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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NSTA Press Book
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...
Now your students can transform their mobile phones and tablets into tools for learning about everything from weather to water quality. Big Data, Smal...
Like all enthusiastic teachers, you want your students to see the connections between important science concepts so they can grasp how the world works...
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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Resources for the Denver conference session STEM Learning with Rocketry: Exploration Generation (3/23/24)....
NSTA National Conference on Science Education, Denver, Colorado, March 2024...
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Web Seminar
School and district leaders are invited to join us on Thursday, April 11, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, to learn about NSTA’s School and Distric...
Struggling with materials management in your district? Want to learn tips and tricks from the experts at ECA Science Kit Services? Join us on Th...
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Scope on the Skies March 2024...
Excitement is building in anticipation of the total solar eclipse taking place this April 2024. During the total solar eclipse, the moon will pass bet...
Whole group discussions are a key aspect of the NGSS because these activities are where students collectively make sense of natural phenomena. However...
This article describes a cycle of teacher collaborative inquiry called the Student Experience Improvement Cycle (SEIC). The SEIC is a novel form of as...
Rather than feel stressful for students, an assessment should feel like a celebration of learning. Performance-based assessments allow students to dem...
Engineering activities often emphasize the practices of engineers, but pay less attention to aspects of the nature of engineering. One important aspec...
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