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Continue reading →: National Nuclear Science Week
January 23-27, 2012 is National Nuclear Science Week. Check out the website HERE for some ideas on how to celebrate safely 🙂 You may also be interested in the live webinar on January 25th for grades 5-12.
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Continue reading →: Outstanding Science Trade Books
The National Science Teachers Association publishes an annual list of the Outstanding Science Trade Books. Click HERE to see the lists since 1996 and to preview the 2012 list. Lots of good resources here and as an advocate for teaching big ideas in science through picture books, I find this…
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Continue reading →: Dr. Art’s Guide to Science- The Glindex
I’ve been a big fan of Dr. Art’s Guide to Science for a long time and while doing some work I was reminded of Dr. Art’s Science Glindex. This online resource provides some excellent student-friendly definitions and could be a good starting place for building classroom science definitions. Here are…
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Continue reading →: 13 Habitat Resources from iLearn Technology
iLearn Technology recently posted a well-rounded list of online resources for teaching elementary students about habitats. Click HERE to see the original post and all 13 resources. Draw That Habitat! from the very funny PBS show Fetch with Ruff Ruffman is one of the resources mentioned. Students are challenged to…
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Continue reading →: Schoolyard Ecosystem: A Field Investigation Assessment (WA State)
Schoolyard Ecosystem is a 5th grade Powerful Classroom Assessment (PCA) created by Tom Hathorn (Bethel School District). Schoolyard Ecosystem was created to: – fill the need for an example Field Investigation assessment (there are currently no released examples) – promote the importance of teaching Field Investigations and raise awareness I have organized…
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Continue reading →: Study Science at Yale.. for FREE!
Open Yale Courses is an open source provider of free and open access to a variety of introductory courses at Yale University. Science selections include: Astronomy Biomedical Engineering Chemistry Ecology Environmental Science Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology The course provides a syllabus, audio and or video of lectures, link to…
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Continue reading →: K-5 Systems Standards: A Handbook
The K-5 Systems Handbook ver 1.1 is my attempt to create one document to raise awareness of systems standards and to support better understanding and teaching of systems ideas. The K-5 Systems Handbook ver 1.1 contains: a preface describing the importance of systems thinking and the rationale for the handbook an overview…
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Continue reading →: 5th Grade Science MSP Prep Kit: Washington State
Tom Hathorn of the Bethel School District (here in Washington state) has created a brilliant resource for 5th grade teachers: the 5th Grade Science MSP Practice Kit. This toolkit assembles and modifies many science assessment resources from OSPI into an organized and useable form that pushes beyond “drill and kill”…
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Continue reading →: What is Up with Noises?
What is Up with Noises? is a short (12 minute) video explanation about sound. The clip provides some clear explanation and some engaging visual models. Seems like this clip could be another tool in the toolbox of a teacher trying to help students gain a deep conceptual understanding of sound.…
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Continue reading →: STEM Education in Washington State: The Facts of the Matter
STEM Education in Washington State: The Facts of the Matter is a summary of the The Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS) 2011 annual symposium. The report is another possible addition to our STEM resources toolbox and I would like to highlight the summaries of presentations by: 1. Dr. Tamara Homlund Nelson…
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