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Grades 6-8, is a time of tremendous physical, emotional, and cognitive changes for students. It is also a pivotal time for understanding and gaining enthusiasm for science.

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Social-Emotional Learning in the Science Classroom

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Fieldwork Fridays: Connecting Scientific Learning to Nature

Building routines around place-based learning allows students to apply their scientific learning to nature and form a connection with their local envi...

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Unlocking the Power of Emotional Connections: Strategies for Teaching Climate Change in Middle School

In the face of the escalating climate crisis, effective climate education is imperative, not only for imparting knowledge, but also for inspiring acti...

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Dyeing to Last: Using Natural Dyes to Create an Ideal Fabric

In this project-based lesson, students explore how chemistry concepts relate to creative expression by investigating a variety of dyeing conditions. T...

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Bestselling Middle School Books

 

NSTA Press Book

The NSTA Atlas of the Three Dimensions

New in 2020! Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more.A key aspect of learning in K–12 education is the idea that what studen...
 

NSTA Press Book

Big Data, Small Devices: Investigating the Natural World Using Real-Time Data

Now your students can transform their mobile phones and tablets into tools for learning about everything from weather to water quality. Big Data, Smal...
 

NSTA Press Book

Disciplinary Core Ideas: Reshaping Teaching and Learning

Like all enthusiastic teachers, you want your students to see the connections between important science concepts so they can grasp how the world works...
 

NSTA Press Book

Problem-Based Learning in the Life Science Classroom, K–12

Problem-Based Learning in the Life Science Classroom, K–12 offers a great new way to ignite your creativity. Authors Tom McConnell, Joyce Parker, a...

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, October 1, 2024
 

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Instructional Space Housekeeping Safety Protocols
 

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, September 24, 2024
 

Journal Article

Social-Emotional Learning in the Science Classroom

From the Editor's Desk...
 

Journal Article

Unlocking the Power of Emotional Connections: Strategies for Teaching Climate Change in Middle School

In the face of the escalating climate crisis, effective climate education is imperative, not only for imparting knowledge, but also for inspiring acti...
 

Journal Article

Fieldwork Fridays: Connecting Scientific Learning to Nature

Building routines around place-based learning allows students to apply their scientific learning to nature and form a connection with their local envi...
 

Journal Article

Dyeing to Last: Using Natural Dyes to Create an Ideal Fabric

In this project-based lesson, students explore how chemistry concepts relate to creative expression by investigating a variety of dyeing conditions. T...
 

Reports Article

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, September 17, 2024
 

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Web Seminar: Strategies on Applying for a Science Teaching Position, November 21, 2024

Join us on Thursday, November 21, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, to learn about strategies educators can use when applying for a science teaching p...
 

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AI in the Science Classroom
 

NSTA Press Book

Uncovering Student Ideas in Life Science, Volume 2: 30 New Formative Assessment Probes

Here’s a fresh way to help your students learn life science by determining how you can help them learn best. Uncovering Student Ideas in Life Scienc...
 

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, September 10, 2024

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