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Lesson Plan

Testing for Success

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ initial ideas and attitudes about the procedure that should be followed when testing models to determine if a design solves the problem. The probe is designed to see if students recognize ...

By Page Keeley, Cary Snider, and Mihir Ravel

Middle School Elementary High School Engineering STEM

Web Seminar

Archive: Lab Safety Considerations for Back to School, August 31, 2020

This interactive web seminar will begin with an overview and framing of safety protocols specific for science/STEM laboratory considerations with Dr. Ken Roy, NSTA and NSELA Safety Compliance Advisor/specialist and Dr. Kevin Doyle of Morris...

Elementary High School Middle School General Science STEM

Lesson Plan

Why Do We All Have to Stay Home?

Middle School High School Biology Crosscutting Concepts Is Lesson Plan Life Science Mathematics NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teacher Preparation

Journal Article

Build a Better Book

By Stacey Forsyth, Kathryn Penzkover, Bridget Dalton, and Gigi Yang

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education

Reports Article

Freebies for Science Teachers, Week of August 14, 2020

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Postsecondary Preschool Administration Chemistry Engineering Environmental Science Equity General Science Inclusion Instructional Materials Life Science Mathematics News Physical Science Physics Safety STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

Blog Post

Building Critical Thinkers by Showing the Societal Impact of Inventions

By Ainissa Ramirez, Ph.D.

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary General Science Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching Strategies

Reports Article

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, August 12, 2020

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Preschool Biology Climate Change General Science Life Science Mathematics News Professional Learning old STEM

Reports Article

Freebies for Science Teachers, Week of August 7

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Careers Climate Change Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Interdisciplinary News NGSS Teaching Strategies

Lesson Plan

How Did The Moth Population Change?

High School Biology Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Is Lesson Plan Life Science NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Blog Post

Pandemic Hobby: Ducks

By Becky Stewart

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Preschool Biology General Science Life Science Teaching Strategies

Lesson Plan

Who was Henrietta Lacks?

High School Biology Disciplinary Core Ideas Is Lesson Plan Science and Engineering Practices

Web Seminar

Archive: Back to School with NSTA, NSELA, and CS3, August 20, 2020

The National Science Teaching Association (NSTA), the National Science Education Leadership Association, and the Council of State Science Supervisors have created a series of one-pagers that focuses on quality teaching and learning in science and pro...

Postsecondary Early Childhood Elementary High School Informal Education Middle School Pre-service Teachers Preschool General Science

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: The Enduring Legacy of Henrietta Lacks, September 16, 2020

As we celebrate Henrietta Lacks’ 100th birthday, this web seminar presentation will highlight the contributions of HeLa cells to science and medicine, as well as NIH’s unique agreement with the Lacks’ family related to access to HeLa genom...

Middle School Elementary High School Biology Life Science STEM