All Interdisciplinary resources

A lateral flow assay was designed and optimized as an independent study project that aimed to develop an assay for the qualitative detection of troponin assay. Lateral flow assays (the classic example being a pregnancy test) have the advantage of bei...

By Ellie Schilling, Joy Sandman, Rida Sait, April Stich, Kwaku Baryeh, and Gifty Blankson

Postsecondary Biology Chemistry Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

Journal Article

Improving Writing Skills Through Scripting a Science Podcast for Non-Expert Audiences

In this article, we describe and analyze the experience of undergraduate chemistry students who scripted episodes of a science podcast for non-expert audiences. This practice aimed to improve public communication of science and technology, often supp...

By Carolina Sotério and Salete Linhares Queiroz

Chemistry Interdisciplinary Literacy New Science Teachers Teaching Strategies Technology

Journal Article

What, Graphing Can Be Fun and Engaging This Year?!

By Kristin Hunter-Thomson

Middle School Interdisciplinary Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

STEM Education Outreach Involving School-Industry-University Partnerships for Scalable and Sustainable Impact

By Maeve Liston

Elementary Informal Education Interdisciplinary Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices STEM

Journal Article

Implementing SEL in STEM—Challenges and Opportunities

By Megan Bettis

Informal Education General Science Interdisciplinary Research STEM

NSTA Press Book

Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons, Second Grade, Expanded Edition: Using Children’s Books for Three-Dimensional Learning

There’s a lot to love about this newly expanded book in the Picture-Perfect Science series: You can combine STEM and reading through appealing lessons that are just right for your second-grade students. Also, reading comprehension strategies are em...

By Emily Morgan, Karen Ansberry

Elementary Informal Education General Science STEM Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Multilingual Learners Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

Journal Article

Building Consensus for Integrated STEM and Social-Emotional Development: From Convening to Implementation

By Patricia J. Allen and Gil G. Noam

Informal Education Equity Interdisciplinary Policy Research STEM

Journal Article

Promoting Scientific Literacy in the Science Classroom

By Ann Haley MacKenzie

High School Interdisciplinary Literacy

Journal Article

Using Growth Rings on Wooden Blocks and Plywood to Enhance Students’ Spatial Reasoning Skills

Spatial reasoning is one of the most challenging skills to master in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. This article reports the results of a teaching intervention that involved using wooden blocks to enhance the dev...

By Jeff B. Chaumba and Josphine Chaumba

Postsecondary Earth & Space Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary New Science Teachers Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Environmental Science: Natural Disasters

By Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong

Elementary Interdisciplinary Literacy Phenomena

Journal Article

The Benefits of Integrating Engineering Into Science

By Mihir K. Ravel and Cary I. Sneider

Middle School Engineering Interdisciplinary Technology

Journal Article

The Air We Breathe