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Add Assertiveness to Tweens’ Communication

Middle Web

Learning assertiveness skills can help middle school students express themselves while also respecting and empathizing with others. Using six short videos, Drs. Pattie Noonan and Amy Gaumer Erickson share strategies to teach tweens how to apply this key communication tool. The post Add Assertiveness to Tweens’ Communication first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Lava Lamp Science Experiment

Smore Science

Want something that’s easy to do, and enjoyable too? Then this DIY lava lamp science experiment is perfect for you. Kids can learn about science concepts like chemical reactions and liquid densities while having a visual feast. STEM Concept: Chemical reactions, Density of liquids Challenge: Easy Messiness: Medium. Materials: water vegetable oil food coloring antacid tablets (ex.

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What is a chromosome?

MooMoo Math & Science

Humans have 46, a fly has 8 and an elephant has 56 What am I talking about? Chromosomes Inside the nucleus of eukaryotic cells is a strand of DNA. DNA is the genetic blueprint and directions for making proteins.The proteins are responsible for traits, such as hair color, height, or eye color. The DNA on chromosomes is arranged in segments called genes which are the instructions for the proteins that create the traits.

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Woods Hole Film Festival at Museum of Science: June 16, July 21, Aug. 18

Newton STEM

As part of its Summer Thursdays evening events for ages 18+, Boston’s Museum of Science will host three films from the Woods Hole Film Festival at the museum’s Mugar Omni Theater: June 16: Bruce & Alvin , a short documentary about the history and future of Alvin, one of the world’s only remaining publicly-funded manned submersibles.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Jun 13, Writing Linear Equations from Word Problems

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Writing Linear Equations from Word Problems - Examples with step by step explanation

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Jun 13, Writing Linear Equations From Situations and Graphs

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Writing Linear Equations From Situations and Graphs - Concept - Solved Examples

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LigerBots Host Info Night about FIRST LEGO League Robotics, June 22

Newton STEM

Newton families with students in ages 4-16 — who are interested in STEM and/or robotics (or think they may be!) — are invited to a free information session about First Lego League (FLL) , on Wednesday, June 22 , 7:30-8:00PM, hosted by Newton’s high school robotics team, the LigerBots. Parents, guardians, students, and potential mentors can learn about how the FLL season and competitions run, what is required to participate, and what students can gain from the experience.

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Jun 13, Writing Linear Systems From the Given Situations

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Writing Linear Systems From the Given Situations

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Museum of Science: Free, All-Day Forum on Using AI to Engineer a More Sustainable City, June 26

Newton STEM

Boston’s Museum of Science will host a free, all-day forum — EmPowered by AI: Should We Engineer a More Sustainable City? — on June 26 , 10AM-4PM. The forum will explore how artificial intelligence and machine learning can be used to develop sustainable solutions to the climate crisis on cities. Lunch will be provided. No background knowledge of artificial intelligence is required.

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Harnessing The Power Of Math Manipulatives

Mathematics, a subject steeped in abstract concepts, often poses challenges to students, especially those in grades 5-10. But imagine a bridge that transformed this intricate maze into an interactive adventure.

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Jun 12, Parallel Lines and Transversal Worksheet

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Parallel Lines and Transversal Worksheet

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Jun 12, Proving Lines are Parallel Worksheet

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Proving Lines are Parallel Worksheet

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Jun 12, Proving Lines are Parallel

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Jun 13, Using Properties of Parallel Lines

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Using Properties of Parallel Lines

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Downloadable Design Briefs for an Integrative STEM Curriculum

These easy-to-use design briefs outline student objectives, challenges, and materials needed to complete each 30-minute to 4-hour lesson. ITEEA’s Integrative STEM curriculum, Engineering byDesign, includes many more standards driven hands-on activities just like these!