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Journal Article

Promoting Equitable Access to STEM in a Summer Herpetology Fieldwork Program

The HERP (Herpetology Education in Rural Places and Spaces) Project links in-school and out-of-school learning spaces by offering summer programs that engage high school students, scientists, and educators. The authors share the strategies they used ...

By Aerin Benavides, Amy Germuth, Catherine E. Matthews, Heidi B. Carlone, Lacey Huffling, and Mary Ash

Informal Education Equity

NSTA Press Book

Disciplinary Core Ideas: Reshaping Teaching and Learning

Like all enthusiastic teachers, you want your students to see the connections between important science concepts so they can grasp how the world works now—and maybe even make it work better in the future. But how exactly do you help them learn and ...

By Ravit Golan Duncan, Joseph Krajcik, Ann E. Rivet

Elementary High School Informal Education Middle School Disciplinary Core Ideas Learning Progression NGSS Pedagogy Performance Expectations Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

NSTA Kids

Quiet as a Butterfly: I Wonder Why

“One day I listened. I listened to all the sounds I heard. I listened and I wondered.” From a clock’s ticks in the morning to a father’s snores at night, sounds are everywhere. That’s what an attentive boy discovers as he listens his way...

Early Childhood Elementary Informal Education Pre-service Teachers Preschool General Science Instructional Materials Inquiry Phenomena Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education

NSTA Kids

Look and See: I Wonder Why

This lively book’s title makes the perfect motto for young scientists: Look and see! With the help of charming text and bright pictures, you learn just how much you can use your sense of sight. Toys and tools, birds and bugs, flowers and fish, and ...

Early Childhood Elementary Informal Education Pre-service Teachers Preschool Biology General Science Multilingual Learners Instructional Materials Inquiry Phenomena Interdisciplinary Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education

NSTA Kids

Fragrant as a Flower: I Wonder Why

Follow your nose! This book invites you to learn what your sense of smell can teach you as you amble around town. Go along as a little boy listens to his dad’s tale about taking in the deliciousness of a pastry shop, the woodsy smells of a lumberya...

Early Childhood Elementary Informal Education Pre-service Teachers Preschool Biology General Science Life Science Multilingual Learners Instructional Materials Inquiry Phenomena Interdisciplinary Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education

NSTA Kids

Next Time You See a Cloud

Named an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12! Next time you want to see a show, go outside and look at the sky. The clouds will put on a show for you with their ever-changing shapes and sizes. This book reveals some fascinating science b...

Early Childhood Elementary Informal Education Middle School Pre-service Teachers Preschool General Science Life Science Multilingual Learners Instructional Materials Inquiry NGSS Phenomena Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

NSTA Kids

Next Time You See a Cloud (Hardcover)

Named an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12! Next time you want to see a show, go outside and look at the sky. The clouds will put on a show for you with their ever-changing shapes and sizes. This book reveals some fascinating science b...

Early Childhood Elementary Informal Education Middle School Pre-service Teachers Preschool General Science Life Science Multilingual Learners Instructional Materials Inquiry NGSS Phenomena Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Bringing STEM to the Elementary Classroom

Many resources help you encourage young children to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). But only this book of quality STEM experiences was curated by the veteran educator who edits Science and Children, NSTA’s award-winni...

Elementary Informal Education Pre-service Teachers Preschool STEM Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary New Science Teachers Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Science Learning in the Early Years: Activities for PreK-2

REVERE Award Winner, PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers!...

By Peggy Ashbrook

Early Childhood Elementary Informal Education Pre-service Teachers Preschool Earth & Space Science Life Science Physical Science Inquiry Lesson Plans Phenomena Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary

Journal Article

STEM Smart

STEM Smart meetings bring together educators, advocates, policy makers, and STEM thought leaders. The resulting Briefs allow all educators to learn about the meetings’ valuable takeaways.  ...

By Barbara Brauner Berns

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education STEM

Journal Article

Science Club

Science Club is a new, mentor-based after-school program for underserved middle school youth. It is designed to address the gaps described above by connecting in-school and out-of-school learning. Through weekly, inquiry-based, small-group instructio...

By Michael Kennedy, Rebecca Daugherty, Cecilia Garibay, Camellia Sanford, Jennifer Koerner, Jennifer Lewin, and Rosemary Braun

Middle School Informal Education Equity STEM