The Level Line

THE LEVEL LINE IS THE NEWSLETTER OF THE NATIONAL MIDDLE LEVEL SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. IT IS DISTRIBUTED FOUR TIMES A YEAR BY EMAIL. THIS MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR AN EXPANDED SIZE, COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS, AND EASILY USED MATERIALS FOR TEACHERS.

Level Line contains short articles written by middle school science teachers who want to share their thoughts and ideas with the membership. Each issue has ideas for physical, earth, and life science. One can also read about middle school science workshops, inexpensive materials, books, meetings, and national activities. Feel a part of the growing number of middle level science teachers who are interested in students in grades five through nine.

You are welcome to submit articles for publication in Level Line at any time. We really need more input from the members so that this publication can get better and better. Activities, demonstrations or laboratories that work for you will be much appreciated by other middle level teachers. The deadlines for writers are: August 1, October 1, January 1, and April 1. Send your copy to:

Mr. Mike Mansour mmansour001@comcast.net

Keep in mind as you formulate your submission that the National Middle Science Teachers' Association recognizes the importance of safety in the classroom and strongly promotes the use of NSTA and ACS guidelines. The ultimate responsibility to follow the established guidelines rests with you, the classroom teacher.

Periodically, we will place complete articles from Level Line on this web site for your use. Click here to download a recent issue of Level Line.

Currently, the following articles and additional information are available:

In Volume 15, issue Number 4 (May 2006), the article Clipboard Management for Organized Group/Laboratory Work at the End of the Year, written by Dr. Nikki Hanegan (Brigham Young University, Utah) referred to an excel spreadsheet.

Here is the file to use with your students! Clipboard Management