How does the structure of the JWST’s sunshield minimize energy transfer to the infrared instruments?

Lesson Plan | July 2025

How can we evaluate systems to provide breathable air in a space station?

Lesson Plan | January 2024

Biological Diversity

Journal Article | August 2018

How can we use the patterns in motion we observed to explain how the JWST was launched into space?

Lesson Plan | October 2023

Former NSTA President Receives National Science Teaching Association’s Top Award

Press Release | March 2023

How Can We Figure Out the Different Ways Food Allergies and Food Intolerances Affect Our Bodies?

Lesson Plan | June 2022

Will It Form a New Substance?

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about chemical change. The probe is designed to find out how students determine whether a new substance with a different chemical makeup is formed when…

Why Do Some Cities Currently Have Dust Storms and Others Do Not?

Lesson Plan | February 2022

How do you launch a heavy object like the rocket carrying the JWST?

Lesson Plan | October 2023

How Does the Air in Tires Support a 3,300-Pound Race Car?

Lesson Plan | July 2021

How can we create new things with trash?

Lesson Plan | September 2022

Why does the sunshield need multiple layers that don’t touch?

Lesson Plan | July 2025