Category Archives: NSTA Reports

The blogging arm of NSTA Reports (the association’s member newspaper) and of NSTA in general. Click on a headline to read the entire post.

Getting ready for college chemistry

By Debra Shapiro | Published: October 21, 2011
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Why are these Texas high school students from the ChemBridge Program smiling? Perhaps it’s because they’re taking a course that lets them earn college chemistry credit and high school science credit–and helps them get ready for college chemistry.

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A new reason to visit the library

By Debra Shapiro | Published: October 20, 2011
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A California middle school teacher tells how seed-lending libraries can help integrate science into the curriculum.

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Not your typical science fair

By Debra Shapiro | Published: October 17, 2011
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The Inventions Convention at Crosby Middle School is the climax of a three-month unit that takes sixth graders through the process of creating an invention while showing them the real-world aspects of science, math, reading, and writing.

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Instructional time

By Francis Eberle | Published: October 11, 2011
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Now that the school year is into full swing and students are settling into the routines of the school day, I was thinking about the concept of time. During a recent meeting about exemplary schools this question was asked: Are the models of exemplary schools where educators are willing to put in 60–80 hours a [...]

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It all started with the zebrafish…

By Debra Shapiro | Published: September 27, 2011
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Zebrafish serve as the catalyst for integrating science across disciplines in this story from NSTA Reports.

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Are your high school students WORTHY?

By Debra Shapiro | Published: September 19, 2011
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Know a freshman or sophomore majoring in physics, engineering, computer science, or math who has a solid 3.0 GPA? Northrop Grumman’s WORTHY program has much to offer him or her.

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The American Jobs Act and science labs

By Francis Eberle | Published: September 12, 2011
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Last week President Obama introduced his new American Jobs Act, which included provisions that will impact schools, teachers and, specifically, science labs. A press release on the American Jobs Act claims that “as many as 280,000 education jobs are on the chopping block in the upcoming school year. These cuts could have a significant impact [...]

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Welcome back for the 2011–2012 school year!

By Francis Eberle | Published: September 6, 2011
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I know this is a really busy time for teachers, but before we slide further into the fall, I wanted to focus on an exciting new competition we announced earlier this summer. NSTA has partnered with the Department of Energy and is challenging students in grades 3–8, together with their teachers and parents, to compete [...]

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Benefitting from undergrad research experience

By Debra Shapiro | Published: September 2, 2011
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Chemistry teacher Derrick Wood is one of more than 200 Drew University alumni who conducted research as an undergraduate with a fellow of the Research Institute for Scientists Emeriti (RISE) program. Find out how RISE benefits the students–and their scientist mentors.

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Shrinking budgets, saving energy

By Debra Shapiro | Published: August 16, 2011
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We’d like to hear what your school or district is doing to conserve energy and save money during these difficult economic times. Are those measures working? And what are your students learning from these efforts?

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