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Freezing Lake Phenomenon

By Jenna Harvey, Clare Gunshenan, and Martha Inouye

Elementary Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Literacy Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

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Creating Opportunities

By Jeanne L. Brunner and Christine McGrail

Elementary Literacy Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Starting With Science

By Jesse Wilcox, Shawna Person, and Catherine Lyons

Elementary Biology Earth & Space Science Interdisciplinary Literacy

Journal Article

Modeling, Reading, and Talking, Oh My!

By Miranda S. Fitzgerald, Amber S. Bismack, Amelia Wenk Gotwals, Tanya S. Wright, and Erin K. Washburn

Elementary 5E Interdisciplinary Literacy Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Windows Into Thinking

By Kenneth Fleming, Allison Esparza, Beverly Irby, Rafael Lara-Alecio, Fuhui Tong, and Cindy Guerrero

Elementary Inclusion Interdisciplinary Literacy Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Energy: A Wild Ride

By Christine Anne Royce

Elementary Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Literacy

Journal Article

What Do You Know About Soil?

By Page Keeley

Elementary Assessment Earth & Space Science Literacy

Journal Article

Fostering Scientific Literacy with Poetry

By Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong

Early Childhood Elementary Interdisciplinary Literacy

Journal Article

Fostering Scientific Literacy

By Elizabeth Barrett-Zahn

Elementary Literacy

Reports Article

Freebies and Opportunities From the Field for Science and STEM Teachers, July 5, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary Informal Education Postsecondary Preschool Biology Chemistry Climate Change Curriculum Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering Environmental Science General Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science Multilingual Learners News NGSS Physical Science Physics Professional Learning STEM Teaching Strategies

Web Seminar

Archive Book Beat Live! Time to Get Ready for the Solar Eclipse Double-Header, August 17, 2022

NSTA’s two award-winning books, Solar Science: Exploring Sunspots, Seasons, Eclipses, and More, and When the Sun Goes Dark provide the perfect resources to help you and your students get ready for the next two solar eclipses coming to the U.S. ...

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

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From the Field: Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, June 28, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Preschool Biology Careers Chemistry Climate Change Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering English Language Learners Environmental Science Equity General Science Inclusion Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science Mathematics News NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Professional Learning Sensemaking STEM Teaching Strategies

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers From the Field, June 21, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Biology Careers Chemistry Climate Change Computer Science Curriculum Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering English Language Learners Environmental Science General Science Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Life Science Mathematics New Science Teachers News NGSS Phenomena Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices Sensemaking STEM Teaching Strategies

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers From the Field, June 14, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Biology Careers Climate Change Curriculum Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering English Language Learners Environmental Science General Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science News Physical Science Physics Preservice Science Education Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies Technology

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