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Journal Article

Poetry Activities and Investigations

By Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong

Elementary Interdisciplinary Literacy

Journal Article

Finding Inspiration as the Year Winds Down

By Elizabeth Barrett-Zahn

Elementary Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Web Seminar

Archive: Book Beat Live! Exploring the Science and Engineering Practices with the NSTA Quick-Reference Guide to the Three Dimensions, June 22, 2022

The NGSS and other standards based on the Framework of K-12 Education are quite complicated and often tricky to interpret. What teachers need is an easy-to-use reference guide to the standards, and since its’ release in 2014, the NSTA Quick-Ref...

Postsecondary Elementary High School Middle School General Science

Journal Article

Up and Away!

By Lesley Anderson

High School Earth & Space Science Phenomena

Journal Article

Railway Engineer Cassie Gouger

By Luba Vangelova

High School Careers Engineering

Journal Article

Unnoticed Sunballs All Around Us

By Paul G. Hewitt

High School Earth & Space Science Phenomena Physics Teaching Strategies

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Project Hail Mary

By Holly Amerman

High School Earth & Space Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Teaching Strategies Technology

Journal Article

You Don’t Have to be a Rocket Scientist

By Kelsey Rasmussen

Inclusion Interdisciplinary Teaching Strategies Technology

Web Seminar

Archive: Fall 2022: Developing a Competitive Application for the Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge, October 17, 2022

The Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge Competition recognizes exceptional and innovative science educators for their exemplary approaches to science lab instruction utilizing limited school and laboratory resources. The competition also raises awar...

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Preschool Earth & Space Science Life Science Physical Science STEM

Journal Article

Making Inquiry Accessible for Students With Disabilities

By Shalece Kohnke

Disabilities Inclusion Inquiry Pedagogy Professional Learning Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Teaching Artificial Intelligence Through the Arts in Beijing

By Barnas Monteith, Pendred Noyce, and Pei Zhang

Computer Science Interdisciplinary Multicultural STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

Journal Article

How Are They Connected?

By Anna Koumara, Katerina Plakitsi, and Norman Lederman

High School Engineering Instructional Materials Makerspace

Journal Article

Flow in My DNA

By Kelsie Fowler and Saraswati Noel

High School Biology Equity Inclusion Interdisciplinary Teaching Strategies

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Teacher Demonstration—Student Exploration

By Julie Gaubatz

High School Chemistry Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Chemicals Gone Funny

By Nick Thomas

Chemistry Instructional Materials Teaching Strategies

Web Seminar

Archive: Sponsored Web Seminar: Industry-based Artificial Intelligence STEM Program in Your Classroom, June 1, 2022

Through the STEMwave program, students learn how to build AI-based chatbot solutions for the school website. The program dives deep into machine learning and natural language processing; creating a memorable and meaningful project-based environment i...

Middle School High School Informal Education Postsecondary Computer Science Engineering Mathematics STEM Technology

Journal Article

The Quantum Mechanical Student

By Mark Vondracek

High School Physics Teaching Strategies

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Inclusive Strategies for the Science Classroom

By Ann Haley Mackenzie

High School Advocacy Equity Inclusion Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Solar System Exploration

By Bob Riddle

Middle School Astronomy Earth & Space Science Phenomena

Journal Article

Mark My Bird!

By Jill Nugent

Middle School Biology Citizen Science Life Science

Journal Article

Differentiation in the Life Science Classroom Using Station Rotations

By Rebecca Hite, Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer, and Gina Childers

Middle School Biology Life Science STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Web Seminar

Archive: Transforming Science Learning: Evaluating Lessons for Sensemaking Using the NSTA Sensemaking Tool, August 10, 2022

The NSTA Sensemaking Tool (adapted from the research-based NGSS Lesson Screener) is designed to help educators be critical consumers of curricular materials as well as create and/or revise science lessons to reflect the instructional shifts (sensemak...

Web Seminar

Archive: Transforming Science Learning: Keeping Phenomena at the Center of Science, May 4, 2022

Take a peek behind the curtain of creating the NSTA Daily Do lesson plans driven by phenomena to engage all learners. Walk away with a rubric to guide your own lesson design. As a participant of this web seminar you will:...

Journal Article

Adapting Existing Curriculum for Equitable Learning Experiences

By Nelly Tsai, Hosun Kang, Jasmine Chang, and Karly Cassese

Middle School Curriculum Equity Inclusion Instructional Materials Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

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Cultivating Teacher Efficacy for Social Justice in Science

By Libby Gerard, Allison Bradford, Angela DeBarger, Korah Wiley, and Marcia C. Linn

Middle School Equity Inclusion Professional Learning Social Justice Teaching Strategies

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Some of You Are Smiling Now

By Renee Affolter, Katherine L. McNeill, and Gretchen Brinza

Middle School Equity Professional Learning Sensemaking Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Leverage the Data You Have

By Naomi Weintraub and Kristin Hunter-Thomson

Middle School Computer Science Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies Technology

Journal Article

Supporting Success in Science

By Becky McDowell

Middle School Equity Inclusion Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Equity in the Science Classroom

By Patty McGinnis

Middle School Careers Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

How Does Our Garden Grow?

By Heidi Schweingruber

Middle School Elementary High School Advocacy Environmental Science Leadership NGSS

Web Seminar

Archive: NSTA Teacher Awards – Recognizing Excellence Rewarded, October 27, 2022

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...

Postsecondary Elementary High School Informal Education Middle School Pre-service Teachers General Science

Journal Article

Piloting Virtual Field Trips During a Pandemic

By Tilly Duong, Melissa Telemeco, Charlotte Dean, and Alexandria Hansen

Elementary Informal Education NGSS STEM Technology

Journal Article

Data-Driven Science Vlogging for Connected Learning Anywhere

By Rundong Jiang, Xiaotong Ding, Shannon Sung, Ashley Bulseco, and Charles Xie

Informal Education Citizen Science Inquiry Phenomena Physical Science Technology

Journal Article

MindHive: An Online Citizen Science Tool and Curriculum for Human Brain and Behavior Research

By Suzanne Dikker, Yury Shevchenko, Kim Burgas, Kim Chaloner, Marc Sole, Lucy Yetman-Michaelson, Ido Davidesco, Rebecca Martin, and Camillia Matuk

High School Informal Education Citizen Science Inquiry NGSS Research Technology

Web Seminar

Archive: Transforming Science Education Through Service to NSTA, September 22, 2022

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...

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Preschool General Science

Web Seminar

Archive: Case Studies from Connected Science Learning: Transformative Science Learning through Museum-School Collaboration, May 16, 2022

Strategic partnerships that bring together schools and other organizations–such as museums–have the potential to transform learning in ways that neither partner can accomplish alone. Explore the process, products, and outcomes of such collaborati...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary General Science