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.

Featured Resources

Science Scope—January/February 2024

Journal

Sandy and Dusty Worlds

Journal Article

Iguanas from Above

Journal Article

Playing With Garbage

Journal Article

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 studen...

NSTA Press Book

Big Data, Small Devices: Investigating the Natural World Using Real-Time Data

Now your students can transform their mobile phones and tablets into tools for learning about everything from weather to water quality. Big Data, Smal...

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...

NSTA Press Book

Problem-Based Learning in the Life Science Classroom, K–12

Problem-Based Learning in the Life Science Classroom, K–12 offers a great new way to ignite your creativity. Authors Tom McConnell, Joyce Parker, a...

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Reports Article

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, September 17, 2024

Web Seminar

Web Seminar: Strategies on Applying for a Science Teaching Position, November 21, 2024

Join us on Thursday, November 21, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, to learn about strategies educators can use when applying for a science teaching p...

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AI in the Science Classroom

NSTA Press Book

Uncovering Student Ideas in Life Science, Volume 2: 30 New Formative Assessment Probes

Here’s a fresh way to help your students learn life science by determining how you can help them learn best. Uncovering Student Ideas in Life Scienc...

Reports Article

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, September 10, 2024

Collection

OSE MA September 2024 Workshop Artifacts

Web Seminar

Science Update: Exoplanets: Finding Life in the Galaxy, January 30, 2025

Join us on Thursday, January 30, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, to learn about the search for planets located outside our Solar System....

Web Seminar

Science Update: The Rocks and Minerals of Climate Change, November 14, 2024

Join us on Thursday, November 14, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, to learn about the role that rocks and minerals play regarding climate change....

Reports Article

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, September 3, 2024

Reports Article

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, August 27, 2024

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NSTA Web Seminars: Book Beat Live! 2023

A collection of recordings of the Book Beat Live! web seminars that aired live in 2023....

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NSTA Web Seminars: Transforming Science Learning, 2023

A collection of recordings of the Transforming Science Learning web seminars that aired live in 2023....

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