High School Resources

Science classes enable students in grades 9-12 to develop the critical-thinking skills required to make informed decisions about public policy, evaluate claims made in the media, talk to their doctors, and navigate an increasingly technological world.

Featured Resources

Ancient Antimicrobials

Journal Article

It’s Worth a Shot

Journal Article

Is That Plausible?

Journal Article

An Evolution in Teaching Natural Selection

Journal Article

Journal and Lesson Plans

High School Journal

Lesson Plans

NSTA Competitions

Shell Science Lab Challenge

For teachers

eCYBERMISSION

For teachers and students, grades 6-9

Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision

For students, grades 6-9

Junior Science & Humanities Symposium

For students, grades 9-12

Bestselling High School Books

NSTA Press Book

The NSTA Atlas of the Three Dimensions

New in 2020! Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more.A key aspect of learning in K–12 education is the idea that what studen...

NSTA Press Book

Dive In! Immersion in Science Practices for High School Students

What is it really like to plunge into the world of science learning and teaching? Find out in this unique book. Dive In! grew out of a teacher–scien...

NSTA Press Book

Big Data, Small Devices: Investigating the Natural World Using Real-Time Data

Now your students can transform their mobile phones and tablets into tools for learning about everything from weather to water quality. Big Data, Smal...

NSTA Press Book

Disciplinary Core Ideas: Reshaping Teaching and Learning

Like all enthusiastic teachers, you want your students to see the connections between important science concepts so they can grasp how the world works...

Latest Resources

Blog Post

Appreciating the Efforts of All Teachers, In School and After School

Collection

District 196 - Creating and Sustaining Coherence Using Storyline Routines (OpenSciEd B.2)

Onsite workshop April 26 2024...

Reports Article

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, April 30, 2024

Reports Article

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, April 23, 2024

Collection

Web Seminar, May 2, 2024

This is a collection of resources for the program titled: Science Update: Making Climate Science Matter: Expanding the Use and Reach of the Fifth Nati...

Reports Article

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, April 16, 2024

Collection

Web Seminar Series: Beyond Representation: Nurturing Belonging and Social Justice...WS4

A collection of resources linked to the Web Seminar Series: Beyond Representation: Nurturing Belonging and Social Justice in Science Education, WS4. T...

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Web Seminar Series: Beyond Representation: Nurturing Belonging and Social Justice...WS3

A collection of resources linked to the Web Seminar Series: Beyond Representation: Nurturing Belonging and Social Justice in Science Education, WS3. T...

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Web Seminar Series: Beyond Representation: Nurturing Belonging and Social Justice...WS2

A collection of resources linked to the Web Seminar Series: Beyond Representation: Nurturing Belonging and Social Justice in Science Education, WS2. T...

Reports Article

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, April 9, 2024

Web Seminar

Science Update: Wildfires: Science and Technology, June 13, 2024

Join us on Thursday, June 13, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, to learn about the science and technology of firefighting. Wildfires have become an e...

Web Seminar

Science Update: National Marine Sanctuaries as Models of Science-Based Ocean Climate Action, October 10, 2024

Join us on Thursday, October 10, 2024, from 7:00 to 8:00 PM ET, for a Science Update web seminar presented by NOAA about climate science and marine sa...

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