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Continue reading →: K-12 Common Core Standards: English & Math
The Draft Common Core Standards for English/Language Arts and Mathematics are now available for public review and comment through April 2nd. While the Science “Common Core Standards” are being developed- I thought this might be a good opportunity for science folks to get a sense of what is coming. Plus,…
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Continue reading →: WSTA 2010
Hi to all elementary teachers of science in Washington State. I will be presenting at the Washington Science Teachers Association Conference- Saturday, March 14 9:25-10:55 am. You can listen to Page Keeley’s morning keynote on formative assessment and then join me in a session on Integrating Science & Literacy K-5.…
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Continue reading →: NSTA Press: Sample Chapters
NSTA Press has created one page that highlights all of their FREE sample chapters from NSTA Press resources that contain science lessons/activities. I’m really excited about this (since I was thinking of doing something similar on a wiki). Click HERE to see the NSTA Sample Chapter Page.
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Continue reading →: The Chemical Bonds Song- Mr. Edmonds
As followers of this blog know, I am a sucker for a good science song and I am filled with joy to share the great work of Mr. Edmonds. See The Chemical Bonds song– to the tune of ABBA’s Dancing Queen– embedded below. I also recommend visiting Mr. Edmonds’ YouTube…
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Continue reading →: Correct Atomic Model
Thanks to @sciteacheraker for sending this out on Twitter.
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Continue reading →: Chemistry Fun for Kids
Chemistry Fun for Kids is a collection of links to sites that support learners as they dig into concepts in chemistry. A couple of my favorite links: Kitchen Chemistry– PBS Zoom Chemical Elements Game and of course… the Atoms Family Plus several links I have mentioned in previous posts Enjoy!
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Continue reading →: FREE NSTA Resources March 2010
For March 2010 you can download the following articles for FREE even if you are not a member of NSTA. Remember, if you are a member, you can access articles from all of the journals- not just the one you subscribe to. Science & Children (elementary): Insect Keepers Science Scope…
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Continue reading →: Life: The Game
The new 11 part series LIFE starts March 21st at 8PM Eastern/Pacific on Discovery Channel. This looks to be an amazing series to follow up the visually stunning- Planet Earth. See the embedded clip below for a preview. The Life website has a strategy game you can play alone or…
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Continue reading →: National Lab Day Revisited
National Lab Day is somewhat unfortunately named since it is neither a single day nor confined to a traditional lab setting. National Lab Day is a nationwide initiative to create collaborative communities between students, educators, and the STEM community. I wrote a post on NLD back in November 2009, and…
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Continue reading →: Brilliant Kid Inventors
Ellen recently had some kids share their inventions on her show. These are great examples of students using the design process to solve a real-world problem. These inventions could be shown to students and then have the students identify the problem and how the problem was solved. Here are a…
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