Research and Teaching: Transforming Discussion in General Chemistry With Authentic Experiences for Engineering Students

Journal Article | April 2016

Undergraduate engineering education in the United States is in need of reform that addresses the recruitment and retention of a diverse population of students. Change Chem is a curriculum reform model that has been…

Point of View: The USS Dallas: Where Science and Technology Count

Journal Article | April 2016

This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This month’s issue describes a tour of a fast attack submarine based in New London, Connecticut, to get a better…

Case Study: Science, Pseudoscience, and Nonsense

Journal Article | April 2016

This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. This month’s issue discusses scientific illiteracy and a course…

Native Plants and Seeds, Oh My!

Journal Article | June 2016

Fifth graders explore an unfamiliar subject while learning plant basics.

Who Is Your Champion?

Journal Article | June 2016

A close look at how plant and animal structures can help solve a problem.

Stalk It Up to Integrated Learning

Journal Article | June 2016

Using foods we eat and informational texts to learn about plant parts and their functions.

Elementary Anatomy

Journal Article | June 2016

Activities designed to teach preschool children about the human body.

Learning About Plants With STEAM

Journal Article | June 2016

In a yearlong unit on plants, students use art to make models of their subjects.

Teaching Through Trade Books: The Purpose of Individual Parts and Processes

Journal Article | June 2016

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. The activities in this month’s issue have students examine the purposes of different plant or animal parts and then adapt these to solve a human problem…

Formative Assessment Probes: Big and Small Seeds

Journal Article | June 2016

This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue links formative assessment probes to the scientific practices.

The Early Years: Discovering Through Deconstruction

Journal Article | June 2016

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue has students exploring the structure of and noticing parts of a fruit while taking it apart.

Making the Transition to Three-Dimensional Teaching

Journal Article | June 2016

An NGSS@NSTA curator and elementary science specialist shares how to evaluate teaching materials using the EQuIP rubric.

Methods and Strategies: Oral Science Stories

Journal Article | June 2016

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue shows how teachers can use culturally responsive storytelling to teach socioeconomically disadvantaged students.

Engineering Encounters: No, David! But Yes, Design!

Journal Article | June 2016

This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month's issue describes how kindergarten students are introduced to a design way of thinking.

Science 101: Q: How Do We Distinguish Between Living and Nonliving Things?

Journal Article | June 2016

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses the criteria used to define living versus nonliving.