the July 15, 2014 NASBE webinar titled: Designing and Aligning Assessments for the Next Generation Science Standards. This webinar will give you a sense of what an upcoming assessment system of the NGSS may be like. The webinar is also a useful introduction to the FREE…
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Continue reading →: Science for All is 5 Years Old
A belated happy birthday to the Science for All blog. I wrote my first post on July 10, 2009. Since then there have been over 800 posts on a variety of K-12 science education resources. I apologize that there have been fewer posts the last 2 years than in the past.…
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Continue reading →: Report- STEM Integration in K-12 Education
The National Academies Press recently released a new report titled- STEM Integration in K-12 Education:Status, Prospectus, and an Agenda for Research. Like all of the publications from the National Academies, this is FREE to download as a pdf. Click HERE to access the download or read FREE in your browser.…
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Continue reading →: NGSS: State Science Education Standards Comparison Tool
As we are waiting patiently for several Next Generation Science Standards resources (Sample Classroom Assessment Tasks, Evidence Statements, etc) to be posted on the NGSS site- we recently received the State Science Education Standards Comparison Tool. I haven’t spent more than a few minutes with this, but it seems to…
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Continue reading →: Engineer Girl
It’s been over four years since I first posted about Engineer Girl on this site… and I think it’s time for a reminder of this excellent resource. Engineer Girl is a site sponsored by the National Academy of Engineering with the goal of promoting and encouraging young women to learn about…
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