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Journal Article

Multimodal Text Sets to Use Literature and Engage All Learners in the Science Classroom

By Amy Lannin, Rachel Juergensen, Cassandra Smith, Heba Abdelnaby, Delinda van Garderen, William Folk, Torrey Palmer and Lori Pinkston

Middle School Equity Inclusion Instructional Materials Literacy Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Count Birds for Science This Winter With Project FeederWatch

By Jill Nugent

Middle School Biology Citizen Science General Science Interdisciplinary Labs

Reports Article

Freebies for Science Teachers, December 8, 2020

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Biology Careers Chemistry Climate Change Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy News Physical Science Physics Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies

Web Seminar

Archive: Transforming Science Learning: Solving the Problem of Finding Authentic Problems Students Can Solve in the K-12 Classroom, December 16, 2020

Is identifying and choosing relevant, authentic problems to put in front of your students holding you back from providing opportunities to engage your students in engineering design? Join us to gain insight on what makes a problem instructionally ...

Middle School Elementary High School General Science STEM

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: Cosmic Explosions, February 11, 2021

The biggest explosions in the universe dwarf any we are capable of on Earth.  In space, we can witness an exploding star that can shine brighter than the rest of a galaxy, or a black hole ripping apart a star that's visible from billions of ligh...

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

Reports Article

Teaching STEM During a Pandemic

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Engineering General Science News Physics Professional Learning old STEM Teaching Strategies

Reports Article

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, December 1, 2020

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Administration Aerospace Biology Curriculum Equity General Science Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Life Science News Professional Learning old Safety STEM Teaching Strategies

Lesson Plan

Why can't I see the animals?

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

Lesson Plan

Why Isn't Pluto a Planet Anymore?

Middle School High School Astronomy Crosscutting Concepts Earth & Space Science Is Lesson Plan NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Reports Article

Freebies for Science Teachers, November 17, 2020

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Biology Climate Change Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Life Science News Professional Learning old Safety STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

Lesson Plan

How Can We Make Informed Decisions to Keep Ourselves and Our Communities Safe During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

By Todd Campbell and Okhee Lee

Middle School High School Informal Education Biology Crosscutting Concepts Is Lesson Plan Life Science Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Enhancing Environmental Identity: The Ocean Guardian Project

By Nessa Goldman

Middle School Informal Education Citizen Science Environmental Science Inquiry STEM

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: Bridging a Passion for Human Discovery in Space and on Earth — The Lucy Mission and Lucy in Space Contest, January 14, 2021

Two world-renowned scientists, Donald Johanson PhD and Hal Levison PhD, will discuss human’s passion for exploration and discovery through the lens of two “Lucys.” One — an upcoming NASA mission, led by principal investigator L...

Middle School High School Astronomy Biology Earth & Space Science Engineering Evolution STEM Technology