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Book Chapter

Burdock and Velcro: Mother Nature Knows Best

In this chapter’s activity, Velcro is explored as an example of a human-engineered invention that was a “copycat” inspired by a naturally evolved, “bio-engineered” seed distribution innovation....

Book Chapter

Solid or Liquid? Rock Behavior Within Earth

Book Chapter

The Greenhouse Effect

Greenhouses are made almost completely of glass for two reasons. First, glass allows the maximum amount of sunlight into the building. Plants need the sunlight for photosynthesis. Second, glass prevents heat produced in the greenhouse from escaping....

NSTA Press Book

Even More Brain-Powered Science: Teaching and Learning With Discrepant Events

• How can water and a penny demonstrate the power of mathematics and molecular theory? • Do spelling and punctuation really matter to the human brain? ...

By Thomas O'Brien

Elementary High School Middle School General Science Assessment Inquiry NGSS Science and Engineering Practices

Journal Article

Food-System Botany

Promote better eating habits by examining the role of plants in students' diets. Students learn about biodiversity, monocultural agriculture, dangers to the food supply, and the potential power and safety of biodiverse food systems....

Journal Article

Editor's Note: Share With Us

Sharing what we know is part of human nature....

Journal Article

Earth's Most Important Producers: Meet the Phytoplankton!

Students learn about single-celled, plantlike organisms called phytoplankton, which are the base of nearly all marine food webs. During the lesson students construct and use a phytoplankton net and create a phytoplankton bloom in the classroom....

Journal Article

The Green Room: What's in Your Trash?

Each year, Americans generate 250 million tons of waste, recycle or compost about 33% of it, and dispose of most of the rest in landfills (EPA 2009). Though recycling has increased in the United States since 1980, waste generation has increased along...

Journal Article

Guest Editorial: What a copper-plated nail taught me about sharing research results

Linda Shore relives the first time she shared the results of a science experiment....

Journal Article

From Misconceptions to Conceptual Change

We all have misconceptions about the world in which we live—how it works, how we interact with it, how it changes, and the reasons behind those changes. These misunderstandings are personal notions we create to make meaning of our surroundings. Oft...

Journal Article

Scope on the Skies: A Planetpalooza

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s column discusses planet viewing and space flights....

Journal Article

The Early Years: Sharing Research Results

Students collect data about the qualities of various play doughs. ...

Journal Article

Science 101: How does a lever work?

Two approaches to how a lever works: one dealing with torque, one dealing with energy....

Journal Article

PD Pathways: Have a Kids Inquiry Conference

Encourage students to develop their own inquiry projects, carry them out using an inquiry-based model, and prepare for a public sharing event....