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| | Education Week reporter Stephen Sawchuk explores the challenges faced by teachers and school districts to find materials and lessons that fully embody the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Read the article featured in Education Week and check out the Education News Roundup for a selection of the week's other top education news stories. |  |
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| | Become part of the NSTA family and get your choice of one of our most popular learning experiences. Through June 30, join NSTA and use promo code VC2018 at checkout to get one of three recently produced Virtual Conferences. These 4-hour deep dives come in an easy format that you'll enjoy; take them anytime, anywhere you can get online. | |
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| | NSTA knows it can be challenging to learn the complex ins and outs of the NGSS on your own. That's why we developed a four-week Online Book Study around Discover the NGSS: Primer and Unit Planner—to provide science teachers with a comprehensive introduction to the NGSS. Learn more. | |
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| | Sign up now for a June 12 webinar hosted by Education Week that will focus on Title IV of the Every Student Succeeds Act and how schools and districts can spend their Title IV funds on STEM, and more. For more information and to register go here. Download the infographic on Title IV-A and Science/STEM Education here, and learn how this program works and which NSTA resources are eligible for Title IV funding. | |
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| | Calling all NSTA chapter and associated group leaders! The 2018 National Congress on Science Education Meeting is approaching soon in Little Rock, Arkansas, July 18–21. All delegates and alternates must be declared by June 18. The NCSE meeting is the only platform where national, state and local leaders can come together to discuss important issues affecting the science education community. Leaders can credential delegates and alternates (and register) on the NCSE Webpage. | |
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| | Through June 30, get $15 off purchases of $75 or more of NSTA Press or NSTA Kids books for orders placed through the online NSTA store. Use promo code JUNE18 at checkout. | |
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| | NSTA's Virtual Conference, Using Phenomena to Drive Student Learning, will focus on how using phenomena effectively during instruction and assessment can promote learning for all students across the K–12 spectrum. Join NGSS expert Okhee Lee on July 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET. Learn more. | |
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| | Join us on Thursday, June 14, at 9 p.m. ET for an #NSTAchat on Argument-Driven Inquiry with the authors and other readers. Between now and June 15, use code CHAT18 to get 10% off all Argument-Driven Inquiry titles in NSTA's online Science Store (terms apply). | |
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| | Each month in NSTA's Science Scope journal, Bob Riddle writes Scope on the Skies, an informational column on topics related to astronomy. The Scope on the Skies "background boosters" present content in an easy-to-read format with many illustrations, resources, and applications for the classroom. Learn more about Scope on the Skies. | |
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| | | | | Lessons on this website explore the chemistry of solutions, acids/bases and pH, the chemical compounds in coffee beans, the roasting process, and the art of coffee tasting; they also provide opportunities for students to use a temperature probe, timer, and colorimeter. |
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| | | | | Elementary students can explore chemistry and art with a fun chromatography experiment. Using paper towel strips, water, and water-based makers, students can observe color changes and investigate why the colors separate the way they do. |
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| | | | | This activity from the United States Geological Survey's Water Science School asks middle and high school students to assume the role of city mayor and choose the best measures to solve a city's water crisis. The activity gives students an opportunity to discuss real-world issues and practice the art of compromise. |
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