Posts Tagged ‘elementary science’

The Science of Attraction

Wednesday, February 13th, 2013

Valentine’s Day in Your Classroom

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If you are teaching Lesson 2 – “Is it  Magnetic?”- from our Magnets module, you can teach your students the multiple meanings of attraction.

Erin Basca, the daughter of our Director of Curriculum, is in the fourth grade this year. Erin created this comic strip after musing on the word attraction:

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Attraction

 

The protagonist, Magnet Man, is going to approach his crush at the carnival but is instead attracted to the magnet onstage, missing out on his opportunity to talk to his crush.

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To see a bigger version, you can click here to download a PDF.

 

 

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Ms. Belinda Goes to Indiana

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

Belinda Basca, our Director of Customer Curriculum Support, was in Indiana earlier this month to touch base with pilot teachers involved in the ISTEM pilot initiative there.

Jill Maniakas and Jean Morris, iSTEM trainers and pilot teachers for Rocks, from MSD Washington Township.

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Here are Jill Maniakas and Jean Morris, iSTEM trainers and pilot teachers for Rocks, from MSD Washington Township.

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Click here to see more pictures of the faces and places Belinda saw in Indiana.

2010 NSTA Raffle Winners!

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

A big congratulations to all of our raffle winners this year!

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We had so much traffic at our booth and on our virtual online raffle that we decided to raffle off Teacher Materials from number of our Habitats and Our Solar System modules.

Here are the lucky winners:

Habitats Teacher Materials Package

Including a Teacher Lesson Manual, Assessment Book, and Teacher Masters:

Laurie Borger Palisades School District PA
Beverly Briggs Fletcher Elementary VT
Stephanie Harman Maumee Valley Country Day School OH
Kristen Lewis Southern Lehigh School District PA
Parker McMullen Bushman Marine Science Consortium VA
Carol Palmisano Montrose Area School District PA
Mary Yeomans Hopewell Valley Regional School District NJ

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Our Solar System Teacher Lesson Manual and Masters

Rebecca Arroyo Haliwa Saponi Tribal School NC
Danielle

Angie

Austin

Bicher

Berkeley Township SD

Eastern Lebanon County SD

NJ

PA

Mark Blatchley Devereux School MA
Kent Brusstor Coatesville Area SD PA
Susan Carter Stamford Public Schools CT
Kathy Crooks Avon Lake City School District OH
Isabelle DeBarros Taunton Public Schools MA
Marilyn Epps New Haven Unified School District CA
Rachel Foster Chester Upland School District PA
Marlene Gillies Orange County Public Schools FL
Vanessa Go United Nations International School NY
Nancy Gormley The Masters School NY
Rob Guidetti Garnet Valley School District PA
Elizabeth Hoel Lancaster Country Day School PA
Sarah E. Jessie Rutherford County Schools TN
Theresa Lewis King School District of Philadelphia PA
Mary Lightbody Ohio State University OH
Ed Mahoney Sacred Heart School HI
Sandra Maldonado Ysleta Independent School District TX
Sally Mayberry Florida Gulf Coast University FL
Ruth McDonald Lincoln County School District OR
Colleen McGuigan Perkiomen Valley School District PA
Carol McJilton Caroline County Public Schools MD
Tchnavia Merrick New York City District 10 NY
Beverly Nadeau Boston Public Schools MA
Katie Owens West Valley School District 363 WA
Diane Patton Lancaster School District PA
Derek Ramdass New York City DOE NY
Lisa Rogers Lower Lake Elementary CA
Julie Signore Norwalk Public Schools CT
Linda Solomon Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School MD
Jennifer Swords Plantersville Middle School MS
Jennifer Thomas Maumee Valley Country Day School OH
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Wickerham

Walsh

Findlay City Schools

Wissahickon

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PA

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Keep your eyes peeled — we’ll be sending you your materials shortly! Thanks to everyone who entered, and congratulations to all of our winners.

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