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Science Update: The Science of Oil Spill Response and Cleanup, September 28, 2023

Join us on Thursday, September 28, 2023, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, for an edition of NSTA’s Science Update. Major oil spills are rare, b...

Postsecondary Elementary High School Informal Education Middle School Pre-service Teachers Preschool Biology Chemistry Earth & Space Science Environmental Science STEM Robotics

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, May 30, 2023

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Astronomy Biology Chemistry Climate Change Climate Science Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Life Science Mathematics News Physical Science Physics Professional Learning Research STEM Teaching Strategies

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, May 23, 2023

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Preschool Administration Biology Climate Change Climate Science Computer Science Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering Evolution General Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science News Professional Learning STEM Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, May 16, 2023

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Climate Change Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy Mathematics News Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies

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Beyond Doom and Gloom: Teaching Climate Change to Foster Empowerment

By Alicia Christensen, Courtney Welton-Mitchell, Anne U. Gold, Leah James, and Lian Zeitz

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Climate Change

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Science Update: Do NASA Science LIVE! July 20, 2023

Join us on Thursday, July 20, 2023, from 7:00 – 8:00 PM ET, to celebrate the 54th anniversary of the first landing on the Moon....

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Aerospace Astronomy Earth & Space Science STEM

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, May 9, 2023

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Preschool Careers Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering Environmental Science General Science Inclusion Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy News Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices Social Justice STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

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Q: What Are Some Fun Activities Related to Thunderstorms?

By Matt Bobrowsky

Elementary Earth & Space Science Phenomena

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Rainfall, River Height, and Local Relevance

By Lauren E. Brase, Lindsay C. Mossa, and Edward C. Robeck

Elementary Climate Change Climate Science Earth & Space Science Phenomena

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Fostering Community-Engaged Problem-Solvers

By Amanda Rapstad, Rebekah Hammack, and Nicholas Lux

Elementary Earth & Space Science Engineering Phenomena

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It Takes a Village

By Richard Schaen, Janet Zydney, and Lauren Angelone

Elementary Biology Citizen Science Earth & Space Science Life Science

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Extreme Weather

By Tiffany Pace

Elementary Climate Change Climate Science Phenomena

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Garden Variety

By Sky Feller, Stacey Halpern, and Nora Underwood

Elementary Biology Earth & Space Science Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices

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River’s Edge Construction

By Tyneezha Harris, Min Jung Lee, Kristie Gutierrez, and Jennifer Kidd

Elementary Climate Change Climate Science Environmental Science Phenomena

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Linking Formative Assessment Probes to the Explore-Before-Explain Instructional Sequence

By Page Keeley

Elementary Assessment Instructional Materials Phenomena Physical Science Teaching Strategies