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Tag Archives: Climate Change
Fact or phony? Scientifically evaluating data
From information about the novel coronavirus to viral posts on social media, it can be a challenge to sort out fact from fiction in what we read on the web. Students face this challenge in their daily reading, too, and … Continue reading
Posted in NSTA Press Books, NSTA's Book Beat
Tagged Climate Change, coronavirus, critical thinking, Lessons, media literacy, NSTA Press, science literacy, viruses
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Teach about science in the news in 2020
What do wildfires, drought, and extreme weather have in common? All these events in the news can be doorways to exploring weather, climate, and more with your students. NSTA’s Book Beat issue this month features lessons by NSTA Press authors … Continue reading
The PocketLab Air Sensor
Introduction The PocketLab Air Sensor is a fantastic tool for investigating the validity of fluctuations in climate and air pollution in your own community. As a result, teachers can offer students an instrument to measure what’s in the air (i.e., CO2, … Continue reading
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Tagged christmann, Climate Change, PocketLab, pocketlab air, pollution
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Ed News: How to Engage All Students in STEM
This week in education news, CTE pathways prepare students for the rigors of STEM careers by giving them foundational skills and allowing for a broader interpretation of STEM; new report finds that 32% of teachers with one year or less … Continue reading
Ed News: What Does ‘Career Readiness’ Look Like in Middle School?
This week in education news, California schools preparing to ramp up course offerings and equip teachers to lead computer science courses; teaching students together and having them help one another learn may have more benefit to them and society than … Continue reading
NSTA Press Book Uses Three-Dimensional Learning to Help Students Understand the Effects of Human Activity on Climate Change
For veteran science educators Laura Tucker and Lois Sherwood there is no debate about climate science. But Tucker and Sherwood realized that few books provide the much-needed assistance that teachers need to cover the scope of climate science with special … Continue reading
Ed News: Teacher Attrition Demands New Approaches to Leadership, Preparation
This week in education news, educators in Indiana have a hard time finding quality resources that focus on climate change; new study finds that the differences in summer learning between poor and wealthy students may not affect long-term achievement gaps; … Continue reading
Ed News: Project-Based Learning Boosts Student Engagement, Understanding
This week in education news, the last decade has seen widespread degree inflation; NCSE has developed a series of five climate change lessons for science teachers; new Florida bill requires schools to place a stronger emphasis on vocational and technical … Continue reading
Ed News: Teachers Are Paid Less Than Similar Professionals
This week in education news, more than 80% of parents in the U.S. support the teaching of climate change; new study provides a window into teachers’ beliefs about grading; Congresswomen Dingell and Brownley introduced legislation to promote education programs focused … Continue reading
Ed News: Should Teachers Choose Their Own PD?
This week in education news, new study finds novice teachers are more likely to end up in schools with fewer veteran co-workers; Wyoming Ed Board disagrees on the direction of the state’s proposed computer science standards; students see more success … Continue reading