{"id":11144,"date":"2015-03-19T11:04:23","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T16:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=11144"},"modified":"2015-03-19T11:04:23","modified_gmt":"2015-03-19T16:04:23","slug":"teachers-sample-new-science-ed-tools-at-national-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/teachers-sample-new-science-ed-tools-at-national-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"Teachers sample new science ed tools at national exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Taylor Mullaney<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsta.org\" target=\"_blank\">National Science Teachers Association<\/a> hosted its 2015 National Conference March 12 to March 15 at Chicago&#8217;s McCormick Place, with almost 10,000 teachers in attendance. The conference included a three-day exhibition of the newest science education products on the market, including games and live animal specimens. 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