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  • Creatively Engineering Future Resources: Featured Strand at #NSTA 2015 Area Conference on Science Education in Reno, Nevada, October 22-24

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    Pose for a groupie shot with your science teacher friends this fall and you just may find the inventor of the “camera on a chip” in the photo! Cell phone camera inventor and Dartmouth Engineering Professor Eric Fossum…

  • Grounding Practice in Research

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    Grounding Practice in Research The first set of common science standards in the United States is about 20 years old. Our understanding of the world around us has since changed, and so has our understanding of how children learn. A growing body of research is painting a very different picture of what today’s science…

  • Awards and Recognition Program

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    Awards and Recognition Program Dare to Dream! Have you ever dreamed of yourself as a STAR and seeing your name up in lights? With 17 teacher award programs, your dream could become a reality.  Did you know more than $80,000 in cash and prizes are just waiting to be claimed? We are excited to…

  • Safety Resources for Middle/Secondary Schools

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    Safety Resources for Middle/Secondary Schools U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Specialized Information Services (SIS) recently released a new Enviro-Health Links page, "Laboratory Safety," which offers links to information for clinical, academic, and school…

  • Transforming Science Learning: We’ve Got a Problem to Solve! Now what? Engaging in Engineering Design in the Science Classroom, January 13, 2021

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    Join us on Wednesday, January 13, 2021, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET for another edition of the Transforming Science Learning series. Science standards based on A Framework for K-12 Science Education require us to…

  • National Conference on Science Education Philadelphia 2025 Richard R. Arnold II

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    National Conference on Science Education Philadelphia 2025 Richard R. Arnold II Science From SpaceLessons LearnedThursday, March 27 • 9:30-10:30 AMSpeaker: Richard R. Arnold II  About the SessionThis session will share the experiences of former educator turned NASA…

  • Advocacy

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    Advocacy We are the organization we are today because of the expertise, passion, and commitment of our members.Your voice matters—and your involvement shapes the future of science education.  NSTA’s federal and state…

  • National Conference on Science Education Minneapolis 2025 Courses and Pathways

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    National Conference on Science Education Minneapolis 2025 Courses and Pathways Let Us Help You With Your JourneyPathways feature hand-selected programming tracks to maximize your conference experience through a curated grouping of sessions centered around a specific topic of interest. Add…

  • National Conference on Science Education Philadelphia 2025 Courses and Pathways

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    National Conference on Science Education Philadelphia 2025 Courses and Pathways Let Us Help You With Your JourneyPathways feature hand-selected programming tracks to maximize your conference experience through a curated grouping of sessions centered around a…

  • Best STEM Books 2021

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    Best STEM Books 2021 Winning Titles Ada Lovelace (The First Names Series) Ben Jeapes Illustrated by Nick Ward ABRAMS / Abrams Books for Young Readers How did the first computer come to be? Explore Ada Lovelace's determination, imagination, and amazing life as she becomes the brains behind…

  • A Lesson in Geospatial Inquiry

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    A Lesson in Geospatial Inquiry Geospatial Inquiry is an educational framework that offers students an opportunity to engage with, and become curious about, geospatial data for a defined purpose. We define Geospatial Inquiry as: “Asking and answering a question through the analysis and communication of data that is…

  • NSTA Email List Server

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    Welcome to the NSTA list server.* NSTA’s lists are group email discussions that allow members to exchange information in a peer-to-peer forum. NSTA Members who subscribe (at no extra cost!) can now select from 23 …

  • National Conference on Science Education Minneapolis 2025 Professional Learning Institute 3

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    National Conference on Science Education Minneapolis 2025 Professional Learning Institute 3 Full-Day WorkshopIncorporating Meaningful Computational Thinking in the Middle School Science ClassroomPreconference • Wednesday, November 12 • 8:15 AM - 3:15 PMAll participants will receive...Breakfast and Lunch…

  • National Conference on Science Education Philadelphia 2025 Professional Learning Institute 5

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    National Conference on Science Education Philadelphia 2025 Professional Learning Institute 5 Full-Day WorkshopCreating Instructionally Supportive Assessment Tasks to Support 3D-LearningPreconference • Wednesday, March 26 • 8:15 AM - 3:15 PMAll participants will receive...Breakfast and Lunch GA4ViewItem(…

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