All STEM resources

NSTA Press Book

Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons, First 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 lively lessons that are just right for your first-grade students. Also, reading-comprehension strategies are embedd...

By Karen Ansberry, Emily Morgan

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

NSTA Press Book

Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons, Kindergarten, 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 lively lessons that are just right for your kindergarten students. Also, reading-comprehension strategies are embed...

By Emily Morgan, Karen Ansberry

Early Childhood Elementary Informal Education Pre-service Teachers Preschool 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

Supporting a Museum-Based Network of Science Teacher Leaders

By Sara C. Heredia, Michelle Phillips, and Julie H. Yu

Informal Education Professional Learning Research STEM

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: Seeing the Unseeable: Imaging Black Holes with the Event Horizon Telescope, August 25, 2022

Black holes are astrophysical objects with such strong gravity that nothing can escape them, not even light.  In the past few years, the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration produced the first images of two supermassive black holes using a netw...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Astronomy Earth & Space Science STEM

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: Is Cancer Inevitable? July 14, 2022

What should teachers, their students, and the general public know about the current state of cancer diagnoses, research, and treatments, and what opportunities exist for studies that could lead to contributing careers? Join Johns Hopkins University B...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Biology General Science Life Science STEM

Journal Article

Using Human-Centered Design to Enhance the Guest Experience at the Dallas Arboretum

By Rob Rouse, Dara Rossi, and Dustin Miller

Informal Education Postsecondary Professional Learning STEM Teacher Preparation

Journal Article

Connecting Educators Through Equitable and Reflective Practice

By Karen A. Woodruff

Equity Professional Learning STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

New Community Creation Through a Shared Biology-Chemistry-Communication Laboratory Model for First-Year STEM Majors

This article explores results from a 3-year model of laboratory instruction, Project Synapse, that synthesized biology, chemistry, and communication curricula for first-year science majors at a STEM-focused university. Laboratory biology-chemistry in...

By Margery Gardner, Neal Abrams, Gregory McGee, and Elizabeth Hogan

Biology Chemistry Interdisciplinary Labs STEM

Journal Article

Personal Characteristics Influencing College Readiness of Hispanic Students in a STEM Gateway Course, First-Semester General Chemistry

This study is an exploratory comparison of 69 Hispanic students enrolled in first-semester general chemistry (Chem I) who attended either a Hispanic-Serving or emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution and were not successful in Chem I. Students’ autom...

By Adrian Villalta-Cerdas, Anton Dubrovskiy, Deborah Rush Walker, Blain Mamiya, G. Robert Shelton, Cynthia B. Powell, Susan Broadway, Rebecca Weber, and Diana Mason

Chemistry Equity Inclusion Multicultural Social Justice STEM

Journal Article

From Math Methods and Science Methods…To STEM Methods

By Lisa Douglass, Cherry Steffen, and David Pownell

Elementary Interdisciplinary STEM Teacher Preparation

Journal Article

Using Augmented Reality to Augment Inquiry (and Fun!) in Your Lessons

By Heather Pacheco-Guffrey

Elementary Computer Science Instructional Materials STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

Web Seminar

Archive: Fall 2022: Developing a Competitive Application for the Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge, October 17, 2022

The Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge Competition recognizes exceptional and innovative science educators for their exemplary approaches to science lab instruction utilizing limited school and laboratory resources. The competition also raises awar...

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Preschool Earth & Space Science Life Science Physical Science STEM

Journal Article

Teaching Artificial Intelligence Through the Arts in Beijing

By Barnas Monteith, Pendred Noyce, and Pei Zhang

Computer Science Interdisciplinary Multicultural STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

Web Seminar

Archive: Sponsored Web Seminar: Industry-based Artificial Intelligence STEM Program in Your Classroom, June 1, 2022

Through the STEMwave program, students learn how to build AI-based chatbot solutions for the school website. The program dives deep into machine learning and natural language processing; creating a memorable and meaningful project-based environment i...

Middle School High School Informal Education Postsecondary Computer Science Engineering Mathematics STEM Technology

Journal Article

Differentiation in the Life Science Classroom Using Station Rotations

By Rebecca Hite, Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer, and Gina Childers

Middle School Biology Life Science STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies