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As a quantitative discipline, science instruction coheres with student learning in the five mathematics content areas: numbers and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, as well as data analysis and probability.

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Resources university science and mathematics students use to replace or supplement lectures in the 21st century: A case study

The development of web-based technologies in recent decades has provided ready access to a wealth of on-line educational resources, and despite concerns that availability of on-line recorded lectures impacts on-campus attendance, we believe there nee...

Journal Article

Using Multiple Models to Learn about COVID-19

Journal Article

Integrating science and math

Mathematics and science seem like natural partners when designing interdisciplinary lessons or units. This issue of Science Scope has some suggestions for making these lessons authentic and purposeful, integrating science with geometry, scaling, grap...

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Secondary Classrooms: Demystifying the Practice of Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking, February 12, 2026

Join us on Thursday, February 12, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, to immerse yourself in classroom-ready lessons that spark authentic engagement in Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking—a powerful but often unfamiliar science and engin...
 

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Elementary Classrooms: Demystifying the Practice of Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking, February 10, 2026

Join us on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, to immerse yourself in a classroom-ready lesson that creates an authentic need for students to engage in Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking—a core science and engineer...
 

NSTA Press Book

Learning with AI: The K-12 Teacher’s Guide to a New Era of Human Learning

Unlock the Future of Education with "Learning with AI" Discover how artificial intelligence is transforming education with "Learning with AI," a pivotal co-publication from Johns Hopkins University Press and the National Science Teaching Assoc...
 

NSTA Kids

Next Time You See a Snowflake

Click here to view video of Next Time You See a Snowflake This book will have you seeing snowflakes in a whole new way. You’ll learn about the science of snowflakes – how they form, why they are six-sided, what conditions are necessary for the...
 

Journal Article

Resources university science and mathematics students use to replace or supplement lectures in the 21st century: A case study

The development of web-based technologies in recent decades has provided ready access to a wealth of on-line educational resources, and despite concerns that availability of on-line recorded lectures impacts on-campus attendance, we believe there nee...
 

Journal Article

Finding Zero: Exploring Mathematical Models with Pendulum Paintings

Pendulum paintings are fun to make and fascinating to observe in process, but they can be used to model real scientific analysis using messy data. In this activity, students create pendulum paintings and develop an analysis using measurements of mult...
 

Journal Article

The Micro Assignment Guided Inquiry and Collaboration (MAGIC) method: A qualitative discussion of the benefits of active learning through scaffolded assignments in upper-level physics and mathematics

In this article, we discuss Micro Assignment Guided Inquiry and Collaboration (MAGIC), an active learning method that draws on the merits of inquiry-based learning in STEM courses. We describe the use of Micro Assignments (MAs) consisting of a serie...
 

Journal Article

Conceptual and Mathematical Evolutionary Fitness models

Biological evolutionary models have become popular tools for inquiry. Models can help expose complex systems and guide experimentation. Not all research questions require modelling. However, evolutionary models are helpful at quantitative predictions...
 

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: Exploring the Unknown: The Importance of Space-Based Telescopes, January 25, 2024

In this web seminar Dr. Jon Arenberg, Chief Engineer, James Webb Space Telescope, Northrop Grumman, will provide unparalleled insights into working on NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the James Webb Space Telescope....
 

Journal Article

What’s Up With Gravity?
 

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Cool It!
 

Web Seminar

Teacher Tip Tuesday: Preparing to Present at NSTA Conferences (All Session Types), September 12, 2023

The conference is almost here! It's time to prepare your presentation. During this web seminar, we will be outlining how to create a successful presentation at NSTA’s National Conference.  ...

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