Why Does the Ice Melt Faster?

Lesson Plan | August 2020

Why do planets and asteroids have variation in the size and shape of their orbits?

Lesson Plan | December 2024

Exceptional Young Scientists Awarded Scholarships and Awards at the 63rd Annual National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium

Press Release | April 2025

How Can We Plan a Safe and Successful Model Rocket Launch?

Lesson Plan | May 2023

U. S. Senate Takes On Reauthorization of the Education Sciences Reform Act

Blog Post | May 2023

How Were the Scablands Formed?

Playlist | July 2021

Supporting Student Development of Science and STEM Identity

Professional Learning Unit | February 2025

What is a STEM identity, and why is it important for all students? Gain insight and strategies to help your students develop a STEM identity.

What Do Plants Do in the Dark?

Lesson Plan | October 2020

How can we use what we know about weight and thrust to plan a safe and successful model rocket launch?

Lesson Plan | October 2023

NSTA Statement on the Science Results of the 2019 National Assessment of Education Progress

Press Release | May 2021

Is Research Worth Reading?

Blog Post | February 2026

How does a parachute’s design affect the speed of descent and landing location of a model rocket?

Lesson Plan | October 2022

Will the Government Shut Down on March 1?

Blog Post | February 2024

Functions of Living Things

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about life processes. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize that plants and animals share several life functions, even though they are…