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

The Science Teacher—January/February 2022

Volume 89, Number 3 Data Analysis in the Science Classroom This issue provides myriad examples of discovering, examining, and interpreting dat...

Journal

The Science Teacher—September/October 2021

Volume 89, Number 1 September/October 2021 In this social justice-themed issue, we look at examples of educators implementing lessons, labs, a...

Journal

Water and Sanitation

Journal Article

The Science Teacher—September/October 2020

Volume 88, Number 1 Evaluating Scientific Claims ...

Journal

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

Uncovering Student Ideas About Engineering and Technology: 32 New Formative Assessment Probes

New in 2020! Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more.Have you been wondering how well your students understand engineering and...

NSTA Press Book

Preparing Teachers for Three-Dimensional Instruction

It’s not enough for teachers to read through the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and correlate their content to the established curriculum....

NSTA Press Book

Argument-Driven Inquiry in Earth and Space Science: Lab Investigations for Grades 6–10

If you’re looking for labs that cover Earth and space science, appeal to middle and high school students, and use Argument-Driven Inquiry (ADI), you...

NSTA Press Book

Problem-Based Learning in the Earth and Space Science Classroom, K–12

Implementing PBL is difficult for teachers, and few curriculum guides are available to support their efforts. This book fills that gap by providing th...

Latest Resources

Web Seminar

Science Update: Is Cancer Inevitable? July 14, 2022

Join us on Thursday, July 14, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET for another edition of NSTA's Science Update web seminars....

Reports Article

Freebies for Science and STEM Teachers/From the Field, May 17, 2022

Web Seminar

Book Beat Live! Exploring the Science and Engineering Practices with the NSTA Quick-Reference Guide to the Three Dimensions, June 22, 2022

Join us on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM ET for another edition of NSTA's Book Beat Live! web seminars. The NGSS and other stan...

Reports Article

Freebies for Science and STEM Teachers/From the Field, May 10, 2022

Journal Article

Up and Away!

Journal Article

Railway Engineer Cassie Gouger

Journal Article

Project Hail Mary

Web Seminar

Web Seminar: Fall 2022: Developing a Competitive Application for the Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge, October 17, 2022

Join us on Monday, October 17, 2022, from 7:00 – 8:00 PM ET, to learn about the Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge Competition. The Shell Scien...

Journal Article

How Are They Connected?

Journal Article

Flow in My DNA

Journal Article

Teacher Demonstration—Student Exploration

Web Seminar

Sponsored Web Seminar: Industry-based Artificial Intelligence STEM Program in Your Classroom, June 1, 2022

Join us on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM ET to learn about STEMwave, an innovative program for middle and high school students....

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