Tag Archives: middle school

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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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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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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Maps and models

By Mary Bigelow | Published: September 21, 2011
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My principal questioned why I had U.S. and world wall maps on my request list. “You teach science, not geography” was his comment. But the maps were ordered, and during lessons we pulled them down and found the location of the Namib Desert, the Okefenokee Swamp, and coral atolls in the Pacific. We pinpointed where [...]

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“Distractions” in the classroom

By Mary Bigelow | Published: June 1, 2011
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I’m having some classroom management problems in my middle school science classes. I think the classroom itself provides many distractions and contributes to the problem. My middle-school students sit at lab tables, facing each other.  Their chairs spin, they are able to open the drawers and put trash in, they can turn on the sinks, [...]

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Using Science Notebooks in Middle School

By Amy America | Published: June 4, 2010
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Science notebooking is a valuable exercise, as evidenced by an article in the current issue of NTSA Reports. “Enhancing Learning with Science Notebooks” is extremely timely as it coincides with the release of Michael Klentschy’s new book, Using Science Notebooks in Middle School. In his Introduction, Klentschy stresses the significance of Middle School as a [...]

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The Frugal Science Teacher, 6–9: Strategies and Activities

By Amy America | Published: May 3, 2010
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School budget challenges coupled with the general state of the national economy has resulted in the need for teachers to not only be prudent but also imaginative. Former NSTA president and current Science and Children editor Linda Froschauer outlines creative and inexpensive ways for sixth through ninth-grade science teachers to keep their expenses to a [...]

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