Middle School Resources

Grades 6-8, is a time of tremendous physical, emotional, and cognitive changes for students. It is also a pivotal time for understanding and gaining enthusiasm for science.

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Using Daily Dos to Connect Middle School Students to the Natural World

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Army Ants and Their Guests

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Making Sense of the Human Body

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Why Does Population Size Change?

Lesson Plan

Journal and Lesson Plans

Middle 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 K-12

Bestselling Middle 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

Novel Engineering, K–8: An Integrated Approach to Engineering and Literacy

New in 2020! Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more. With the Novel Engineering approach, “students become excited about ...

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

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...

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Building Community to Create Your STEM Ecosystem

Web Seminar

Teacher Tip Tuesday: Taking Familiar Digital Tools to the Next Level: Google Slides and Docs, October 13, 2020

Join us on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM ET for another edition of the Teacher Tip Tuesday series focusing on digital tools....

Web Seminar

Science Update: The Cosmic Shooting Gallery, November 19, 2020

Join us on Thursday, November 19, 2020, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET to learn about space collisions. Stuff hits the Earth all the time, but for...

Web Seminar

Web Seminar: Developing a Competitive Application for the Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge, October 22, 2020

Join us on Thursday, October 22, 2020, from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM ET and learn how to develop and submit a competitive application for the Shel...

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Freebies for Science Teachers, September 22, 2020

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Equity Strategies: Community Hosts and Design Thinking in a Middle School Summer Camp

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What Makes Them Tick? Middle School Data Science Explorations of Ticks and Lyme Disease

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Taking Action in STEM Learning

Web Seminar

Web Seminar: Developing a Competitive Application for Shell Teaching Awards, October 29, 2020

Join us on Thursday, October 29, 2020, from 7:00 pm to 8:00 PM ET and learn how to develop and submit a competitive application for the Shell Teaching...

Journal Article

Debris Tracker

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The Red Issue

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Exploring Acceleration

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