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Journal Article

Build a Better Book

By Stacey Forsyth, Kathryn Penzkover, Bridget Dalton, and Gigi Yang

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education

Reports Article

Freebies for Science Teachers, Week of August 14, 2020

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Postsecondary Preschool Administration Chemistry Engineering Environmental Science Equity General Science Inclusion Instructional Materials Life Science Mathematics News Physical Science Physics Safety STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

Lesson Plan

Why Are There Fish in the Desert?

Elementary Informal Education Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Is Lesson Plan Life Science Literacy NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Blog Post

Building Critical Thinkers by Showing the Societal Impact of Inventions

By Ainissa Ramirez, Ph.D.

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary General Science Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching Strategies

Reports Article

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, August 12, 2020

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Preschool Biology Climate Change General Science Life Science Mathematics News Professional Learning old STEM

Lesson Plan

How Can We Tell What Season It Is?

Early Childhood Elementary Informal Education Crosscutting Concepts Earth & Space Science Is Lesson Plan Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices

Reports Article

Freebies for Science Teachers, Week of August 7

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Careers Climate Change Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Interdisciplinary News NGSS Teaching Strategies

Blog Post

Pandemic Hobby: Ducks

By Becky Stewart

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Preschool Biology General Science Life Science Teaching Strategies

Lesson Plan

How Does Air Make Things Move?

Elementary Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Is Lesson Plan NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Web Seminar

Archive: Back to School with NSTA, NSELA, and CS3, August 20, 2020

The National Science Teaching Association (NSTA), the National Science Education Leadership Association, and the Council of State Science Supervisors have created a series of one-pagers that focuses on quality teaching and learning in science and pro...

Postsecondary Early Childhood Elementary High School Informal Education Middle School Pre-service Teachers Preschool General Science

Journal Article

Tinkering vs. Engineering

By Elizabeth Barrett-Zahn

Elementary Engineering

Lesson Plan

How Can a Helicopter Fly on Mars?

Early Childhood Elementary Middle School Informal Education Aerospace Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Engineering Is Lesson Plan NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Physics Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: The Enduring Legacy of Henrietta Lacks, September 16, 2020

As we celebrate Henrietta Lacks’ 100th birthday, this web seminar presentation will highlight the contributions of HeLa cells to science and medicine, as well as NIH’s unique agreement with the Lacks’ family related to access to HeLa genom...

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