Using Children's Books to Inspire STEM Learning, Grades K-5
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5 May 2025
Happy #TeacherAppreciationWeek!
5 May 2025
Happy #TeacherAppreciationWeek from NSTA! We’re celebrating ALL #educators, but especially #science educators who spark curiosity, inspire discovery, and shape the future, one experiment, question, and "aha!" moment at a time. See bit.ly/4lXBLAy. #ScienceTeacher
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2 Mar 2025
Thank you to the fabulous @viviankirkfield, the hardworking judges, and the many generous donors for making the #50PreciousWords contest possible each year!
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11 Oct 2024
Finally saw the Northern Lights! Lebanon, Ohio #Auroraborealis
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11 Oct 2024
If you're seeing the Northern Lights tonight, here's an explainer of how the different colors can appear! We are currently seeing a vivid display of pinks and greens here at the office!
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2 Oct 2024
Great write-up from Chaminade U. about using Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons and multicultural children’s literature such as Drum Dream Girl to teach STEM. 📚
#STEMeducation #KidLit #PictureBooks @margaritapoet @EmilyMorganNTYS @LeighAnsberry
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17 Sep 2024
We’re talking about the Moon and the Science and Engineering Practices with Chaminade University pre-service teachers today. Go out and look at the Supermoon and the partial lunar eclipse tonight! And check out “A Moon of My Own” and “Next Time You See the Moon.” #KidLit #STEM
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16 Sep 2024
How to Make Reading Fun Again!
16 Sep 2024
TIPS: Keep book selections current; surround kids w/ positive messages about reading; teach them how to do a 1-min. book talk; let them write shelf copy about books; & let them express their opinions—positive or negative—about what they read. #KidLit #MG
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18 Jun 2024
Another fun workshop this morning with Kansas teachers talking about how to integrate STEM and children’s literature! @ksdehq @frizzlerichard
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12 Jun 2024
A nice morning with Kansas teachers learning about STEM, children’s literature, and elephants! Thanks for the opportunity (& providing free books for participants @frizzlerichard 🤗)
@ksdehq #STEM #STEMeducation #KidLit @elephantvoices
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11 Jun 2024
Started the day with a great group of Kansas educators! (“You get a book, and you get a book, and you get a book!” Thank you @frizzlerichard 🤗)
#STEM #STEMeducation #KidLit @ksdehq
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11 Jun 2024
Metacognition is a critical skill in both reading and sense-making!
9 Jun 2024
🔎 These sentence stems, via T @emilyfranESL, offer Ss the tools to examine their own thinking.
#InstantPD
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9 Jun 2024
Reading aloud is magic. 🪄
9 Jun 2024
"The almost magical power of storytelling to transform and heal" is one of the best reasons I've seen for reading aloud to your students throughout the school day and across all subject areas. Reading aloud is magic. 🪄
#KidLit
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19 May 2024
Nice erosion demo!
19 May 2024
The difference vegetation can make when it comes to soil erosion 🌱
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14 May 2024
Fun Fact: Quicksand is a colloid of water and sand, silt, or clay. This non-Newtonian fluid can look like a solid when undisturbed (think Oobleck), but can quickly lose viscosity when stepped on. Luckily, it is impossible for a human to sink entirely due to its higher density!
14 May 2024
In the 60's, quicksand was a recurring element in movies and TV. In my mind it was a clear and present danger so I learned how to survive it (don't panic, lie on back to distribute weight). I was also afraid of the Bermuda Triangle, razor blades in candy bars, and Charles Manson.
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11 Apr 2024
April was brilliant, kind, and funny. She inspired everyone she met to look at nature with a sense of wonder. ❤️
11 Apr 2024
Remembering April Pulley Sayre, photographer and author known for her books about the wonders of nature and science. She received the John Burroughs Award for excellence in natural history for young readers. #ChildrensBooks She wrote over 80 books.
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21 Mar 2024
Mark Rober and @crunchlabs announced at #NSTASpring24 thst he is partnering with NSTA and producing Class Crunch Labs
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22 Mar 2024
We may not be in Denver for the @NSTA National Conference, but our new Children's Book Packs and ClassPacks are making a splash! #STEMeducation
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