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Web Seminar
What if your students could identify an arsonist, investigate a poisoning, and analyze crime scene evidence—all using chemistry techniques they're already learning? Join Vernier chemistry expert Nüs Hisim and Trendsetter educators Anne Lav...
Web Seminar
Archive: Science Update: The Science of Hurricanes, Earth’s Most Powerful Storms, May 7, 2026
Around the world, hurricanes reshape coastlines, disrupt lives, and threaten communities. These powerful weather systems, which are also known as tropical cyclones, produce hazardous winds, waves, and rainfall that can reach hundreds of miles inland....
NSTA Kids
Shell Seeker: The Life, Work, and Adventures of a Blind Biologist (Hardcover)
Selected for The Children's Book Council January 2026 Hot Off the Press list! Click here to access online extras for Shell Seeker: The Life, Work, and Adventures of a Blind Biologist...
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, ...
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Web Seminar
Amazing Monarch Butterflies, August 27, 2026
Join us on Thursday, August 27, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, to learn about why we refer to the monarch butterflies as "amazing."...
Web Seminar
Archive: Science Update: Space Weather: The Sun, Earth, and You, December 4, 2025
The Sun is constantly churning and bubbling. In addition to the radiation that supports life on Earth, the Sun often releases particles energetic enough to harm Earth-based and near-Earth assets. Just like meteorologists are able to interpret weather...
Web Seminar
The ocean acts like a sponge, absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Increased absorption by the ocean causes changes to our ocean's chemistry from pole to pole. This is known as ocean acidification. Ocean acidification has regional and local ...
Web Seminar
Marine debris is a widespread pollution problem in our ocean and waterways. It can harm wildlife, habitats, and our economy. This issue is human-caused, but it also has human solutions. One of the best tools we have to combat marine debris is underst...
Journal Article
Making Motion Meaningful: Mapping Body Movements onto Graphs
The ability to interpret graphs is foundational to understanding many science topics, although mastering this skill can prove challenging to many students. This article illustrates how a lesson on motion graphs was implemented in physical science cla...
By Rebecca Vieyra, Colleen Megowan-Romanowicz, Daniel O'Brien, Chrystian Vieyra Cortés, Mina Johnson-Glenberg
Journal Article
“Black is Beautiful”: A Culturally Relevant/Responsive High School Biology Lesson
This biology lesson uses the science of central dogma to “critique and question the politics of representation that systematically devalue[s] Blackness” (hooks, 1995, p.131). Students’ understanding of protein synthesis is extended in discussin...
By Eddie Taylor
Journal Article
Dog Days At School: Using Authenticity to Guide cross-curricular Learning in Kindergarten
The presented unit explores the often-overlooked potential of integrating science, social studies, math, and ELA through the lens of a kindergarten unit centered around the creation of a dog park. Emphasizing collaborative decision-making and communi...
By Amanda Sanderman, Chelsie Byram
Journal Article
The emperor penguin is one of the most identifiable animals on earth. Its survival depends on a variety of factors, such as temperature and other environmental elements. In order to engage fifth-grade students in exploring the captivating phenomenon ...
By Robyn Yewell, Ron Gray