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REAL DATA EXPLORATIONSIf you have ever taught your students science with plant specimens collected from a garden or by using the results from a geological study found on the Internet, you know that numerous possibilities exist for you to use real data in the classroom. Both you and your students benefit when real data are used in the
classroom. You enrich your existing curriculum and provide creative
lesson plans to motivate and educate your students. Students, meanwhile,
learn to connect the data to what they know about the real world.
Real Data Explorations in the News Finding ways to teach lessons that use real data in the classroom can be challenge. Read an article from the BBC News that describes a program where students use technology to gather data from the outdoors to learn about ecology. Article summaries provided by the NSTA WebNews Service. Click here to read the latest: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2003-09/news_stories_elementary.htm Real Data Explorations on the Net SciLinks® is a web-based service from NSTA that provides online content chosen for selected keywords. In this month's elementary journal, Science and Children, NSTA members read "Real Earthquakes, Real Learning." The link to that article is: http://www.nsta.org/gateway&j=sc&n=48531 The keyword from that article is: Earthquakes: http://www.scilinks.org/retrieve_outside.asp?sl=9263562110991033 NSTA Articles on Real Data The following NSTA journal articles provides you with some ideas using real data. Click here to read more: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2003-09/elementary.htm Books on Real Data Click here to view the list of books dealing with Real Data: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2003-09/books_elementary.htm Professional Development The Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education (CIESE), Steven Institute of Technology, offers this month's column on the professional development benefits of using real data explorations. Click here to read more: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2003-09/elempd.htm NSTA Opportunities Write for NSTA's Journals NSTA members want to read about your teaching experiences. To find out more, visit: Science & Children (Grades PreK–5) http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2003-09/sc.htm Join the NSTA Book Club Our fall theme is books about harvest and the science of fall. For full details, visit http://www.nsta.org/bookclub. Next Month's Theme: Science and Literature Connections If your colleagues would like to subscribe to Science Class, please direct them to: http://www.nsta.org/newsletters. If you have a text-only browser or are having any difficulties with our links, please visit http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2003-09/member_elementary.htm. THE FINE PRINTThis
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