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Journal Article
In the face of the escalating climate crisis, effective climate education is imperative, not only for imparting knowledge, but also for inspiring action. This paper explores innovative strategies for teaching climate change in middle school, recogniz...
By Emily Godin, Jo'el Johanson
Journal Article
Dyeing to Last: Using Natural Dyes to Create an Ideal Fabric
In this project-based lesson, students explore how chemistry concepts relate to creative expression by investigating a variety of dyeing conditions. Through sequenced discussions and investigations, students arrive at a dyed cotton product that optim...
By Tyler St. Clair, Makayla Kraetsch, Mia Arrieta
Web Seminar
Archive: Strategies on Applying for a Science Teaching Position, November 21, 2024
Preservice educators and those wanting to transition into education from a different career have tools and experiences that are directly applicable to the classroom. This session will discuss strategies to turn those experiences into a powerful...
NSTA Press Book
Uncovering Student Ideas in Life Science, Volume 2: 30 New Formative Assessment Probes
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By Page Keeley
Web Seminar
Archive Science Update: Exoplanets: Finding Life in the Galaxy, January 30, 2025
Join exoplanet astronomer Rob Zellem, of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, as he discusses how we find and characterize exoplanets, planets outside of our own Solar System, with the goal of detecting signatures of life. He will also discuss c...
Web Seminar
Archive: Science Update: The Rocks and Minerals of Climate Change, November 14, 2024
Climate change is one of the most pressing environmental issues of our generation, and generations to come. But what's rock got to do with it? Learn how simple and familiar rocks and minerals play a critical role in responding to, recordi...
Web Seminar
Archive: FA24: Health DataWell: HS Life Science Instructional Materials, October 17, 2024
Health Datawell provides free lesson plans and storyline units to help high school students understand the varied roles of citizens and health scientists in protecting and promoting the health and wellness of their communities. These instructional ma...
Workshop
Web Seminar
Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries have an increased presence in our school classrooms and laboratory instructional spaces, including cell phones, tablets, laptops, and equipment. However, Science/STEM teachers nationwide are forced to adopt and make use...
Journal Article
Cultivating Genius for Science Contexts: Where Does the Pursuit of Joy Fit into Science Learning?
Where do Goldy Muhammad’s Cultivating Genus Pursuits fit into science learning? In this article, 5th grade teachers are adding the pursuits into a FreshWater project based science unit. Focusing on Identity and Joy, in particular, they find that sc...
By Alice Severson, Leigh Kohlmann, Emily Miller, Kevin Anderson
Journal Article
Leading Effective Science Curriculum-Based Learning
Leadership Matters...
By Patrick Brown, Rodger W Bybee, Joseph Taylor
Journal Article
Light, Forces, Sticks, Crates and So Much More: A Loose Parts Learning Approach to STEM
The use of loose parts can be an effective teaching method to improve and enhance student understanding of Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Loose parts can inspire children to use their creativity and critical thinking skills in the classroo...
By Carla Gull, Suzanne Levenson Goldstein, Tricia Rosengarten