How does sonar work, and how can sonar create more complete and accurate maps of the seafloor?

Lesson Plan | August 2025

What force is pushing the model rocket up?

Lesson Plan | October 2022

How did the Ariane 5 rocket launch and deliver the JWST to L2?

Lesson Plan | June 2024

How Were the Scablands Formed?

Playlist | July 2021

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

Blog Post | August 2024

Where Does Digestion Occur?

Lesson Plan | July 2020

New Edition of NSTA’s Uncovering Student Ideas Book Includes Probes in English and Spanish, Plus Other Updates

Press Release | March 2021

Adaptation

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about biological adaptation. The probe is designed to find out if students think animals intentionally adapt to a change in their environment.

How does a parachute’s design affect the speed of descent and landing location of a model rocket?

Lesson Plan | October 2022

NSTA and the Children’s Book Council Announce 2025 List of Top Science Trade Books for K-12 Students

Press Release | November 2024

What if AI Gets it Wrong? Teaching Students to Detect Errors and Misleading Models

Blog Post | February 2026

NSTA and the Children’s Book Council Announce 2026 List of Top Science Trade Books for K-12 Students

Press Release | December 2025

Stop Competing for Attention. Start Using It.

Blog Post | April 2026

How Can We Protect Fragile Cargo?

Lesson Plan | July 2020