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Archive: Book Beat Live!, April 8, 2021

Are you interested in helping your elementary students learn the practices of science, including constructing explanations and engaging in argument from evidence? Victor Sampson, an author of Argument-Driven Inquiry in Fifth-Grade Science, will expla...

Elementary General Science

Journal Article

Integrating Computational Modeling Into Science Instruction With English Learners

By Alison Haas, Scott Grapin, Katie Simon, Lorena Llosa and Okhee Lee

Elementary Computer Science Earth & Space Science Multilingual Learners Environmental Science NGSS

Web Seminar

Archive: What's in the American Rescue Plan for K-12 and Science Education?, April 6, 2021

In March President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law. The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package--which includes $125.8 Billion for K-12 education--is intended to provide continued economic relief to all Americans....

Postsecondary Elementary High School Middle School General Science

Lesson Plan

Are There Differences in How People Are Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States? If So, Why Are There Differences, and What Should We Do About the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19?

By Todd Campbell, Okhee Lee, Eileen Murray, and John Russell

Middle School Biology Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Engineering Equity Is Lesson Plan Life Science NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices STEM Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Encouraging Student Persistence

By Vanora Thomas and Peta-Gay Clarke

High School Informal Education Computer Science STEM Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Coding, and Computer Science, and Computational Thinking—Oh My!

By Beth Murphy

Informal Education Computer Science STEM

Journal Article

Evaluation of Computing Workshops at the Science Museum

By Dafni Konstantinidi-Sofrona

Informal Education Computer Science Equity Inclusion STEM

Journal Article

Using Computational Thinking and Modeling to Build Water and Watershed Literacy

By Bess Caplan, Beth Covitt, Garrett Love, Alan R. Berkowitz, Kristin L. Gunckel, Chelsea McClure, and John C. Moore

High School Informal Education Computer Science Environmental Science Interdisciplinary Phenomena STEM Three-Dimensional Learning

Web Seminar

Archive: Teacher Tip Tuesday: Have you Daily Do-ed? New Sensemaking Lesson plans from NSTA, March 30, 2021

NSTA now has sensemaking lesson plans to support the Framework vision for science education and the focus on ALL students. These sensemaking tasks target specific grades and gradebands including a family section to support science learning in the hom...

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary General Science

Journal Article

Engineering Your Own Liquid Soap

By Alberto J. Rodriguez

Elementary Engineering Labs Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Q: Do Scientists Really Use the “Scientific Method?”

By Matt Bobrowsky

Elementary General Science

Journal Article

Crafting Circuits

By Colby Tofel-Grehl, Kristin Searle, Andrea Hawkman, Tyler Hansen, and Kimberly Lott

Elementary Engineering Makerspace Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Learning About Culture and Sustainable Harvesting of Native Plants

By Eileen Merritt, Alex Peterson, Stacy Evans, Sallie A. Marston, and Steven Zuiker

Elementary Earth & Space Science Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Phenomenon-Based Professional Development

By Clare Gunshenan, Martha Inouye, Ana Houseal, and Tracy Jacobs

Phenomena Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

Journal Article

Cultivating Place

By Kean Roberts, Jesse Wilcox, and Anna Bahnson

Biology Inclusion Life Science Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Crossing Linguistic and Cultural Borders

By Lori Zimmerman and Michelle Brown

Elementary Inclusion Literacy Multicultural Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Technology and Scientific Habits of Mind

By Ann Haley MacKenzie

STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

NSTA Press Book

Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, Volume 2, Second Edition: 25 More Formative Assessment Probes

“Leave no alternative science idea unchallenged!” could be the slogan of this second edition of Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, Volume 2. Like the others in the bestselling series, this book is loaded with classroom-friendly features to pinp...

By Page Keeley

Elementary High School Middle School Earth & Space Science General Science Life Science Physical Science Assessment Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Teacher Preparation

Journal Article

There’s an App for That

By Chris Anderson

High School Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies Technology

Journal Article

Vibrating Insects

By Rachel Wilson, Leslie Bradbury, Amy Lunceford, and Shannon Stanbery

Elementary Biology Instructional Materials Life Science Literacy

Journal Article

Building Picnic Tables ... and Community

By Christopher Burke and Amy Lazarowicz

Elementary Engineering Inclusion Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Insulating Tiny Homes

By Daniel Edelen, Heather Simpson, and Sarah B. Bush

Elementary 5E Disciplinary Core Ideas Engineering STEM

Journal Article

Inclusion of Native Culture During Science Instruction

By Karen Cloud, Cathleen Bates, and Iva Moss-Redman

Elementary Biology Equity Inclusion Multicultural

Journal Article

Poetry Celebrates Science and Culture

By Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong

Early Childhood Elementary Literacy

Journal Article

Pollen Transfer and Pea Plants

By Christine Anne Royce

Early Childhood Elementary Biology Life Science Literacy

Journal Article

Culturally Responsive Teaching

By Peggy Ashbrook

Early Childhood Equity Inclusion Multicultural

Journal Article

Culturally Relevant and Culturally Responsive

By Felicia Moore Mensah

Equity Inclusion Multicultural

Journal Article

Culturally Responsive Teaching

By Elizabeth Barrett-Zahn

Early Childhood Elementary Equity Inclusion

Journal Article

Small-Group Work in the Online Science Classroom

By Denise Wright

Biology Distance Learning Instructional Materials Teaching Strategies Technology

Journal Article

Give Them the Tools and They Will Explore

By Bob Riddle and Betsy Stefany

Middle School Astronomy Earth & Space Science

Journal Article

The Return of the River Herring

By Jill Nugent

Middle School Biology Citizen Science Earth & Space Science

Journal Article

Transforming Local Spaces With Relevant Perspectives

By Martha Inouye, Clare Gunshenan, Ana Houseal, Jennifer Applequist, and Lorna Bath

Middle School Informal Education Crosscutting Concepts Earth & Space Science Life Science NGSS Performance Expectations Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning