As an NSTA member, did you know that you have electronic access to each of the journals, in addition to the print copy you receive? In the monthly SciLinks blog for each issue (and on the NSTA home page, there are links to browse the table of contents of the three K–12 journals. (And you can also access the quarterly Journal of College Science Teaching.)
In addition to the themed articles, NSTA journals have regular features that appear in each issue. Each journal has different features, but they are valuable resources for any grade level. Keep reading to see what monthly features are available online from the March issues:

Science and Children The Every Day Science Calendar, subtitled “Facts and challenges for the science explorer,” highlights facts, historic events in science, or suggestions for reading, or interesting questions. It’s a nice addition to the bulletin board or for bell-ringer ideas. In Teaching Through Trade Books, Christine Royce highlights books related to the month’s theme and provides lesson suggestions for investigations. This month, for example, the theme relates to STEM, and the trade books are about inventors and inventions. The two activities help students to develop their skills in design and problem solving.
Science Scope In his Scope on Safety column, Key Roy discusses issues that are timely and informative, regardless of what grade level you teach. For example, this month the topic is “Battery safety basics.” Scope on the Skies takes a monthly look at topics in astronomy. This month’s column discusses the language of mathematics and how to take advantage of opportunities to integrate the subjects. The topics would also be appropriate for high school classes. Speaking of astronomy, look at the article Exploring Galileo’s Telescope in which students looked at the work of Galileo from a historical perspective and built simple telescopes.
The Science Teacher Even though this journal is targeted to high school teachers, the monthly features are appropriate to all grade levels. In this month’s The Prepared Practitioner, Alan Colburn summarizes information on the concept of “Universal Design.” Discussing his one-pagers could be the focus of a department meeting.  Ken Roy provides additional best practices and safety suggestions in Safer Science. I know teachers who keep copies of both of his columns in a folder on their computers! Science 2.0 is a recently added feature that looks at new web tools to support learning in science. (this month features probeware and digital sensors). Career of the Month by Megan Sullivan (which is based on interviews with science-using professionals) and Health Wise (a new questions every month) by Meg Streker are meant to be shared with your students, whether you cut them out of your print journal or access an online version.
It’s hard to find time to keep up with everything, but these features are worth a look!