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Supporting Emergent Multilingual Learners in Science, Grades 7–12

Many middle and high school teachers are educated to teach science content—they don’t anticipate that one day they may be teaching it to students who need to learn both content and English. If the day has come when you’re facing that two-pronge...

By Molly Weinburgh, Cecilia Silva, Kathy Horak Smith

Elementary High School Informal Education Middle School Curriculum Multilingual Learners Instructional Materials Pedagogy Teaching Strategies Advocacy Careers Equity Inclusion Multicultural New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Research Teacher Preparation

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Discovery Engineering in Physical Science: Case Studies for Grades 6–12

Who knew that gecko feet inspired scientists to develop a stickier adhesive or that cockleburs in dog fur led to the invention of Velcro? Discovery Engineering in Physical Science uses these and other surprising cases of innovations sparked by accide...

By M. Gail Jones, Elysa Corin, Megan Ennes, Emily Cayton, Gina Childers

High School Informal Education Middle School Engineering Physical Science STEM Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Citizen Science Interdisciplinary New Science Teachers

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Understanding Climate Change, Grades 7–12

Get help teaching one of the hottest topics in science with Understanding Climate Change, Grades 7–12. This nine-session module is written to be practical and accessible. It provides both extensive background and step-by-step instructions for using...

By Laura Tucker, Lois Sherwood

High School Informal Education Middle School Climate Change Environmental Science Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry NGSS Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Research Teacher Preparation

Investigating Urban Trees

Journal Article

Investigating Urban Trees

Mobile geospatial technologies enable high school students to engage in authentic scientific data collection and analysis that promote spatial-thinking and reasoning skills, as well as problem-solving in a school’s local environment. We developed a...

By James Carrigan, Alec Bodzin, Thomas Hammond, Scott Rutzmoser, Kate Popejoy, and William Farina

High School Environmental Science

A Web of Ideas

Journal Article

A Web of Ideas

Fostering scientific discourse with spider web discussions ...

By Michael Giamellaro, Jackson Blackburn, Molly Honea, and Jacob LaPlante

High School Teaching Strategies

Contemporary Instructional Approaches to Promote STEM Learning for English Learners

Blog Post

Contemporary Instructional Approaches to Promote STEM Learning for English Learners

The release of the report English Learners in STEM Subjects: Transforming Classrooms, Schools, and Lives (shortened to “the report” hereafter) (NASEM 2018) is timely, as three emerging forces shape the changing landscape of K–12 science educati...

By Okhee Lee

Middle School Elementary High School Crosscutting Concepts Equity Literacy Multilingual Learners NGSS Research Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

KEYS High School Student Internship Program

By Marti Lindsey, Heather Ingram, and Bob Mittan

High School Careers STEM

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 wishing for formative assessment tools in both English and Spanish? Then this is the book you’ve been wa...

By Page Keeley, Susan Cooper

Elementary High School Informal Education Middle School Physical Science Assessment Instructional Materials Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

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