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Science Update: The Wonderful World of Plasma Physics: From the Birth of Stars to Building Cell Phones, February 20, 2025

Join us on Thursday, February 20, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, to learn about plasma physics and its applications. What is inside our sun and&nb...

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

Establishing a Writing Center and Why Science Teachers Need to Be in On It

Journal Article

Establishing a Writing Center and Why Science Teachers Need to Be in On It

To support the development of scientific literacy and student confidence in expressing their ideas and receiving feedback, the first author establishe...

By Althea Roy, Brooke Whitworth

High School Inclusion Interdisciplinary Literacy Teaching Strategies

Gemologist Nathan Renfro

Journal Article

Gemologist Nathan Renfro

Career of the Month November/December 2024...

By Luba Vangelova

High School Careers Earth & Space Science Interdisciplinary

Scaffolding an Inquiry-Based Spring Constant Activity for Differentiated Physics Instruction

Journal Article

Scaffolding an Inquiry-Based Spring Constant Activity for Differentiated Physics Instruction

This activity gives students the opportunity to design an experiment, collect data, and solve for the spring constant of different springs. The use of...

By Eric Lindley

High School Inclusion Phenomena Physical Science Teaching Strategies

Unleashing the Power of Differentiation and Inclusivity: Designing a Multidisciplinary Exhibit for Children

Journal Article

Unleashing the Power of Differentiation and Inclusivity: Designing a Multidisciplinary Exhibit for Children

This paper describes the design and implementation of a human-centered multidisciplinary engineering course for high school students. The course was i...

By Hoda Ehsan, Abeera Rehmat

High School Engineering Inclusion Interdisciplinary Teaching Strategies

Making Motion Meaningful: Mapping Body Movements onto Graphs

Journal Article

Making Motion Meaningful: Mapping Body Movements onto Graphs

The ability to interpret graphs is foundational to understanding many science topics, although mastering this skill can prove challenging to many stud...

By Rebecca Vieyra, Colleen Megowan-Romanowicz, Daniel O'Brien, Chrystian Vieyra Cortés, Mina Johnson-Glenberg

High School Biology Engineering Interdisciplinary Life Science

Using Group Roles to Promote Collaboration

Journal Article

Using Group Roles to Promote Collaboration

Collaborating effectively in small groups is an important skill for students, especially in classrooms adopting science education reforms like the NGS...

By Marta Stoeckel

High School Equity Inclusion Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

Saving Our Water: Engagement Strategies for Designing Collaborative Community-Based Solutions

Journal Article

Saving Our Water: Engagement Strategies for Designing Collaborative Community-Based Solutions

In recent years, some communities have experienced extreme conditions of drought: reduced water supply for farms, increased wildfires, and decreased w...

By Raven Mangiante, Elaine Silva Mangiante

High School Biology Citizen Science Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Interdisciplinary

Powerful Practices for the Differentiated Science Classroom

Journal Article

Powerful Practices for the Differentiated Science Classroom

At its core, differentiation stems from the recognition that individual learners arrive in classrooms, each day, with a wide range of knowledge, lived...

By Brooke Whitworth, Amy Snead

High School Curriculum Equity Inclusion Multicultural Pedagogy

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