Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, May 16, 2023

Reports Article | May 2023

What Happens When You Bring a Balloon Near Wall

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about electrical interactions. The probe is designed to find out how students visually represent electrical interactions.

Freebies for Science Teachers, Week of July 20, 2020

Reports Article | July 2020

Ice-Cold Lemonade

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about transfer of energy. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize that heat flows from warmer objects or areas to cooler ones.

Community-Informed STEM Teaching Strategies for Early Childhood Educators During COVID

Journal Article | August 2022

Seasonal Weather Patterns

Journal Article | January 2019

Listening to Waves: Engaging Underrepresented Students Through the Science of Sound and Music

Journal Article | August 2021

Data Literacy 101

Journal Article | March 2019

Evaluating Lessons for Sensemaking Using the NSTA Sensemaking Tool

Professional Learning Unit | September 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…

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, September 7, 2021

Reports Article | September 2021

Using Storylines to Support Three-Dimensional Learning in Project-Based Science

Journal Article | January 2019

Teacher Spotlight: Brenda Walsh

Journal Article | May 2020

Different Strokes for Different Folks

Journal Article | August 2019

Water, River, and Community: Bridging Community, Environment, and Outreach Through a Transdisciplinary Course

Journal Article | August 2021

Why Culturally Relevant Science Teaching is Vital in Our Classrooms

Journal Article | October 2021