Also, congratulations to the eCYBERMISSION state winners
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| | | NSTA Legislative Update: ED Grants with STEM Focus Now Open | | Last week the U.S. Department of Education (ED) invited applications for several major grants that list improving student achievement in science and STEM as a key priority, and new data released by ED's Office of Civil Rights reveals stark racial disparities when it comes to students' access to advanced coursework in STEM subjects. Read more in this issue of the NSTA Legislative Update. | |
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| | eCYBERMISSION Competition Announces State Winners | | Congratulations to the first- and second-place state winning teams in the 16th annual eCYBERMISSION competition, one of several STEM initiatives sponsored by the U.S. Army Educational Outreach Program. In the next round of the competition, a panel of virtual judges will evaluate the top three scoring teams from each region in each grade level. Sixty regional finalist teams will compete to advance as one of 20 national finalists at the National Judging & Educational Event, taking place on June 17–22, in Washington, D.C. | |
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| | | | Electric Cars, Seismographs and More in This Month's NSTA Reports | | Check your mailbox for the May issue of NSTA Reports, featuring teachers challenging their students to build electric cars—from full scale to model—to enhance STEM learning, using seismographs from the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) to apply Earth science to current events, and Blick on Flicks' review of Backyard Wilderness, advice from Ask a Mentor, and insight on budgeting for healthcare costs now and in retirement in Money 101. NSTA members can this issue and past issue in the online archive! Not a member of NSTA? Sign up here to join. | |
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| | | Original Research from Emerging Student Investigators | | Do you have middle and high school students doing original research? Consider connecting them with the open-access Journal of Emerging Investigators for guidance and a chance to publish their findings. Jamilla Akhund-Zade (co-editor-in-chief) and Nico Wagner (director of outreach) join Lab Out Loud to talk about the journal and how it can guide young scientists in the research process that ultimately helps them develop the skills they need to publish their own research. | |
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| | | | | | | | | Found: A New Form of DNA in Our Cells | | Time to rethink genetics text books? ScienceDaily reports: In a world first, researchers have identified a new DNA structure—called the i-motif—inside cells. A twisted "knot" of DNA, the i-motif has never before been directly seen inside living cells. | |
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| | | | | | | | | | Finding Out What Students Know About Energy | | In a video, Project 2061 researchers Cari Herrmann-Abell and George DeBoer discuss their efforts to develop assessments that can help teachers evaluate what students know about a broad range of energy ideas. |
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