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Tag Archives: labs
Launching the PocketLab Voyager
Intro Exploring motion, light, temperature, altitude, and magnetic fields can be taken to new interactive heights with the PocketLab Voyager by Myriad Sensors. Subsequently, by using a wireless sensor, the PocketLab Voyager records and stores data that can be shared with … Continue reading
Posted in NSTA Recommends: Technology, The STEM Classroom
Tagged christmann, Experiment, labs, PocketLab Voyager, probe
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Labs in Life Sciences
I am a preservice biology teacher and was hoping to get some insight on labs. What are some of your favorite labs that you have done with your class and what made them a success? How do you typically assess … Continue reading
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Tagged biology, dissection, DNA, ecology, hands-on, lab, labs, teaching strategies, terrarium
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Adding Inquiry to ‘Cookbook’ Labs
“I have converted several standard labs from AP Physics 1 to more engaging inquiry labs using NGSS [Next Generation Science Standards]. I want my labs to connect to my students’ lives, phenomena they see and feel every day,” says Jose Rivas, AP Physics 1 and engineering teacher at Lennox Math, Science, and Technology Academy in Lennox, California. Continue reading
Posted in NSTA Reports
Tagged high school, inquiry, labs, middle school, NGSS, student engagement
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Tired of Cooking
I am sick of using cookbook labs in my chemistry class and want my students to conduct more inquiry labs. However, my principal thinks that this might be a recipe for disaster. What do other chemistry teachers do to incorporate … Continue reading
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Tagged high school, inquiry, labs, middle school, science labs, scientific inquiry
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Ed News: AZ Science Educators Raise Alarms About Revised K-12 Standards
This week in education news, should STEM evolve in STEAM; North Carolina teacher rally for increased teacher pay and education spending; Chicago will invest $75 million to renovate the high school science labs; new middle school genetics and genealogy curriculum … Continue reading
Inclusive Labs
Do you have some suggestions for how to modify a science experiment for students with physical disabilities that prevent them from doing the activities? – A., Arkansas There are many ways you can modify the experience for students with disabilities. Specific … Continue reading
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Tagged disabilities, elementary, high school, inclusion, lab safety, labs, middle school
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Learning from "mistakes?"
I’d like to try hands-on labs with my fourth graders, but I’m worried they’ll make mistakes. I guess I’m afraid they won’t learn the concepts if they don’t get the right answers. Is there a way to make the activities … Continue reading