Before the First Bell: Five AI Truths Science Teachers Need to Know Before Day 1

Blog Post | August 2026

How Are They Similar and Different?

Lesson Plan | April 2020

Leading the Implementation of High Quality Instructional Materials to Enact Standards

Professional Learning Unit | January 2024

High-quality instructional materials (HQIM) designed for next generation science can make a difference in the quality of equitable science teaching and learning throughout the educational system and for all learners (i.…

Why Do We All Have to Stay Home?

Lesson Plan | March 2020

How Does Being Close to the Ground Help a NASCAR Race Car?

Lesson Plan | July 2021

How Have Dams on the Klamath River Affected Local Communities?

Lesson Plan | March 2024

Johns Hopkins University Press and NSTA Collaborate to Bring New Instructional Materials to Educators Nationwide

Press Release | October 2023

Beyond the Notes: From Passive Collectors to Active Investigators

Blog Post | August 2026

Beyond the Screen: How the Convergence of Digital, Media, and AI Literacies Sharpens Scientific Thinking

Blog Post | April 2026

How did the solid and liquid propellants generate the right amount of thrust for each phase of the Ariane 5 + JWST system’s flight path?

Lesson Plan | June 2024

The Benefits of Nearpod for Sensemaking at a Distance

Blog Post | December 2020

Why Does Some Food Disappear?

Lesson Plan | August 2020

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…

Can we predict what will happen to the speed of an asteroid after a collision?

Lesson Plan | December 2024

How Were the Scablands Formed?

Lesson Plan | September 2020