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Journal Article

Putting the Energy Into Concept Development

By Jacob Pleasants and Jesse Wilcox

Middle School Disciplinary Core Ideas Physical Science

Journal Article

Designing a STEM Class

By Linda Curtis Smith

Middle School Engineering Literacy NGSS STEM

Journal Article

Panels v. Trees

By Shannon Sung, Rundong Jiang, Xudong Huang, and Charles Xie

Middle School Biology Computer Science Earth & Space Science Interdisciplinary Technology

Journal Article

Rainbow to Grow

By Sofia N. Gomez, Julie M. Angle, and Andrew Doust

Middle School Biology Interdisciplinary Literacy Physical Science

Journal Article

How Can We Help Students See Patterns in Data?

By Kristin Hunter-Thomson

Middle School Instructional Materials Literacy Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Energy Literacy

By Patty McGinnis

Middle School Earth & Space Science Interdisciplinary Literacy

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Why Is the Sea Level Rising?

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Why Are Wildfires in California Getting Bigger Over Time?

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Web Seminar

Archive Book Beat Live! Time to Get Ready for the Solar Eclipse Double-Header, August 17, 2022

NSTA’s two award-winning books, Solar Science: Exploring Sunspots, Seasons, Eclipses, and More, and When the Sun Goes Dark provide the perfect resources to help you and your students get ready for the next two solar eclipses coming to the U.S. ...

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NSTA Press Book

The NSTA Quick-Reference Guide to the Three Dimensions

Since its release in 2014, the NSTA Quick-Reference Guide has become an essential tool for educators across the country to explore the complex structure of three-dimensional standards, including the performance expectations (PEs) that integrate parti...

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Archive: Science Update: Seeing the Unseeable: Imaging Black Holes with the Event Horizon Telescope, August 25, 2022

Black holes are astrophysical objects with such strong gravity that nothing can escape them, not even light.  In the past few years, the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration produced the first images of two supermassive black holes using a netw...

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Lesson Plan

How Can We Plan a Rocket Launch for Recovery System Deployment?

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How Does a Rocket's Recovery System Deploy?

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Web Seminar

Archive: Fall 2022: Developing a Competitive Application for Shell Teaching Awards, November 7, 2022

Shell Science Teaching Award: This award recognizes one outstanding classroom science teacher (K–12) who has had a positive impact on his or her students, school, and community through exemplary classroom science teaching. K–12 classroo...

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