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Archive: Teacher Tip Tuesday: Learn and Lead on Twitter, August 10, 2021

Explore how Twitter can be a vehicle for your own reflection, collaboration, and learning as well as a way to lead and advocate for science and STEM e...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education General Science

Lesson Plan

Ecosystem Cycles

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the transfer of matter and energy in ecosystems. The probe is designed to re...

By Page Keeley

Middle School High School Assessment Life Science

Lesson Plan

Habitat Change

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about adaptation. The probe is designed to reveal whether students think individua...

By Page Keeley

Middle School Assessment Life Science

Blog Post

Teaching About How Scientists Work—With a Focus on Claims-Evidence-Reasoning

By Matthew Bobrowsky

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Assessment General Science Inquiry New Science Teachers NGSS Preservice Science Education Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

Archived Conference Session

The Kavli Foundation Keynote Presentation: The Story of Pluto and the Kuiper Belt: How Science Progresses. Engage Fall 2020

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Earth & Space Science General Science

Reports Article

Freebies for Science Teachers, June 8, 2021

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Postsecondary Preschool 5E Careers Chemistry Citizen Science Climate Change Computer Science Curriculum Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering General Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science News Physical Science Physics STEM Teaching Strategies

Archived Conference Session

Featured Presentation: Science Is All Around Us - Miss America - Engage Keynote Fall 2020

By Camille Schrier (Miss America 2020 and Biochemist: Sewell, NJ)

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Postsecondary STEM

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Archive: Science Update: Parker Solar Probe Close Up View of the Sun’s Environment, November 18, 2021

Launched on 12 August 2018, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is venturing closer to the Sun than any other spacecraft. It is revolutionizing our understand...

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Astronomy Chemistry Earth & Space Science Engineering Physics STEM Technology

Lesson Plan

Why Is Ocean Water Warming Faster in Some Places Than Others?

Middle School Climate Change Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Is Lesson Plan NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Reports Article

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, June 1, 2021

By Debra Shapiro

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

Reports Article

Freebies for Science Teachers, May 25, 2021

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Biology Careers Citizen Science Climate Change Curriculum Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Multilingual Learners Environmental Science Equity General Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science News NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

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Archive: Transforming Science Learning: Making the Most of EdReports’ Resources, June 9, 2021

EdReports is a nonprofit organization that provides free reports on the quality and alignment of instructional materials in mathematics, English Langu...

Postsecondary Elementary High School Middle School General Science

Journal Article

Fact-Checking in an Era of Fake News

By Troy E. Hall, Jay Well, and Elizabeth Emery

Middle School High School Informal Education Instructional Materials Lesson Plans STEM Teaching Strategies