From the Field: Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, September 6, 2022

Reports Article | September 2022

Is It a Rock? (Version 2)

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about an Earth material, rocks. The probe is designed to determine whether students can distinguish between humanmade, “rocklike” materials and…

Needs of Seeds

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about seeds. The probe is designed to find out what students think most seeds need to germinate.

Integrating STEM Teaching and Learning into the K–2 Classroom

Archived Conference Session | August 2020

May 29 Update: NSTA's STEM Forum & Expo Goes Virtual

Press Release | May 2020

Unpacking the STEM Disciplines

Journal Article | January 2019

Science for English Language Learners

Position Statement | June 2020

How Can Light Make Dark Shadows and Bright Reflections?

Lesson Plan | May 2020

NASA’s Universe of Learning

Journal Article | August 2020

What Makes Them Tick? Middle School Data Science Explorations of Ticks and Lyme Disease

Journal Article | September 2020

Backward Redesign of a Nonmajors’ Biology Course at a Two-Year Technical College

Journal Article | July 2020

Gwinnett Technical College (GTC), established in 1984, is the second-largest technical college in Georgia. As a two-year open-access college, GTC and other technical and community colleges are significant in educating…

AI in the Science Classroom

Blog Post | September 2024

Plants in the Dark and Light

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about plant growth. The probe is designed to find out whether students recognize that plants use their stored food to grow in the absence of light.

Safer Laboratory Dissection Activities

Blog Post | January 2024