All Middle School resources

Journal Article

Science Isn’t for Me, or Is It?

By Alison Mercier and Heidi B. Carlone

Middle School Informal Education Engineering Environmental Science Equity STEM

Journal Article

The Power of Shared Experiences

By Julie Angle

Middle School 5E Biology Chemistry Environmental Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Models for Developing Explanations of Earth’s Dynamic Plate System

By Amy Pallant, Trudi Lord, Sarah Pryputniewicz, and Scott McDonald

Middle School Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Technology Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Creating Confidence and Community Through Nature Journals

By Katie Coppens

Middle School Curriculum Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Literacy Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Science Identity Matters

By Helen Brandon

Middle School Equity Inclusion Interdisciplinary Pedagogy

Journal Article

Implicit Bias Has No Room in the Classroom

By Patty McGinnis

Middle School Equity Inclusion Pedagogy

Web Seminar

Archive: Let’s Talk About How to get Published in Science Scope! May 3, 2022

Science Scope is an award-winning, peer-reviewed, practitioner's journal for grade 6–8 teachers, university faculty responsible for teacher preparation, and state and district science, supervisors and leaders....

Postsecondary Elementary High School Informal Education Middle School General Science

Reports Article

Freebies for Science Teachers/From the Field March 8, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Informal Education Preschool Biology Earth & Space Science Engineering Environmental Science Equity General Science Inclusion Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy Mathematics News Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices Social Justice STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

Web Seminar

Archive: NSTA/ASTE Building Tomorrow's Science Teachers: New Directions for Science Leaders, Researchers, and Educators, April 14, 2022

In this web seminar, leaders in science teacher education will share the latest syntheses of research on preparing elementary and secondary science teachers and cultivating science teacher leadership. Presenters are authors of chapters in the forthco...

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary General Science

Web Seminar

Archive: Book Beat Live! Every Science Lesson is in Part a Language/Reading Lesson: Using Texts to Support Student Sense Making, April 13, 2022

According to the K-12 Framework for Science Education, “any education in science and engineering needs to develop students’ ability to read and produce domain-specific text. As such, every science or engineering lesson is in part a language lesso...

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers General Science

Reports Article

Freebies for Science Teachers, March 1, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Administration Biology Careers Chemistry Citizen Science Climate Change Crosscutting Concepts Disabilities Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering English Language Learners Environmental Science Evolution General Science Inclusion Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Learning Progression Lesson Plans Life Science Mathematics Multilingual Learners News Phenomena Physical Science Physics Preservice Science Education Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: Sea Level Rise – What it is; Why it's such a problem; What we can do about it, April 7, 2022

Every day NOAA scientists, technicians, and engineers work to monitor, understand, and predict environmental threats facing our nation. Among the most serious of these is sea level rise. Rising sea levels are pushin...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Climate Change Computer Science Earth & Space Science Engineering Environmental Science STEM Technology

Reports Article

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, February 22, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Careers Climate Change Computer Science Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Equity General Science Inclusion Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Life Science Mathematics News NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Physics Professional Learning Research Social Justice STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

Web Seminar

Archive: Sponsored Web Seminar: Authentic Student-to-Student Discourse, March 28, 2022

What does it look and sound like when students are engaged in authentic science discussions for a variety of different purposes as they work to figure out phenomena?...

Middle School General Science