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Continue reading →: Science Assessment Update- WA State Science
Sorry, readers from other states (and countries), this post is Washington specific. The science assessment folks at OSPI have updated their site and you will find the following NEW items: Science Assessment Updates for 2012- Grade 5, Grade 8, and Biology EOC Science Short-Answer Item Templates UPDATED Lessons Learned from Scoring Student Work NEW
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Continue reading →: Sport Science -ESPN
Sports could be the hook that some of your students need in order to get interested and engaged in science. Sport Science from ESPN has some excellent videos analyzing the science behind the success of today’s top athletes. Check out this recent clip of Greg Jennings and how…
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Continue reading →: FREE Chapter of STEM Student Research Handbook
NSTA Press has a FREE chapter of their new book- STEM Student Research Handbook. The chapter is titled- Research Design and I’m not sure how long this FREE chapter for high school science teachers and students will be available so check it out soon!
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Continue reading →: Eyes on the Solar System
Eyes on the Solar System has been mentioned on a couple of major education resource sites (Free Technology for Teachers and iLearn Technology) recently. So in case you missed it, Eyes on the Solar System is another of NASA’s excellent interactive educational resources where students can follow the Juno mission or navigate…
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Continue reading →: The Why Files- The Science Behind the News
The Why Files was mentioned over on Free Technology for Teachers and I wanted to give it a plug here as well. The Why Files is a site dedicated to explaining the science behind current events in the news. Don’t expect to see a story for every news event, but you…
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Continue reading →: Halloween Science 2011
Well- it’s that time of year again- Halloween is approaching and there are some wonderful ways to connect the excitement of Halloween to engaging science demonstrations and investigations. Here is a list of some of my favorite links: The Haunted Physics Lab– another source of ideas. Halloween Science at Science Bob’s…
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Continue reading →: FREE NSTA resources: October 2011
The National Science Teachers Association has their usual array of FREE articles and resources for October. Science and Children (K-5): Free – Editor’s Note: Skateboarding to Understanding Free – May the Force Be With You! Free – Science 101: Why Don’t All Rolling Objects Reach the Bottom of an Incline at the Same…
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Continue reading →: How a Virus Invades Your Body from NPR
Thought this computer animated video might be useful this time of year.
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Continue reading →: Next Generation Science Standards: Web Seminars
Do you love web seminars? Do you love the Framework for K-12 Science Education Standards and the upcoming Next Generation Science Standards? Well, even if your answer is NO to both of these questions.. you may feel compelled to learn more about the Next Generation Science Standards movement. See the two…
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Continue reading →: Celebrating Science: A Family Science Project
The Center for Inquiry Science (here in Seattle, WA) has a wonderful resource for supporting community understanding of effective science instruction and instructional materials- Celebrating Science: A Family Science Project. The guide provides tools and resources for: Communicating and building support for inquiry-based science education programs Encouraging family engagement in…
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