Radioactive Waste: Resources for Environmental Literacy

NSTA Press Book | May 2007

Since World War II, hundreds of thousands of tons of radioactive materials have been produced in the United States. How we will dispose of nuclear waste is a controversial issue with a large technical component. This…

Environmental Education

Position Statement | June 2020

informed decisions regarding stewardship of the planet. The environment also … Research Council. (1996). National Science Education … informed decisions regarding stewardship of the planet. The environment also …

Awards and Recognition Program

Page | March 2020

school. NSTA employees, NSTA Board and Council members, award judges … the environment. Eligibility: The Environmental Excellence … and Council members, award judges, and their immediate families are NOT eligible …

NSTA Press® Sample Chapters

Page | May 2020

Eggs: The Environment Matters" Even More Everyday Science … Osmosis and 'Naked' Eggs: The Environment Matters … Osmosis and 'Naked' Eggs: The Environment Matters …

Breathing New Life Into Elementary Science Preservice Teacher Education

Journal Article | July 2018

Make and Take Teacher Education … is, and what a science teacher is. We draw pictures and label them … that our course is not going to tell them how to be the perfect science teacher …

Bringing Clarity to Science Instruction

Journal Article | October 2019

by the National Research Council and articulated in the Next Generation Science … that learning with a learning environment that maximizes the acquisition …

Project G.R.O.W.

Journal Article | August 2020

Standards (NGSS) (NGSS Lead States, 2013 … and is foundational to the Framework for K-12 Science Education (National … will inherently align with aspects of NGSS standards, making this type …

Social Justice in the Science Classroom

Blog Post | May 2020

He served on the committee that authored the National Research Council …

Developing the Next Generation of Elementary Science Teachers

Journal Article | November 2019

This article describes how science educators at a large southeastern university developed specialized science training for elementary preservice teachers (EPSTs) by creating a combination of discipline-specific science…

The Next Generation Science Standards

Position Statement | June 2020

with the NGSS. Aligned materials integrate the three … with the NGSS. Aligned materials integrate the three … Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS …