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Is NGSS the End of Science Fair?
It’s science fair season again and time for my annual love/hate relationship with the science fair.
From Hot Asphalt to Solar Radiation
Imagine a group of sixth graders, challenging one another to see who can sit on the asphalt the longest, on a hot August day at a middle school in the Palm Springs Unified School District, where temperatures can reach 115° F.
Putting the Science CST into Perspective
The implementation of new policies always requires time to understand how the changes link to the previous expectations, as well as time to deeply understand the new demands
The Big Idea Page: A Creative Way to Emphasize the Crosscutting Concepts for Three Dimensional Learning
Making three-dimensional learning a reality in the classroom of teachers starting to implement the NGSS can be a struggle.
Do We Really Need a Third Dimension?
The NGSS has defined science learning as three-dimensional
Advocating for Access to Financial Support of Science in Your School and District
Teachers, the moment is NOW for you to take action to influence how your district supports science education.
An Early Implementer Teaching Learning Collaborative: Connecting Science and Literature
The Teaching Learning Collaborative (TLC), a K-12 Alliance professional development strategy for lesson study, began 20 years ago as a way for teams of teachers who attended institutes to apply their learning in the classroom.
NGSS – Putting the STEM in STEM
“Our proposed design uses waves with a frequency of 5,000 Hz to detect the tumor. We are getting our best resolution of the tumor when we are 7 cm away, which is one wavelength of the sound waves that we are using. Our proposed App would include a…
Using Phase Changes to Remove Contaminants from Water
Water, water, everywhere…nor any drop to drink!