Stimulate Science Learning with Student Debates

Blog Post | March 2020

The new NSTA Press book It’s Still Debatable! Using Socioscientific Issues to Develop Scientific Literacy by Sami Kahn gives students plenty to discuss. For educators looking to develop their students’ thinking…

Learning about motion and appropriate restraints

Blog Post | February 2009

Some children chafe at any restriction, including car seat straps. Doing an activity about force and motion may not make them any happier to be strapped in but it may help them understand what could happen if they weren…

Displaying children's science learning

Blog Post | September 2008

One way I like to show the science learning that goes on in school is by posting my photos or children’s work under headings borrowed from, or inspired by, Barbara Lehn in her book What is a Scientist? (1999. Millbrook…

All Problem-Based Learning resources

List | April 2020

All Connect Science Learning resources

List | March 2020

All Three-Dimensional Learning resources

List | February 2020

Refashioning Informal Education to Support 3-D Learning

Blog Post | October 2019

Joel E. Greengiant Learns About Peas

Case Study | July 2014

Archive: Case Studies from Connected Science Learning: Developing Critical Consciousness in Middle-School Science Through Engineering for Sustainable Communities, November 14, 2022

Web Seminar | September 2022

In this web seminar, the presenters share how an Engineering for Sustainable Communities (EfSC) approach in the middle grades can foster critical consciousness and support strong connections between classrooms and…

Teacher’s Toolkit: Helping middle school students with learning disabilities pass the federally mandated science tests—Science instruction, study skills, and test-taking strategies

Journal Article | October 2006

Since the passage of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in 2002, and the amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in 2004, the majority of students with learning disabilities take science courses as part…

Research and Teaching: Virtually the Same: A Comparison of STEM Students’ Content Knowledge, Course Performance, and Motivation to Learn in Virtual and Face-to-Face Introductory Biology Laboratories

Journal Article | December 2016

Biology I is a required course for many STEM majors and is often their first college-level laboratory experience. The replacement of the traditional face-to-face laboratory experience with virtual laboratories could…

For Administrators

Page | March 2020

For Administrators The NSTA Learning Center is Your Teachers' Online Platform for Professional Learning Create a high-quality learning experience for your teachers leveraging the resources and online community available in the NSTA Learning Center! If you are responsible for coordinating or…

Three Must-Haves for Remote Science Learning

Blog Post | February 2021