Ecosystem Cycles

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the transfer of matter and energy in ecosystems. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that only matter is cycled through an…

Four Student Teams Named National Winners of 2020-21 eCYBERMISSION Competition

Press Release | June 2021

What Happens to Our Garbage?

Playlist | July 2021

Why Did the Reaction Happen So Fast?

Lesson Plan | June 2020

What Do You Know About Volcanoes and Earthquakes?

Lesson Plan | July 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about plate tectonic features and events. The probe is designed to uncover commonly held misconceptions about volcanoes and earthquakes.

Why Is Our Fruit Turning Brown?

Lesson Plan | April 2020

New NSTA Guide Helps Fifth-Grade Teachers Make the Instructional Shift to Argument-Driven Inquiry

Press Release | September 2020

Do all of the high altitude populations have the same mutation?

Lesson Plan | June 2023

How Were the Scablands Formed?

Lesson Plan | September 2020

NSTA Issues Statement Supporting Mask Mandates in K-12 Classrooms

Press Release | August 2021

Remembering LeRoy Lee, 1986–1987 NSTA President and Past Treasurer

Blog Post | August 2024

Where Does Digestion Occur?

Lesson Plan | July 2020

What force is pushing the model rocket up?

Lesson Plan | October 2022

Why is Niagara Falls moving?

Lesson Plan | September 2020