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How Do Students Interact With the Primary Scientific Literature in an Undergraduate Science Program?

The ability to read, understand, and interpret primary scientific literature is an essential skill for undergraduate students in science. This study...
 

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Preservice Teachers’ Meaningful Science Learning

This article describes how preservice elementary teachers learn about the nature of science and develop scientific literacy through a collaborative ...
 

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Using a Game to Teach Invasive Species Spread and Management

Invasive species are a major ecological and economic problem at the global scale, and education plays a major role in raising awareness and combatin...
 

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Teaching Assistant Responses to COVID-19

Undergraduate and graduate teaching assistants (TAs) are tasked with instructing undergraduate courses with little to no professional development (P...

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Science Update: Observing Hurricanes with Ocean Drones, June 8, 2023

Join us on Thursday, June 8, 2023, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET for an edition of NSTA’s Science Update. Advancing our understanding of hurricanes ...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Climate Change Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Life Science STEM

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Book Beat Live! High School Teacher Takeover, June 26, 2023

Join us on Monday, June 26, 2023, from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM ET, for another edition of NSTA's Book Beat Live! NSTA Press books are valuable resources...

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Teacher Tip Tuesday: Introduction to Inclusive Pedigree Nomenclature, June 27, 2023

Join us on June 27, 2023, from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM ET for another edition of NSTA's Teacher Tip Tuesday on how educators can create an environment that...

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Science Update: Do NASA Science LIVE! July 20, 2023

Join us on Thursday, July 20, 2023, from 7:00 – 8:00 PM ET, to celebrate the 54th anniversary of the first landing on the Moon....

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Aerospace Astronomy Earth & Space Science STEM

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