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Have you read great articles in the NSTA journals that changed or added to the ways you and your students do science for the better? You could inspire other educators across the country in the same way by sharing your teaching ideas, activities or le...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education General Science

Journal Article

STEM Teaching Support During COVID-19

By Kate Lu Sedor

Informal Education Teacher Preparation

Journal Article

Using Apps to Engage All Families in Science Exploration

By Jennifer Stiles and Megan Silander

Early Childhood Informal Education Preschool Technology

Lesson Plan

How Can I Tell What's Inside?

Early Childhood Informal Education General Science Is Lesson Plan Science and Engineering Practices

Journal Article

Inspiring Earth’s Future Stewards

By Patty McGinnis

Middle School Environmental Science

Lesson Plan

Why Aren't the Sounds the Same?

Elementary Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Is Lesson Plan NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Lesson Plan

Why Don't the Dishes Move?

High School Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Is Lesson Plan NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Earthworm Distribution in the Schoolyard Ecosystem

By Lauren Reuss and Gaston Small

Middle School Biology Labs Life Science

Journal Article

Planting 3D Instruction in Your Classroom

By JONATHAN BOWERS AND LISA KENYON

Middle School Labs Physical Science

Journal Article

This and That Box

By Dale Glass and Hannah Bosland

Elementary General Science

Journal Article

The Downstream Collaborative Project

By William McConnell, Maury Howard, and Katie Catania

Elementary Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Life Science

Journal Article

Why is the Earth round?

By Matt Bobrowsky

Elementary

Journal Article

Shake A Bush

By Tammy D. Lee, Melissa Dowland, Megan Davis, Lauren Brewington, and Lauren Pearce

Elementary Biology Life Science

Journal Article

Engineering Clean Water

By Abeera P. Rehmat and Marissa C. Owens

Elementary

Journal Article

Sowing Spartina

By Catherine Scott

Elementary Biology Earth & Space Science Life Science Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Talking Trash

By Lauren Wisbrock, Erin Reynolds, Jen Mertins, Anne Schultz, Timothy Hoellein, and Lara Smetana

Elementary Environmental Science

Journal Article

Health, Literacy, & Poetry

By Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong

Elementary

Journal Article

Investigating Earth’s Interactions

By Christine Anne Royce

Elementary Earth & Space Science Physical Science Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Becoming Scientifically Literate

By Peggy Ashbrook

Early Childhood Preschool Literacy

Journal Article

Uncovering Parent’s and Children’s Ideas in Science

By Page Keeley

Early Childhood Elementary Assessment

Journal Article

Hacking and Tracking Healthy Living

By Heather Pacheco-Guffrey

Elementary

Journal Article

Combustion and a Jumping Flame

By Cole Entress

Middle School Chemistry Phenomena Physics

Journal Article

Finding Team Clean

By KATHRYN A. BALDWIN, R. LANCE POTTER, ELI HOLM, KAT HALL, BRIAN WALKER, AND REBECCA HANSEN

Middle School Environmental Science Labs

NSTA Press Book

Universal Design for Learning Science: Reframing Elementary Instruction in Physical Science

New in 2020! Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more.Here’s good news: With this practical book, you can learn from experienced elementary school educators about how to make physical science both challenging and accessible f...

By Deborah Hanuscin, Delinda van Garderen

Elementary Physical Science Multilingual Learners Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Disabilities Equity Inclusion Teacher Preparation

Lesson Plan

How Can Containers Keep Stuff Cool?

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

NSTA Press Book

Novel Engineering, K–8: An Integrated Approach to Engineering and Literacy

Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more.With the Novel Engineering approach, “students become excited about what they are reading, writing, designing, and building! This excitement in turn helps them make strides in enginee...

By Elissa Milto, Merredith Portsmore, Mary McCormick, Jessica Watkins, Morgan Hynes

Elementary Middle School Preschool Engineering Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry Pedagogy Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Literacy Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation