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—September/October 2020

Volume 88, Number 1 Evaluating Scientific Claims ...

Journal

Who Does Science?

Journal Article

How Did The Moth Population Change?

Lesson Plan

How Do Lakes Freeze?

Lesson Plan

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 stu...

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 ...

NSTA Press Book

Science Curriculum Topic Study: Bridging the Gap Between Three-Dimensional Standards, Research, and Practice, Second Edition

Scientific literacy for all students requires a deep understanding of the three dimensions of science education: disciplinary content, scientific and ...

NSTA Press Book

Uncovering Student Ideas in Physical Science, Volume 3: 32 New Matter and Energy Formative Assessment Probes

Have you been wanting to learn more about what your students know (or think they know) about major concepts in matter and energy? Have you been wishin...

Latest Resources

Blog Post

Planning for Safety in a Temporary Science Instructional Space: Hands-On in a Temporary Science Classroom

Journal Article

Newton’s Prisms

Journal Article

Get the Scoop on Soil Microbes

Web Seminar

Transforming Science Learning: Solving the Problem of Finding Authentic Problems Students Can Solve in the K-12 Classroom, December 16, 2020

Join us on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET for another edition of the Transforming Science Learning series. Is ide...

Web Seminar

Science Update: Cosmic Explosions, February 11, 2021

Join us on Thursday, February 11, 2021, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET to learn about the biggest explosions in the universe. The biggest explosio...

Reports Article

Teaching STEM During a Pandemic

Reports Article

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, December 1, 2020

Blog Post

Connecting With Your Science Students Is Now More Important Than Ever

Reports Article

Freebies for Science Teachers, November 17, 2020

Web Seminar

Science Update: Bridging a Passion for Human Discovery in Space and on Earth — The Lucy Mission and Lucy in Space Contest, January 14, 2021

Join us on Thursday, January 14, 2021, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET to learn about the NASA Lucy mission to explore the Trojan Asteroids....