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Continue reading →: 8 Good Resources for Space Science Lessons
Richard Byrne at Free Technology for Teachers recently posted 8 Resources for Teaching Space Science Lessons. Please check out the resources on Richard’s post. He mentions: Celestia Sloan Digital Sky Survey Google Sky and viewing the Moon on Google Earth Planet Quest visualization of the planets in orbit from Gunn…
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Continue reading →: Protocols for Considering Science Instruction
There is currently a lot of momentum around observing and reflecting on best-practices in classroom instruction. Books like Instructional Rounds in Education are gaining popularity as administrators seek to become more effective with walk-throughs. The realm of science education luckily has some detailed and content-specific tools that can be used…
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Continue reading →: We Can Change the World Challenge
The We Can Change the World Challenge is a call to action for teachers and students to work together to affect change in their classrooms, school, and communities. The challenge extends K-12 with prizes awarded for elementary, middle school, and high school bands. Visit the site to learn more about…
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Continue reading →: The Private Eye
The Private Eye is another elementary science resource that has been a staple in my toolbox for years and that I have somehow neglected to mention on this site. The foundation of these supplemental materials are a set of jewelers loupes that students use to look closely at the natural…
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Continue reading →: National STEM Video Game Challenge
Would your middle school students be interested in winning part of $50,000… for designing a video game? Today, President Obama announced the launch of The National STEM Video Game Challenge, a nationwide competition that hopes to motivate student interest in STEM education by making a link to video game design.…
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Continue reading →: Science NetLinks- September News
The Science NetLinks September News features: Back to school resources from Thinkfinity Lessons and resources (grade 6-12) that support World Heart Day on September 26 Lessons and activities (K-12) for teaching The Science of Fall And of course there is lots more to check out at Science NetLinks– one of…
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Continue reading →: The Elements- Google Mashup
A nicely edited mashup of Tom Lehrer’s Element Song using Google Search… oddly engaging. Click here if you are unable to see the embedded video below. You may also be interested in previous resources I have posted on The Periodic Table.
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Continue reading →: Science of NFL Football
As I’m on the couch watching the first Sunday of NFL Football I thought I would share a science resource. The NFL, NSF, and NBC LEARN are partnering to bring us Science of NFL Football– a series of videos and lessons on the science involved in football. Lessonopoly will be…
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Continue reading →: Teacher Education in Physics
The National Task Force on Teacher Education in Physics released a report synopsis a few months ago. The report acts as a call to action: “Except for a handful of isolated pockets of excellence, the national system of preparing physics teachers is largely inefficient, mostly incoherent, and massively unprepared to…
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Continue reading →: Back to School: NYTimes Resources for STEM
The New York Times Learning Network assembled some resources for STEM content areas in a recent article. You will find lesson plans and short activities. There will be new resources posted every week, so stay tuned!
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