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Journal Article

Atmospheric Scientist Shawn Urbanski

Atmospheric scientists study the chemical composition of the atmosphere. More specifically, they look at how atmospheric gases, liquids, and solids in...

By Luba Vangelova

Middle School High School Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Lesson Plans New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teaching Strategies

Blog Post

NGSS: Planning for Science Success for All Students

Creating an Environment for All Students to Show Their Understanding Much discussion has focused on how the NGSS (and other state standards based o...

By Hallie Booth

Middle School Elementary High School Assessment Equity NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

Book Chapter

Human Impacts on Our Climate, Grade 6: STEM Road Map for Middle School (Book Sample)

What if you could challenge your sixth graders to come up with a way to help tackle climate change in their own community? With this volume in the STE...

Middle School Climate Change Environmental Science STEM Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Interdisciplinary Teacher Preparation

Blog Post

How PLCs Helped Move Us Toward Equitable High School Assessment Practices

My colleagues and I began using units intentionally designed for the NGSS for biology in early 2017. We started with a high-quality unit evaluated by ...

By Holly Hereau

Middle School Elementary High School Chemistry Curriculum Engineering General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Learning Progression Lesson Plans NGSS Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies Technology Three-Dimensional Learning

Blog Post

PLNs + High-Quality Units = NGSS Success

In June 2013, Kentucky’s Board of Education officially adopted the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), which not only set a new course for sci...

By David Grossman

Middle School Instructional Materials NGSS Phenomena Professional Learning old

eBook

Creating Engineering Design Challenges: Success Stories From Teachers (e-book)

If you’ve ever wished for advice you can trust on how to make science and math more relevant to your middle or high school students, Creating Engine...

High School Middle School Engineering Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Makerspace

NSTA Press Book

Science Curriculum Topic Study: Bridging the Gap Between Three-Dimensional Standards, Research, and Practice, Second Edition

Scientific literacy for all students requires a deep understanding of the three dimensions of science education: disciplinary content, scientific and ...

By Page Keeley, Joyce Tugel

Elementary High School Middle School Engineering STEM Assessment Curriculum NGSS Professional Learning old Research Teacher Preparation