Education Week

Next Generation Science Standards: What Do Lessons Look Like?

Eighteen states and the District of Columbia, along with many individual districts, have now adopted the Next Generation Science Standards, meaning millions of students around the country will be ...
Education Week

Teachers Nationwide Now Have Access to Open-Source Science Curriculum

When Susan McClarty’s district made the switch to open educational resources, the 6th and 7th grade science teacher at Centennial Middle School in Broken Arrow, Okla., initially struggled to find ...
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National Science Foundation Should Create Next-Generation Earth Systems Science Initiative, New Report Says

WASHINGTON — To explore the complex interactions between the natural world and society and enhance our understanding of Earth’s systems — the atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, cryosphere, biosphere, ...
News Medical

Unlocking the Next Generation of Science with Nature-Inspired Materials and Biomimicry

Nanotechnology and materials science have played crucial roles in scientific innovation over the past few decades. Nanotechnology involves studying particles and structures in the size range of 1-100 ...
JSTOR Daily

Planning Instruction to Meet the Intent of the Next Generation Science Standards

Vol. 25, No. 2, SPECIAL ISSUE: THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION (March 2014), pp. 157-175 (19 pages) Published By: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. The National ...