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Teaching Science to English Language Learners coverCan students learn science before they are proficient in English? Can a student’s cultural background support learning in science? Teaching Science to English Language Learners addresses these and other questions teachers face when working with students of diverse cultural backgrounds. The title includes an introduction to research on this important subject, 22 chapters covering classroom case studies, and teachers’ reflections. As the authors note, “The vision of science teaching and learning put forward in this volume is one in which English language learners have as much to teach their fellow students as they have to learn from them.” To read a sample chapter or to purchase, visit the NSTA Science Store.

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  • "Nature" Journals Will Archive Authors' Papers in Open-Access Databases
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    A leading subscription-based journal, "Nature," along with many of its offshoots, has announced that it will offer to deposit authors’ papers in open-access databases.
    A leading subscription-based journal, "Nature," along with many of its offshoots, has announced that it will offer to deposit authors’ papers in open-access databases.
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  • In Unique Stellar Laboratory, Einstein's Theory Passes Strict, New Test
    National Science Foundation
    Taking advantage of a unique cosmic configuration, astronomers have measured an effect predicted by Albert Einstein's theory of General Relativity in the extremely strong gravity of a pair of superdense neutron stars. Essentially, the famed physicist's...  [view full summary]
    Taking advantage of a unique cosmic configuration, astronomers have measured an effect predicted by Albert Einstein's theory of General Relativity in the extremely strong gravity of a pair of superdense neutron stars. Essentially, the famed physicist's 93-year-old theory passed yet another test.
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  • NASA Sets Date for Final Shuttle Mission in 2010
    US News & World Report
    NASA has tentatively set the final space shuttle mission for May 31, 2010, four months before the shuttle fleet retires.
    NASA has tentatively set the final space shuttle mission for May 31, 2010, four months before the shuttle fleet retires.
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    The Wall Street Journal
    With the number of autistic children growing, researchers are targeting new technologies to help detect the disorder at ever-younger ages in hopes of reversing some of autism's worst symptoms.
    With the number of autistic children growing, researchers are targeting new technologies to help detect the disorder at ever-younger ages in hopes of reversing some of autism's worst symptoms.
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A crime wave has hit the animal kingdom—and your students can help put a stop to it even as they investigate the science behind animal-species identification and threats against wild animals.  More »

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On July 8 in 1994, the journal Science reports that astronomers have now found the heaviest known metals in outer space. Lead, krypton, and arsenic are among the elements detected with the Hubble Space Telescope as it viewed a giant gas cloud 400 light-years away. The pattern of light emission from the cloud indicates its contents. Up until now, zinc was the heaviest metal to have been detected in space. Such metals are thought to be created when stars explode. [ from The Illustrated Almanac of Science, Technology, and Invention ]


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