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Journal Article

Computational Thinking and Why It Matters

By Beth Murphy

Informal Education

Journal Article

Adventures in Quander: A QIS Video Game for Secondary Learners

By Devon M. Christman, Collin Lejano, Kaylee Laub, Liliana Garcia, Matthew Bennett, David Gonzalez-Maldonado, Tianle Liu, Grace Williams, Danielle Harlow, Diana Franklin, and Emily Edwards

Middle School High School Informal Education Computer Science STEM

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Connecting a Community Through Computational Thinking and Robotics

By Robin Jocius, Jennifer Albert, Rachana Bhonsle, Deepti Joshi, W. Ian O’Byrne, and Melanie Blanton

Informal Education Computer Science Equity Inquiry STEM Technology

Journal Article

Using Open-World Games to Support Inclusive Approaches to Computational Thinking

By Dorothy Bennett, Cornelia Brunner, Nicholas Hartmann, and Stephen Uzzo

Elementary Middle School Informal Education Equity Inclusion Science and Engineering Practices Technology

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: Europa Clipper: Exploring an Ocean World, May 11, 2023

In this web seminar, a team from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will share information about the exciting Europa Clipper mission that will explore Jupiter’s moon Europa. Launching in 2024, Europa Clipper will study Europa’s icy surface and su...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Astronomy Chemistry Earth & Space Science Engineering Life Science Mathematics Physics STEM Technology

Web Seminar

Archive: NSTA Teacher Awards – Looking for the Best of the Best, October 17, 2023

Did you come up with an innovative way to teach a lesson? Have you devoted your life to promoting science and the teaching of science? Did you successfully transform science teaching in your classroom? If you answered yes to any of these questions, t...

Elementary Middle School High School Postsecondary Informal Education General Science

Web Seminar

Archive: Nominations – Your Opportunity to Serve, Inform and Lead, September 21, 2023

Question…What do you think the “face of success” looks like? We think it looks like YOU volunteering your time, providing your viewpoints, and applying your experiences. NSTA’s goal is to create a governing body that represents t...

Elementary Middle School High School Postsecondary Informal Education General Science

Web Seminar

Archive: NSTA/ASTE: A Solar Eclipse 'Double-Header:' The Perfect Way to Engage Your Preservice Teachers in Capitalizing on These Teachable Moments, April 27, 2023

There will be an annular solar eclipse on October 14, 2023 and a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 in the US – an Eclipse Double-Header – with everyone in North America seeing at least a partial eclipse....

Informal Education Postsecondary Astronomy Earth & Space Science Physics STEM

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: An Eclipse 'Double-Header' is Coming this School Year! August 31, 2023

There will be an annular eclipse this fall and a total eclipse next spring visible in the U.S. Join veteran astronomers and educators Dennis Schatz and Andrew Fraknoi to learn more about what's happening, where the eclipses will be visible, how to vi...

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

Journal Article

Sandy and Dusty Worlds

By Bob Riddle

Middle School Astronomy Earth & Space Science

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Iguanas from Above

By Jill Nugent

Middle School Biology Citizen Science Instructional Materials

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Playing With Garbage

By Jonathan Cade Gilbert and Jerrid Kruse

Middle School Biology Engineering Life Science Teaching Strategies Technology

Journal Article

The Birds and the Bees, the Flowers and the Trees

By Laura Wheeler, Rita Hagevik, Kathy Cabe Trundle, Michelle Parslow, and Katherine Vela

Middle School 5E Biology Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary NGSS

Journal Article

The (Trans)Formative Assessment Planning Template

By Caitlin Gailey McClearyCale Fine, Haeyoung Littich, and Maren Getz

Middle School Assessment English Language Learners Equity Inclusion Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Engineering for Ecological and Social Justice

By Veronica Cassone McGowan and Todd Campbell

Middle School Biology Citizen Science Climate Change Engineering Environmental Science Instructional Materials Life Science Social Justice

Journal Article

What Lies Beneath?

By Catherine E. Matthews, Katie Singleton, Manda M. Jackson, Cory A. Bentley, and Heidi Carlone

Middle School Biology Environmental Science Inquiry Life Science

Journal Article

Why Should We All Embrace Statistical Thinking?

By Kristin Hunter-Thomson

Biology Environmental Science Life Science Literacy

Journal Article

Ecosystem Dynamics

By Patty McGinnis

Middle School Climate Change Earth & Space Science Environmental Science

Journal Article

At the Zooseum

By Bonnie Glass, Sara Dail, Nicole Ahn, and Tammy Lee

Biology Crosscutting Concepts Life Science

Journal Article

Building Better Questions

By Ronald Rinehart and Mason Kuhn

Engineering NGSS Pedagogy Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Technology

Journal Article

Learning to Teach with Science Representations

By Meredith Park Rogers, Cindy Hmelo-Silver, Celeste Nicholas, Dionne Cross Francis, and Joshua Danish

Elementary Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas NGSS Performance Expectations Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Placemat Instructions

By Sara Willner-Giwerc, Rachel Hsin, Sonia Mody, and Chris Rogers

Engineering Makerspace NGSS Technology

Journal Article

Q: How Does the Sun’s Heat Get To Us Here on Earth?

By Matt Bobrowsky

Elementary Phenomena Physical Science

Journal Article

Is It A Change?

By Patrick Brown

Elementary Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas NGSS Performance Expectations Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Modeling Energy

By Delaney Carone, Ashley Perkins, and Catherine Scott

Elementary Instructional Materials NGSS Physical Science Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Come On Feel The Noise

By Ellen Gow, Jerrid Kruse, Susan Wees, Kristy Dee, and Leslie Hernandez

Elementary Inquiry Physical Science Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Eco Chess

By Colby Tofel-Grehl, Sarah Braden, Candace Penrod, Laura Wheeler, Tyler Hansen, Andrew Jones, and Clayton Chamberlain

Elementary Interdisciplinary Life Science Physical Science Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Let Me Tell You A Story

By Janet Yamaguchi

Disciplinary Core Ideas Physical Science

Journal Article

Seeing The Light

By Christine Anne Royce

Elementary Literacy NGSS Phenomena Physical Science

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Energy in Its Many Forms

By Heather Pacheco-Guffrey

Elementary Disciplinary Core Ideas NGSS Pedagogy Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Leadership Matters!

By Page Keeley

Elementary Administrators Advocacy Leadership

Journal Article

Solar Power

By Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong

Early Childhood Interdisciplinary Literacy

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Preschoolers “On the Move” with Energy

By Shelly Lynn Counsell

Early Childhood Instructional Materials Physical Science Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Energy

“Energy is liberated matter, matter is energy waiting to happen.” — Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything ...

By Elizabeth Barrett-Zahn

Elementary Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Life Science Physical Science Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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Advice to Future Participants From Six Cohorts of an Undergraduate Summer Research Program in Atmospheric Science

Many undergraduates use research internships to gain experience for graduate school. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs involve heavy research and lab work duties, for which students are often unprepared and lack oppo...

By Adam T. Murry, Nan Yuan, and Dean Atkinson

Research STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

Journal Article

A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Perspectives Toward Learning Assistant–Faculty Relationships

Learning Assistant (LA) programs oversee and support undergraduate instructors and faculty members who work together to facilitate student learning in a variety of classroom settings. The success of an LA program is tied to experiences of the parti...

By Cameron J. Hill, Anthony P. Barrasso, and Kathryn E. Spilios

Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Beyond “See Figure 1”

Visual elements such as graphs, tables, and diagrams are essential components of scientific writing. Although scientific writing textbooks and guides often contain information on how to design such visuals, little has been written on how to effecti...

By Cary Moskovitz

Postsecondary Literacy Teaching Strategies