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Join more than 10,000 science educators in New Orleans for the most prominent and comprehensive NSTA National Conference on Science Education, March 19–22, 2009. Our sessions, workshops, and discussion forums are designed to provide you with practical techniques for teaching science that will pay off in your classroom, school, or district. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to network with a community of your peers, gather ready-to-use educational materials, and view the latest products from 400 exhibitors. Whether you're a first-year teacher or a veteran, you are sure to become inspired personally and professionally. Register today to save more than $90!

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  • Movie Review :: Advanced Cartoon Physics: Lessons from WALL-E
    Jacob Clark Blickenstaff—NSTA WebNews
    Our movie reviewer, Prof. Jacob Clark Blickenstaff, says there's a lot in the animated film WALL-E for science teachers to like, but it has a few of the usual problems that film makers have with depicting space travel. There are other juicy pedagogic opportunities as well.
  • Teaching Science on the Ice
    NSTA Reports—Debra Shapiro
    From October through early December 2008, a group of scientists and university students went on a National Science Foundation-sponsored expedition to Antarctica to collect seismic and gravity data as part of The Offshore New Harbor Project.
    From October through early December 2008, a group of scientists and university students went on a National Science Foundation-sponsored expedition to Antarctica to collect seismic and gravity data as part of The Offshore New Harbor Project.
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  • Peek Into the Press: Batteries, Bulbs, and Wires
    NSTA Reports
    The following excerpt is from Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, volume 3, by Page Keeley, Francis Eberle, and Chad Dorsey, edited for publication here.
    The following excerpt is from Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, volume 3, by Page Keeley, Francis Eberle, and Chad Dorsey, edited for publication here.
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  • NIH Funds Science Ed Programs
    NSTA—Debra Shapiro
    The National Institutes of Health's National Center for Research Resources funds the Science Education Partnership Award for innovative educational programs
    The National Institutes of Health's National Center for Research Resources funds the Science Education Partnership Award for innovative educational programs
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  • New Light on Mars Methane Mystery
    BBC News
    Scientists detect seasonal releases of methane gas on Mars and say either geological activity or life could be the cause.
    Scientists detect seasonal releases of methane gas on Mars and say either geological activity or life could be the cause.
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On January 17 in 1706, Benjamin Franklin is born in Boston, the 15th of 17 children of a poor candlemaker. Although he only had two years of formal education, Franklin achieved fame as an inventor, scientist, and philosopher. [ from The Illustrated Almanac of Science, Technology, and Invention ]


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