High School Resources

Science classes enable students in grades 9-12 to develop the critical-thinking skills required to make informed decisions about public policy, evaluate claims made in the media, talk to their doctors, and navigate an increasingly technological world.

Featured Resources

Ancient Antimicrobials

Journal Article

It’s Worth a Shot

Journal Article

Is That Plausible?

Journal Article

An Evolution in Teaching Natural Selection

Journal Article

Journal and Lesson Plans

High School Journal

Lesson Plans

NSTA Competitions

Shell Science Lab Challenge

For teachers

eCYBERMISSION

For teachers and students, grades 6-9

Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision

For students, grades 6-9

Junior Science & Humanities Symposium

For students, grades 9-12

Bestselling High School Books

NSTA Press Book

The NSTA Atlas of the Three Dimensions

New in 2020! Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more.A key aspect of learning in K–12 education is the idea that what studen...

NSTA Press Book

Dive In! Immersion in Science Practices for High School Students

What is it really like to plunge into the world of science learning and teaching? Find out in this unique book. Dive In! grew out of a teacher–scien...

NSTA Press Book

Big Data, Small Devices: Investigating the Natural World Using Real-Time Data

Now your students can transform their mobile phones and tablets into tools for learning about everything from weather to water quality. Big Data, Smal...

NSTA Press Book

Disciplinary Core Ideas: Reshaping Teaching and Learning

Like all enthusiastic teachers, you want your students to see the connections between important science concepts so they can grasp how the world works...

Latest Resources

Reports Article

Freebies for Science and STEM Teachers, July 2, 2024

Collection

Making Sense of 3D Teaching and Learning: Designing HQIM

Long Beach Public Schools, June 24, 2024...

Web Seminar

Web Seminar: FA24: Developing a Competitive Application for the Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge, November 4, 2024

Are you a K-12 teacher that works near a Shell asset? If so you could win a science classroom makeover. Join us on Monday, November 4, 2024, from 7:00...

Web Seminar

Web Seminar: FA24: Developing a Competitive Application for Shell Science Teaching Awards, September 30, 2024

Join us on Monday, September 30, 2024, from 7:00 to 8:00 PM ET, to learn about the Shell Science Teaching Awards....

Web Seminar

Sponsored Web Seminar: Three-Dimensional Investigations into Sustainability and Climate Change, August 28, 2024

Join us on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET, to learn about sustainability and renewable energy concepts....

Reports Article

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, June 25, 2024

Collection

TX Region 4_Making Sense of 3D Teaching and Learning_June 2024

Presentation (PDF file) and workshop artifacts (photos)...

Reports Article

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, June 18, 2024

Web Seminar

Science Update: Space Weather on Our Approach to Solar Max, August 15, 2024

Join us on Thursday, August 15, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, to learn about space weather from NASA. In this web seminar, we will delve into the...

Reports Article

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, June 11, 2024

Collection

Making Sense of Three-Dimensional Teaching and Learning Summer Workshops 2024

A collection of resources linked to the Making Sense of Three-Dimensional Teaching and Learning Using OpenSciEd K-12 Science Curricular Materials for ...

Web Seminar

Web Seminar: Next Generation Science Standards: A Decade of Invigorating Implementation, October 9, 2024

Join us on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM ET, to learn about NGSS implementation efforts over the past ten years....

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