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REGULATION AND BEHAVIOR IN ORGANISMS"Helping students make connections between the functions and processes of an organism’s body systems and its survival is a fundamental concept that all students need to understand," writes Inez Liftig in the Editor's Roundtable in the April/May issue of Science Scope. "Middle level students do not need to be taught complex biochemical reactions or the intricacies of multiple physiological mechanisms, but they do need to see how the maintenance of an internal equilibrium is necessary for an organism to fend off sickness, disease, or death." This issue of Science Class can help you teach your students about regulation and behavior by demonstrating the common needs of organisms at all levels of organization. This foundation will help them in their future studies of adaptations and evolution.
Regulation and Behavior in Organisms in the News Article summaries provided by the NSTA WebNews Digest (visit http://www.nsta.org/mainnews for national news for science educators). This month’s news stories discuss how scientists study organisms. Visit http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2007-04/news_stories_middle.htm to read more. Regulation and Behavior in Organisms on the Web In this month's middle-level journal, Science Scope, NSTA members can read "Are There Really Treefrogs Living in the Schoolyard?" at http://www.nsta.org/gateway&j=ss&n=53684. For the complete Science Scope April/May 2007 Illustrated Table of Contents, visit http://www.nsta.org/gateway&j=ss&n=53656. 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 Behavior: http://www.scilinks.org/retrieve_outside.asp?sl=1134337788$818122106644$8181336633 NSTA Journal Articles on Regulation and Behavior in Organisms The articles in the NSTA journal archives demonstrate many ways to teach your students about the regulation and behavior of organisms. Click here to learn more: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2007-04/middle.htm Books, Books, Books To read about Regulation and Behavior in Organisms in NSTA Press® and NSTA Recommends® books, visit http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2007-04/books_middle.htm. To read about the newest titles available from NSTA Press, visit http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2007-04/newbooksmiddle.htm.To receive the latest NSTA catalog for your specific grade level, visit http://ecommerce.nsta.org/catalog_signup. Professional Development NSTA Web Seminars NSTA Web Seminars are 90-minute, live professional development experiences that use online learning technologies to allow participants to interact with nationally acclaimed experts, NSTA Press authors, and scientists, engineers, and education specialists from NSTA government partners such as NASA, NOAA, FDA, and the NSDL. The following Web Seminars are scheduled for April: NSDL:
Teach Engineering: April 10, 2007 Visit http://institute.nsta.org/web_seminars.asp
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Global Science Teaching Seeking an Edge, Asian Teachers Visit American Schools A recent Washington Post article details what science teachers from Singapore hope to gain from their visit to a magnet school in Virginia. The article quotes George Wolfe, director of the two-year-old public school, who asks, "How do you measure excitement? How do you measure creativity? There's so much publicity about Americans not scoring well on tests, but few people ask the question: Then why are we producing so much innovation from our scientists?" To read the article, visit http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/18/AR2007031801160.html. NSTA Opportunities Call for Papers Science Scope (grades 6–9) has issued a Call for Papers on selected topics. Click here to read more: If your colleagues would like to subscribe to Science Class, please direct them to http://www.nsta.org/newsletters. THE FINE PRINTThis
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