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Earth and space sciences investigate processes that operate on Earth and address Earth's place in the solar system and galaxy, involving phenomena that range in scale from the unimaginably large to invisibly small.

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Gemologist Nathan Renfro

Career of the Month November/December 2024...

Journal Article

Saving Our Water: Engagement Strategies for Designing Collaborative Community-Based Solutions

In recent years, some communities have experienced extreme conditions of drought: reduced water supply for farms, increased wildfires, and decreased water availability in reservoirs and groundwater basins. This article details how high school juniors...

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Books in Space

Scope on the Skies November/December 2024...

Journal Article

Making Space for Local Science: Strategies for teachers to find and adapt phenomena in science units

This article discusses strategies for teachers to find and use local phenomena in designed science units. The Next Generation Science Standards promote grounding learning in observable phenomena that students investigate using science practices. Howe...

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Latest Resources

 

Web Seminar

Unlocking the Moon with Artemis, March 19, 2026

Join us on Thursday, March 19, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, to learn about the NASA Artemis program to return humans to the Moon....

 

Virtual Workshop

OpenSciEd Middle School Unit 7.6 Unit Launch Workshop Series

Join us on November 18, 20, and December 2, 4, and 9, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM ET for an immersive professional learning experience exploring how OpenSciEd Unit 7.6: Earth’s Resources and Human Impact engages students in making sense of real-w...

 

Virtual Workshop

OpenSciEd Middle School Unit 8.4 Unit Launch Workshop Series

Join us on February 10, 12, 17, 19, and 24, 2026, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM ET, for an immersive professional learning experience exploring OpenSciEd Unit 8.4: Earth in Space. In this unit, students notice and explain patterns in the sky, beginning wit...

 

NSTA Kids

Shell Seeker: The Life, Work, and Adventures of a Blind Biologist (Hardcover)

(NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRESALE (TO SHIP EARLY DECEMBER) The inspiring true story of Dr. Geerat Vermeij, a respected evolutionary scientist whose work challenges conventional views on observation, evidence, and the nature of science. Blind since early ...

 

NSTA Press Book

The Perfect Planet

NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRESALE (TO SHIP EARLY OCTOBER)! Two young explorers embark on an exciting journey in search of the perfect planet. As they travel through outer space, they discover and visit incredible exoplanets—from scorching gas giants to ...

 

NSTA Kids

The Perfect Planet

NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRESALE (TO SHIP EARLY OCTOBER)! Two young explorers embark on an exciting journey in search of the perfect planet. As they travel through outer space, they discover and visit incredible exoplanets—from scorching gas giants to ...

 

Web Seminar

2025 Arctic Report Card Headlines, January 29, 2026

Join us on Thursday, January 29, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, to learn about the state of the Arctic environment....

 

Web Seminar

Science Update: Archive: Mineral Resources for our Future, October 16, 2025

Critical minerals have been all over the news lately.  While we may be familiar with the mining of copper, coal, and gold, emerging resources like lithium, rare earth elements, cobalt, and more have driven the search for a new generation of...

 

Web Seminar

Hubble's 36th Anniversary and Recent Science Highlights, April 23, 2026

Join us on Thursday, April 23, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, to celebrate the 36th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope’s launch into space.Max Mutchler from the Space Telescope Science Institute will present new images and recent science ...

 

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: Hubble Observations of Interstellar Objects, August 21, 2025

A team of astronomers has taken the sharpest-ever picture of the third interstellar object, known as 3I/ATLAS and resembling a comet, traveling at 130,000 miles per hour within our solar system using the crisp vision of Hubble. This breathtaking spri...

 

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: The Dynamic Atmosphere: Extreme Weather, June 26, 2025

Extreme atmospheric events, also known as extreme weather, are unusually severe occurrences that can cause significant damage and disruption. These events can range from heat waves and cold snaps to heavy precipitation, droughts, and various storms, ...

 

Web Seminar

Sponsored Archive: From Local Data to Global Phenomena: Hands-On Climate Science Investigations, April 21, 2025

Ready to engage your high school physics, biology, earth science, and environmental science students in meaningful climate investigations?  Join Vernier biology and physics experts Colleen McDaniel and Fran Poodry, along with Vernier Trendsetter...

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