Top News & Resources for Science Teachers
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| NSTA Legislative Update: Administration Releases FY2019 Budget | President Trump released his budget for Fiscal Year 2019 programs last week, and programs on the chopping block include the Title IV-A, Student Support and Academic Achievement Grants; Title II grants for teacher training; and afterschool programs. The budget does request $180 million for grants that would support "evidence-based strategies and interventions to improve student achievement in STEM fields, including computer science." Read more in this issue of the NSTA Legislative Update. | |
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| | Students Experience Advanced Adventure With Virtual-Reality Field Trips | Virtual labs can be useful tools as they help to promote learning, allow students to explore, and assist teachers in reinforcing concepts in contexts that are realistic and engaging, according to an article by the Associated Press. NSTA Executive Director David Evans—who was interviewed for this story—remarked, "...the ability to run many, many more cases in a simulation space as opposed to the real physical space represents a huge learning opportunity." Read the article, and check out the Education News Roundup for a selection of the week's top education news stories. | |
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| | | | 2018 Shell Science Lab Challenge District Winners Announced | Congratulations to the 18 middle and secondary school science teachers who have been named district winners in the Shell Science Lab Challenge. Sponsored by Shell Oil Company, the competition encourages teachers to share their innovative lab experiences for a chance to win a science lab makeover. Each teacher and his or her school will receive a $3,000 prize package that includes lab equipment, NSTA resources and more. Read more about the competition. | |
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| | | The Socioscientific Issues Approach: Addressing Controversial Issues in the Science Classroom | This week Lab Out Loud welcomes the co-authors of a recent Phi Delta Kappan publication that might give you some insight in how to help prepare students to become scientifically literate citizens by incorporating socioscientific issues in the classroom. David Owens (College of Education, University of Missouri), Troy Sadler (professor of education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro) and Dana Zeidler (university professor of science education, University of South Florida) join co-hosts Brian Bartel and Dale Basler to talk about their article and much more. | |
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| | Sponsored by: Amplify Science | | | | Lead Blockers Lesson Plan | In this lesson from the Envioronmental Protection Agency, students learn about the health effects of lead, and in games, model how a healthy diet can minimize the absorption of lead in their bodies. |
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| | Operation Clean Desert | This Department of Energy website follows the adventures of Dr. Proton and Adam the Atom as they lead a tour of the Nevada National Security Site and share its unique history and describe environmental cleanup efforts there. Students will learn about environmental challenges such as contaminated groundwater and radioactive waste disposal, caused by nuclear testing at the site. |
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| | Sponsored by: American Museum of Natural History | | |
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