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Continue reading →: Evolution in Medicine- A FREE Resource from NIH
NIH and BSCS have developed a new FREE resource for high school life science teachers- Evolution in Medicine. The materials can be accessed online, downloaded as a PDF, or you can order a hardcopy from NIH. Seems like a great life science supplement. You may also want to check into…
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Continue reading →: Next Generation Science Standards- Support for English Language Learners
The Stanford University site-Â Understanding Language is dedicated to raising awareness of the critical role that language plays in the new Common Core State Standards and upcoming Next Generation Science Standards. The site has a paper titled: Language Demands and Opportunities in Relation to Next Generation Science Standards for ELLs This…
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Continue reading →: New Report- STEM Education, Science Literacy and the Innovation Workforce in America
The Bayer Corporation recently released a new report- STEM Education, Science Literacy and the Innovation Workforce in America. This report provides analysis and insights from the Bayer Facts Science Education Surveys conducted from 1995-2011. This is an impressive report and one of my favorite parts is the list of 15…
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Continue reading →: STEM Connector
STEM Connector professes to be “the one stop shop for STEM education” and it’s tough to disagree. STEM Connector provides: an extensive STEM Directory STEM statistics for each state STEM Daily STEM Blog Another impressive component includes the 100 Women Leaders in STEM publication to be unveiled in late June…
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Continue reading →: NOVA: Hunting the Elements
The NOVA mini-series, Hunting the Elements is a fabulous excursion into the story behind matter. The site provides: Name that Element quiz Chemical Bonds quiz It’s Elemental– interactive periodic table iPad App If you have an iPad, I highly recommend the FREE Hunting the Elements app.. you won’t be disappointed.…
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Continue reading →: Engaging Students in the Scientific Practices of Explanation and Argumentation
This month NSTA published Engaging Students in the Scientific Practices of Explanation and Argumentation in each of its journals and is also offering the article FREE online to members and nonmembers alike. The article provides an excellent overview of students engaging in meaningful explanation and argumentation by providing four examples…
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Continue reading →: Squishy Circuits
Squishy Circuits is project from the University of St. Thomas that provides lessons, materials, and video instructions for using salt dough and sugar dough to create parts of electric circuits. These materials seem like they would be appropriate for elementary circuit kits all the way up to high school and…
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Continue reading →: Scishow: Marie Curie
The story of Marie Curie as portrayed on Scishow 🙂 (This clip includes some PG language)
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Continue reading →: Fostering Outdoor Observation Skills
In a continuing effort to expand our thinking as science educators beyond the “scientific method”, I present another fabulous FREE resource from The Pacific Education Institute.. a handbook for Fostering Outdoor Observation Skills. The handbook contains units on: Science Notebook—How do students record qualitative, quantitative, and sensory data? Measure Time and Date—What…
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Continue reading →: Scishow on YouTube
If you’re not subscribing to the Scishow on YouTube then stop reading this post, click HERE now and add it to your YouTube subscriptions. Scishow posts several clips per week and features the geeky and multi-talented Hank Green presenting a variety of science related topics. A definite “must add” to…
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