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…

Rotting Apple

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about decay and decomposers. The probe can be used to determine whether students recognize the need for a biological agent to break down once-living…

Why is Niagara Falls moving?

Lesson Plan | September 2020

Middle School Educators Begin Professional Learning Fellowship in the 2022 Northrop Grumman Foundation Teachers Academy

Press Release | March 2022

Preservice Teachers Step into the Future of Science Education at NSTA Minneapolis Fall 2025

Blog Post | December 2025

Northrop Grumman Foundation Teachers Academy Preparing for Sixth Year of Providing Mentoring Support to Middle Level Educators

Press Release | October 2021

Resources and Perspectives From State Science Leaders

Blog Post | November 2019

How Can Race Car Bumpers Store Energy?

Lesson Plan | July 2021

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

Press Release | September 2020

How Do We Cross Bodies of Water?

Lesson Plan | April 2020

Why Is Our Sun So Big and Bright?

Lesson Plan | July 2020

Setting Boundaries: Developing AI Policies for Science Classrooms

Blog Post | November 2024

How Can Properties Help Solve Problems?

Lesson Plan | April 2020

How Do We Get Drinking Water From Fog?

Lesson Plan | September 2020

Young Children Need (More) Science Education

Blog Post | September 2025