How can we use what we know about weight and thrust to plan a safe and successful model rocket launch?

Lesson Plan | October 2023

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

Lesson Plan | October 2023

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, November 7, 2023

Reports Article | November 2023

Teacher Tip Tuesday: Making Connections: Strategic Partnerships between Formal and Informal Education, November 7, 2023

Member Web Seminar | June 2023

Join us on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM ET for another edition of Teacher Tip Tuesday. Laura Decker, Science Instructional Support Lead for Chicago Public Schools Network 14, and Rosie Arnold,…

House Committee Examines Impact of the CHIPS and Science Act; National Science Foundation Releases STEM Teaching Funding Opportunities

Blog Post | October 2023

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, November 14, 2023

Reports Article | November 2023

A Long Recovery Road for Norrie

Case Study | November 2023

Why Do We All Have to Stay Home?

Lesson Plan | March 2020

What’s New in NSTA Journals for 2023 and 2024?

Blog Post | August 2023

Caribou Conservation Conundrum

Case Study | March 2013

Science Notebooks in Student-Centered Classrooms: Module 4: Assessing Student Notebooks

Professional Learning Course Module | May 2023

In this module, you will experience ways to use science notebooks for formative assessment. You will gain a deeper understanding of the disadvantages of grading notebook entries. You will have an opportunity to apply…

Is It a Rock? (Version 2)

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about an Earth material, rocks. The probe is designed to determine whether students can distinguish between humanmade, “rocklike” materials and…

Is It “Fitter”?

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about natural selection. The probe is designed to find out how students interpret the commonly used phrase “survival of the fittest.”

What’s the Problem?

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ initial response to an ill-defined problematic situation. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that in a problem situation, there is…

Is It an Engineering Problem?

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about how to approach a problem. The probe is designed to gain insight into how students think about an engineering design process (EDP) and the kinds of…