NSTA Advocacy In Action

Blog Post | May 2026

Congress Finalizes FY24 Funding; ESSER Funding; and State of U.S. Science and Engineering 2024

Blog Post | April 2024

Champion for Science Education Begins Term as 2025–2026 President of the National Science Teaching Association

Press Release | June 2025

Building STREAM Ecosystems in Rural Communities: Connecting Agriculture, History, and Real-World Learning

Blog Post | June 2026

How Do Engineers Solve Problems?

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about how engineers use an engineering design process to solve problems. The probe includes some common misconceptions about engineering design, and is…

Georgia Professor Begins Term as 2023–2024 President of the National Science Teaching Association

Press Release | June 2023

Three Science Educators Receive National Science Teaching Association’s ‘Distinguished’ Awards

Press Release | March 2023

Seedlings in a Jar

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about conservation of matter in a closed system after a transformation of matter from seed to seedling has taken place. The probe is designed to reveal…

Middle School Teams Win 20th Annual eCYBERMISSION Competition

Press Release | July 2022

National Winners Named in the 23rd Annual eCYBERMISSION STEM Competition

Press Release | June 2025

Top U.S. STEM Students Win Scholarships and Awards at the 62nd Annual National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium

Press Release | May 2024

Solar Eclipse

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about eclipses. The probe is designed to find out what students think happens during a solar eclipse.

National Winners Named in the 21st Annual eCYBERMISSION STEM Competition

Press Release | July 2023

National Finalists, Regional Finalists, and State Winners Named in the 22nd Annual eCYBERMISSION STEM Competition

Press Release | May 2024