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PLANTS—TOOLS FOR INQUIRYAs winter releases its grip and evidence of spring is everywhere, use the opportunities around you to inspire even your youngest students' curiosity about how things grow. This issue is filled with fresh ideas for teaching with and caring for plants in the classroom. Plants in the News Article summaries provided by the NSTA WebNews Digest (visit http://www.nsta.org/mainnews for nationwide news for science educators). Stories selected for this issue provide details on new research into the study of plants. Visit http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2005-04/news_stories_elementary.htm to learn more. Plants on the Net In this month's elementary journal, Science and Children, NSTA members can read "Planting the Spirit of Inquiry." The link to that article is http://www.nsta.org/gateway&j=sc&n=50418. SciLinks® is a web-based service from NSTA that provides online content chosen to augment printed articles and books. It does so through keywords; the keyword for this issue is Scientific Inquiry: http://www.scilinks.org/retrieve_outside.asp?sl=9263562110441055
The following NSTA journal articles provide examples of how teachers use their lessons on plants as tools for inquiry. Click here to read more: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2005-04/elementary.htm Books, Books, Books The NSTA Science Store and catalogs offer NSTA Press books and other outstanding titles for science educators. Selections for this issue are grade appropriate and were chosen for their relevance to this month's theme: Plants—Tools for Inquiry. Click here for this issue's recommended titles: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2005-04/books_elementary.htm To read about the newest titles available from NSTA Press, select http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2005-04/newbookselem.htm To receive the latest NSTA Catalog for your specific grade level, visit http://ecommerce.nsta.org/catalog_signup Professional Development How Do the New Teachers Measure Up? (The Christian Science Monitor) The "high-aptitude" women who once chose to teach are no longer filling America's classrooms, a study suggests. http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0308/p11s01-legn.html Global Science Teaching As exam time approaches, countries around the world report different trends. Discover how the competitive nature of exams are driving many students in India to seek memory enhancers, even though the effectiveness of such "aids" are in dispute. Pop the Magic Pill (The Times of India) http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1036248.cms NSTA Opportunities SciLinks: Bringing Vetted Websites to Your Classroom Use SciLinks, NSTA's premier internet technology product, to harness the resources of the internet. http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2005-04/www.pdf Call for Papers Science and Children (Grades preK–5) has issued a Call for Papers on specific topics. Click here to find out more:
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