Tag Archives: elementary

Off to the races with physics!

By Debra Shapiro | Published: November 13, 2011
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I enjoyed watching auto races as a child, so I decided to check out Norm Barstow’s session, Elastic Power: Wind Up Your Engines and Explore (a.k.a. “NASCAR in New Orleans”).

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Picture-perfect elementary STEM

By Debra Shapiro | Published: November 11, 2011
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This morning in New Orleans, as part of the Urban Science Education Leadership (USEL) session, presenters from the Baltimore City Public Schools described their district’s Elementary STEM Teacher Clinic and how it transformed the teachers who participated in it.

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Picture science and reading together

By Claire Reinburg | Published: November 10, 2011
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Emily Morgan and Karen Ansberry, authors of the popular Picture-Perfect Science Lessons Series, led a lively group of teachers in exploring classroom strategies and lessons that combine science with reading in the elementary grades. The Picture-Perfect Science Preconference Workshop at the New Orleans NSTA Area Conference included activities highlighting reading strategies like making connections, questioning, [...]

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The magic of a scientist’s visit

By Debra Shapiro | Published: November 7, 2011
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When a scientist visits a classroom, it’s the start of a partnership that shapes students’ perception of science and enhances a teacher’s content knowledge.

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Science lessons from history

By Debra Shapiro | Published: October 28, 2011
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Find out how and why science educators around the country are integrating history in their science lessons to help students make connections to their world.

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How’s the weather at your science museum?

By Debra Shapiro | Published: October 25, 2011
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Teachers and students are exploring the weather through exhibits at science museums around the country.

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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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The gourmet science lab

By Claire Reinburg | Published: May 12, 2011
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Activities that focus on food and cooking can help students see how relevant and fascinating science can be in everyday life.  In a recent illustration of the enduring appeal of food’s scientific underpinnings, one of the most sought-after classroom slots for Harvard undergraduates is in the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ course “Science [...]

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Science is not optional

By Peggy Ashbrook | Published: April 10, 2011
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Should science instruction before grade 3 be eliminated to make more time in the school day for Language Arts and Math instruction? That question has energized the NSTA General Science email list in recent days. It was raised by a science teacher asking for research on the question so he can guide a study committee [...]

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Putting the “teacher” in NSTA

By Mary Bigelow | Published: March 13, 2011
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Congratulations to all of the teacher-presenters at NSTA—to those who were willing to share their ideas and experiences. It’s a quantum leap from the classroom to the national stage, but in the sessions I attended, my colleagues rose to the occasion. For example, Greg Benedis-Grab from The School at Columbia University (NY) shared ideas he [...]

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