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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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Web Seminar

Archive: Teacher Tip Tuesday: Reviewing a Proposal for NSTA Conferences, May 2, 2023

During this web seminar, the conference team will guide you through the process of reviewing and giving feedback, ensuring you have all the tools you need to provide a strong evaluation for each proposal.  ...

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Web Seminar

Archive: Teacher Tip Tuesday: Submitting a Successful Proposal to Present at NSTA’s National Conference, April 4, 2023

Are you planning to submit a session, poster, or workshop proposal for educator sessions at the National Conference on Science Education? NSTA conferences offer valuable experiences that place the needs of educators front and center, providing an inv...

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Aerospace Astronomy Biology Chemistry Climate Change Computer Science Earth & Space Science Engineering Environmental Science Evolution General Science Life Science Mathematics Physical Science Physics STEM Technology

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: Europa Clipper: Exploring an Ocean World, May 11, 2023

In this web seminar, a team from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will share information about the exciting Europa Clipper mission that will explore Jupiter’s moon Europa. Launching in 2024, Europa Clipper will study Europa’s icy surface and su...

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Web Seminar

Archive: NSTA/ASTE: A Solar Eclipse 'Double-Header:' The Perfect Way to Engage Your Preservice Teachers in Capitalizing on These Teachable Moments, April 27, 2023

There will be an annular solar eclipse on October 14, 2023 and a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 in the US – an Eclipse Double-Header – with everyone in North America seeing at least a partial eclipse....

Informal Education Postsecondary Astronomy Earth & Space Science Physics STEM

Journal Article

Newspaper Physics for First-Year College Students

This article describes and illustrates a physics course for first-year college students whose only knowledge of physics is that they do not like the subject. The physics content is driven entirely by what appears in the daily newspapers and general...

By E. J. Bahng, John Hauptman, and Jennifer Lowery

Literacy News Physics Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

The Tachyon Nexus

This article describes a website called The Tachyon Nexus (no relation to Tachyon Nexus Inc.), which includes reliable information about the controversial subjects of time travel and faster-than-light particles known as tachyons. This compendium of...

By Robert Ehrlich

Interdisciplinary Physics

Journal Article

Aha! Moments When Teaching Acceleration

By Paul G. Hewitt

High School Physical Science Physics

Web Seminar

Archive: Exploration Generation: Sensemaking in Rocketry, November 9, 2022

This web seminar will introduce teachers to the Exploration Generation Middle School Playlist and Unit Plan. These instructional materials provide equitable STEM experiences to students and increase educator confidence in teaching rocketry. Explore c...

Middle School Informal Education Aerospace Chemistry Engineering Mathematics Physical Science Physics STEM

Journal Article

Engaging Students in Scientific Practices With the Notebooks of Alexander Graham Bell

By Peter DeCraene

High School Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Physical Science Physics

Journal Article

Hair-Raising Fun!

By Sherab Tenzin, Mihye Won, and David Treagust

High School Assessment General Science Lesson Plans Pedagogy Physical Science Physics Research Teaching Strategies