Competitions

Page | February 2020

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Radioactivity, Grade 11: STEM Road Map for High School

NSTA Press Book | May 2019

What if you could challenge your 11th graders to figure out the best response to a partial meltdown at a nuclear reactor in fictional Gammatown, USA? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can!…

Healthy Living, Grade 10: STEM Road Map for High School

NSTA Press Book | April 2020

New in 2020! Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more. What if you could challenge your 10th graders to develop a product or process that helps people embrace diet and exercise and has a…

The NSTA Quick-Reference Guide to the NGSS, High School

NSTA Press Book | October 2014

Since the release of the first draft of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), NSTA has been at the forefront in promoting the standards and helping science educators become familiar with and learn to navigate…

Beyond the Egg Drop: Infusing Engineering Into High School Physics

NSTA Press Book | January 2018

Problem: You’re eager to expand your physics curriculum and engage your students with engineering content but you don’t know how. Solution: Use the approach and lessons in Beyond the Egg Drop to infuse engineering into…

Car Crashes, Grade 12: STEM Road Map for High School

NSTA Press Book | September 2018

What if you could challenge your 12th graders to understand car crashes in the context of physical forces, manufacturing challenges, government safety standards, and individual rights? With this volume in the STEM Road…

Science and Religion in Middle School and High School Classrooms

Book Chapter | October 2019

This chapter is at the heart of the conflict around teaching evolution—the classrooms of middle and high school teachers. Our overall approach gives science teachers a way to move beyond conflict and toward a classroom…

Online Extras: Toward High School Biology

Page | March 2020

Online Extras: Toward High … … the teacher's edition of Toward High School Biology …

NGSS in Action: Alison Hapka, High School Physics

Page | March 2020

NGSS in Action … Alison Hapka, High School Physics … NGSS in Action: Alison Hapka, High School Physics …

KEYS High School Student Internship Program

Journal Article | March 2019

science not encountered in high school, and weekly assignments … The program began in 2007 with a class of nine local high school … with the KEYS director and a high school teacher …

Designing Facilities for the High School (9-12)

Book Chapter | January 2007

When we participate in a school building program, we create learning environments that will last for many decades. So a major principle of good science facilities planning is to avoid building for a single curricular…

The High-School-to-College Transition in Science

Book Chapter | January 2006

It is important to remember the variety of competing events and pressures that first-year students face while adjusting to a different life in college. Science faculty need to understand why some students struggle…

Team Teaching Science at the High School Level

Book Chapter | May 2011

The focus of this chapter is the specific challenges of team teaching each individual discipline in the typical high school or secondary school. Although science curricula vary not only from state to state, but even…

K-12 Progressions, High School

Book Chapter | October 2014

This free sample chapter shows the K–12 progression of each of the components in the foundation box (e.g., practices, core ideas, or connection to nature of science). These matrixes will help you understand what…