K12Science

I was recently reading the November/December 2020 issue of "Science Scope" a publication for middle school teachers from the National Science Teaching Association.  In this issue, I read the "From the Editor's Desk" column written by Patty McGinnis.  Her article was entitled "Using Literature in the Science Classroom." The Next Generation Science Standards contain numerous connections to the Commo...

I was recently reading the September/October 2020 issue of "Science & Children" a publication of the National Science Teaching Association.  In this issue, I read the "Formative Assessment Probes" column written by Page Keeley.  Her article was entitled "Using Formative Assessment Probes with Real or Virtual Field Trips." Using a formative assessment probe prior to a real-time or virtual field tri...

I was recently reading the September/October 2020 issue of "Science Teacher" a publication of the National Science Teaching Association.  In this issue, I read the "Current Science Classroom" column written by Chris Anderson.  Her article was entitled "The New Normal." What can we do, as educators, in the face of the worst pandemic in the last 100 years.? It can seem like an insurmountable problem...

I was recently reading the September/October 2020 issue of "Science Teacher" a publication of the National Science Teaching Association.  In this issue, I read the "Career of the Month" column written by Luba Vangelova.  Her article was entitled "Online Science Educator." Online educators present courses on a broad range of topics, to children or adults.  Course lengths and formats vary to — they...

I was recently reading the July/August, 2020 issue of "Science and Children" a publication of the National Science Teaching Association.  In this issue, I read the "Science 101" column written by Matt Bobrowsky.  His article was entitled "What's a Fun Activity that Combines Science with Art?" There are many connections between science and art, and one of the easiest to investigate, in school or at...

I was recently reading the July/August, 2020 issue of "Science and Children" a publication of the National Science Teaching Association.  In this issue, I read the "Methods and Strategies " column written by Meredith Hayes, P. Sean Smith, and W. Robert Midden.  Their article was entitled "Students as Citizen Scientists." Citizen Science involves individuals who are not professional scientists in a...

I was recently reading the July/August, 2020 issue of "The Science Teacher," a publication of the National Science Teaching Association.  In this issue, I read the "Notes from the Editor " column written by Ann Haley MacKenzie.  Her article was entitled "Equity for All: Essential for All Facets of the Scientific Enterprise." Under the microscope, the cell being observed does not care who is observ...

I was recently reading the September/October, 2020 issue of "Science Scope," a publication of the National Science Teaching Association.  In this issue, I read the Online Teacher column "Creating a New Environment for Science Learning"  written by Denise Wright.  Moving from the face-to-face classroom to the online setting doesn't happen without challenges.  The main objective is for all students...

I was recently reading the September/October, 2020 issue of "Science Scope," a publication of the National Science Teaching Association.  In this issue, I read the Editor's Note column "Straight from the Headlines"  written by Patty McGinnis. There are many ways that current events can be incorporated into the classroom.  Current events can be used as an introductory phenomenon to a problem, can s...

I was recently looking at ideas for at home learning and I came across a fun investigation from "Physics Central." The investigation is entitled: "Create Your Own Rainbow." The investigation and rainbows share the same principles:  refraction — light bending reflecting — light bouncing back