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Join the NSTA Communities, Just for Science Educators

If you're an NSTA member, get connected to our online networking platform we call "NSTA Communities" that offers the opportunity to meet and discover, share expertise, ask for advice, and converse with other educators who have a passion for science. If you need suggestions for resources that simplify a classroom activity, you've got a ready audience with experiences to share. If you need advice on a problem student, pose your questions to other educators who have solved similar problems.

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Community members may look for you to share your knowledge and skills, too. Community participants have established some special interest groups and you might want to see what they are discussing—grade-level groups, Animals in the Classroom, Assessment Probes, Astronomy and Space Science, among many others. To add your voice to the NSTA Communities: create your profile, note your interests and values (we'll match you with others with like interests), post a photograph, join or start a group, and start talking. NSTA members are reaching out, giving and gathering resources, sharing experiences, and meeting a unique and passionate group of professionals.

Visit www.nsta.org/join to become a member of NSTA and the NSTA Communities.

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In the News

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    HealthDay.com
    For the first time, researchers have identified a single "master" stem cell in humans that is capable of differentiating into all three major cell types that make up the human heart.
    For the first time, researchers have identified a single "master" stem cell in humans that is capable of differentiating into all three major cell types that make up the human heart.
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  • Expert Panels Named in Common-Standards Push

    Education Week
    The two national organizations coordinating a push for common academic standards have named the 29 people who are deciding what math and language arts skills students will need to know and when, along with the 35 people who will formally critique the...  [view full summary]
    The two national organizations coordinating a push for common academic standards have named the 29 people who are deciding what math and language arts skills students will need to know and when, along with the 35 people who will formally critique the group's work.
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  • Finally, an Average Black Hole

    ScienceNOW Daily News
    Heavyweight and lightweight black holes abound in the universe, but nobody has detected a middleweight—and some scientists argue they don't exist. Now, astronomers say they have found the first conclusive evidence for one of these elusive objects...  [view full summary]
    Heavyweight and lightweight black holes abound in the universe, but nobody has detected a middleweight—and some scientists argue they don't exist. Now, astronomers say they have found the first conclusive evidence for one of these elusive objects at the fringe of a distant galaxy.
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  • Competitions Encourage Innovators to Tackle Tough Challenges

    Voice of America News
    Nearly 300 movers and shakers from the world's corporate, nonprofit, and government sectors packed a United Nations meeting hall recently for the Incentive2Innovate Conference, which had been convened to explore cutting-edge ways to spur inventiveness...  [view full summary]
    Nearly 300 movers and shakers from the world's corporate, nonprofit, and government sectors packed a United Nations meeting hall recently for the Incentive2Innovate Conference, which had been convened to explore cutting-edge ways to spur inventiveness through competition for prize money and other rewards.
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NSTA Science Store

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Earth Science Success

This one-year curriculum contains 50 lesson plans for grades 6–9 covering astronomy, geology, meteorology, and physical oceanography.

Today in Science History

On July 4 in 1054, an exploding supernova is scientifically recorded for the first time, by Chinese and Korean astronomers. Rock paintings in North America suggest that Indians in Arizona and New Mexico also saw it. Fragments of the blast are visible today as the Crab Nebula.

—from The Illustrated Almanac of Science, Technology, and Invention

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The NSTA Learning Center

Every teacher wants to grow their understanding of the subjects they teach and the pedagogical implications. To address this challenge, NSTA is proud to make available our professional development website, called The NSTA Learning Center.

Learning Center Resources and Opportunities:

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