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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, September 27, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Preschool Biology Chemistry Climate Change Computer Science Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disabilities Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science Mathematics News Physical Science Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

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Archive: Case Studies from Connected Science Learning: Developing Critical Consciousness in Middle-School Science Through Engineering for Sustainable Communities, November 14, 2022

In this web seminar, the presenters share how an Engineering for Sustainable Communities (EfSC) approach in the middle grades can foster critical cons...

Postsecondary Informal Education Middle School Engineering General Science STEM

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Archive: Transforming Science Learning: Part 2: Project-Based Learning: Principles to Sustain Student Learning and Teacher Change In Practice, December 7, 2022

Have you wanted to implement a Project-Based Learning unit in your classroom? Would you like to introduce PBL curriculum in your school?  Multipl...

Elementary Informal Education Earth & Space Science General Science

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Archive: Exploration Generation: Sensemaking in Rocketry, November 9, 2022

This web seminar will introduce teachers to the Exploration Generation Middle School Playlist and Unit Plan. These instructional materials provide equ...

Middle School Informal Education Aerospace Chemistry Engineering Mathematics Physical Science Physics STEM

Journal Article

“It's Okay That You Add Your Touch”: Fostering Imagining and Creating Through STEAM Education

By Megan McKinley-Hicks, Ariella F. Suchow, Kadahj A. Bennett, Lyndsay Allyn Cox, Genelle Faulkner, Meghan Hill, Michael Barnett, and Helen Zhang

Middle School Informal Education Equity Interdisciplinary NGSS Science and Engineering Practices

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High School Science and Engineering Fairs: Lessons Learned

By Frederick Grinnell and Simon Dalley

High School Informal Education Inquiry Labs NGSS Research Science and Engineering Practices STEM Three-Dimensional Learning

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Citizen Science Framing and Delivery Models: Impacts on Young People’s Environmental Science Learning

By Jessica Wardlaw, Ana Benavides-Lahnstein, Lucy Robinson, Julia Lorke, Sasha Pratt-Taweh, Maryam Ghadiri Khanaposhtani, Heidi Ballard, and Victoria Burton

Informal Education Citizen Science Environmental Science Learning Progression Research

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Location, Location, Location!

By Beth Murphy

Informal Education Environmental Science STEM

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From the Field: Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, September 6, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Pre-service Teachers Preschool Assessment Biology Careers Computer Science Curriculum Distance Learning Earth & Space Science General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science News Phenomena Preservice Science Education Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies Technology Three-Dimensional Learning

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From the Field: Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, August 30, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Preschool Administration Citizen Science Climate Change Disabilities Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering English Language Learners Environmental Science Equity General Science Inclusion Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Life Science Multilingual Learners News Professional Learning STEM Teaching Strategies

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Archive: Science Update: Space Telescope Discoveries of Today and Tomorrow, December 1, 2022

Astronomers have been launching space telescopes above the obscuring effects of the Earth’s atmosphere for decades. Since 1990, the Hubble Space Tel...

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

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From the Field: Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, August 16, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Administration Careers Chemistry Citizen Science Climate Change Computer Science Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering Environmental Science General Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science Mathematics News Physical Science Physics Preservice Science Education Professional Learning STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

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Community-Informed STEM Teaching Strategies for Early Childhood Educators During COVID

By Tarana Khan, Cindy Beckett, Susana Beltran-Grimm, and Suzie Hicks

Early Childhood Informal Education Curriculum Professional Learning STEM Teaching Strategies

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Touching the Solar System: A Project-Based Learning Astronomy Program for Students With Visual Impairments

By Stephen Kortenkamp, Jinseok Park, Tasnim Alshuli, Garrison Tsinajinie, Sanlyn Buxner, Irene Topor, and Sunggye Hong

Informal Education Astronomy Disabilities Inclusion NGSS STEM