Aligning Undergraduate Science Curricula With Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article | August 2022

Recent science reform advocates for the inclusion of engineering design to teach science and represents a shift to so-called three-dimensional (3D) learning. This shift often requires science instructors to adapt their…

Is That Plausible?

Journal Article | January 2023

Modeling Magnetism With the Floating Paper Clip

Journal Article | June 2021

A Thrilling Roller-coaster Ride

Journal Article | August 2021

The Demise of the Forest People

Case Study | May 2018

NSTA Members Don’t See Increasing Popularity for Science Fairs

Blog Post | August 2022

How Can We Motivate Our Science Students?

Journal Article | October 2019

Notes from the field editor

Teacher Pay

Position Statement | March 2025

Cross-Disciplinary Learning

Journal Article | August 2022

We propose cross-disciplinary learning as a construct that can guide instruction and assessment in programs that feature sequential learning across multiple science disciplines. Cross-disciplinary learning combines…

Launching Inquiry Into Motion

Journal Article | October 2021

Oil in the Amazon

Case Study | September 2018

Making Sound

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about sound. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that sound is produced by vibrating matter.

Designing, Sustaining, and Evaluating Environmental Justice Projects: The Critical Community Science Tool

Journal Article | March 2023

The Flint Water Crisis

Case Study | December 2017

Rising to the Top

Case Study | May 2018