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Fingerprint Spoofing: Exploring Cybersecurity With Limited Technology

By Patrick Burton, Kristin Cook, Rob Kelley, Jessica Ivy, and Kevin Thomas

High School Informal Education Instructional Materials Labs Lesson Plans STEM

Journal Article

The Constructivist Flipped Classroom

In science education, the value of the constructivist methodology has long been integrated with experiential and hands-on learning while offering a framework for teaching and learning. In recent pre- and future postpandemic times, as various online m...

By William H. Robertson

Curriculum Pedagogy Preservice Science Education

Journal Article

Integrating the Concept of Homeostasis Into a First-Semester Anatomy and Physiology Course Through Short Predict-Observe-Explain Activities

Historically, undergraduate anatomy and physiology (A&P) has been a challenging course for incorporating conceptual learning techniques due to large class sizes and an emphasis on content and terminology. The project utilized the Predict-Observe-...

By Sammi Moore, Ron Gray, and Jeff Meilander

Postsecondary Biology Interdisciplinary Life Science Teacher Preparation

Journal Article

Student Acceptance of Evolution

Acceptance of human evolution seems to be the majority position for the U.S. population; however, acceptance of evolution among conservative Christian groups is low, sometimes below 50%. There are many different reasons for this low acceptance, leadi...

By Daniel G. Ferguson, Jamie L. Jensen, Adhieu Arok, Seth M. Bybee, and T. Heath Ogden

Biology Curriculum Evolution Life Science Pedagogy

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Students as Science Content Creators and Evaluators

Within the context of higher education, the disciplines of science and filmmaking appear disparate, but the importance of storytelling as an integral part of science and research deserves closer examination. Humans have always used stories to share i...

By Erica B. Walker and Kelly B. Lazar

Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Teaching Strategies

Science and Children—September/October 2022

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Science and Children—September/October 2022

Volume 60, Number 1 Joyful Science This school year, let’s find ways to make learning joyful. When I think of joyful learning, I do not think only about the development of lifelong learners ready to ask questions, who actively dive into an ...

Web Seminar

Archive: WI23: Lab Safety Considerations for Pre-Service Secondary Science/STEM Teachers, February 27, 2023

This interactive web seminar will begin with an overview of safety protocols specific for doing secondary level safer science/STEM laboratory activities with Dr. Ken Roy, NSTA and NSELA Safety Compliance Advisor/specialist and Dr. Kevin Doyle of Morr...

Postsecondary General Science

Web Seminar

Archive: WI23: Lab Safety Considerations for Pre-Service Elementary Science/STEM Teachers, February 13, 2023

This interactive web seminar will begin with an overview of safety protocols specific for doing elementary level safer science/STEM classroom/laboratory activities with Dr. Ken Roy, NSTA and NSELA Safety Compliance Advisor/specialist and, Director of...

Elementary Postsecondary General Science

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: State of the Climate 2022, January 19, 2023

The past several years have seen too many weather and climate extremes to count, from record-obliterating heat waves to tremendous rainfall events to terrifyingly strong tropical cyclones. What can scientists say about how weather and climate extreme...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Climate Change Environmental Science STEM

Moon Patterns Classpack

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Moon Patterns Classpack

Now Available for Grade K-2 Picture Perfect STEM Lessons - Ready-to-TeachTM Picture-Perfect ClassPacks!         • We are excited to announce our new kitting partner: ECA Science Kit Services! Now offering ...

Elementary Informal Education Earth & Space Science STEM Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary Labs Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation Sensemaking

Nature Did It First Classpack

Class Pack

Nature Did It First Classpack

Now Available for Grade K-2 Picture Perfect STEM Lessons - Ready-to-TeachTM Picture-Perfect ClassPacks!         • We are excited to announce our new kitting partner: ECA Science Kit Services! Now offering ...

Elementary Informal Education Environmental Science STEM Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary Labs Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation Sensemaking

Shadow Play Classpack

Class Pack

Shadow Play Classpack

Now Available for Grade K-2 Picture Perfect STEM Lessons - Ready-to-TeachTM Picture-Perfect ClassPacks!         • We are excited to announce our new kitting partner: ECA Science Kit Services! Now offering ...

Elementary Informal Education Physical Science STEM Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary Labs Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation Sensemaking

Soccer Science Classpack

Class Pack

Soccer Science Classpack

Now Available for Grade K-2 Picture Perfect STEM Lessons - Ready-to-TeachTM Picture-Perfect ClassPacks!         • We are excited to announce our new kitting partner: ECA Science Kit Services! Now offering ...

Early Childhood Elementary Informal Education Pre-service Teachers Preschool Physical Science STEM Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary Labs Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation Sensemaking

Web Seminar

Archive: Book Beat Live! Students’ Ideas Matter! Linking Formative Assessment Probes to Instructional Sequence, November 16, 2022

Students’ Ideas Matter! Linking Formative Assessment Probes to Instructional Sequence teaching is all about creating conceptual coherence for learners to better prepare them for future careers....

Elementary General Science

Web Seminar

Archive: Transforming Science Learning: Part 2: Science and Language Integration With Multilingual Learners: Asset-Oriented Framing, December 15, 2022

Education research, policy, and practice with minoritized student groups were traditionally framed in terms of what the students were lacking and how to fix this problem (a deficit-oriented view). In recent years, there have been growing efforts to l...

Middle School Elementary General Science

Web Seminar

Archive: Transforming Science Learning: Part 1: Science and Language Integration With Multilingual Learners: Asset-Oriented Framing, December 14, 2022

Education research, policy, and practice with minoritized student groups were traditionally framed in terms of what the students were lacking and how to fix this problem (a deficit-oriented view). In recent years, there have been growing efforts to l...

Middle School Elementary General Science

Web Seminar

Archive: Transforming Science Learning: Leading the Implementation of High-Quality Instructional Materials to Enact Standards: Practical Guidance From the Field, November 7, 2022

High-quality instructional materials (HQIM) designed for next generation science can make a difference in the quality of equitable science teaching and learning throughout the educational system and for all learners (i.e., for all leaders, teachers, ...

Middle School General Science

Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons, Kindergarten, Expanded Edition: Using Children’s Books for Three-Dimensional Learning (e-book)

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Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons, Kindergarten, Expanded Edition: Using Children’s Books for Three-Dimensional Learning (e-book)

There’s a lot to love about this newly expanded book in the Picture-Perfect Science series: You can combine STEM and reading through lively lessons that are just right for your kindergarten students. Also, reading-comprehension strategies are embed...

Web Seminar

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 consciousness and support strong connections between classrooms and communities. The presenters show how...

Postsecondary Informal Education Middle School Engineering General Science STEM

Web Seminar

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?  Multiple Literacies in Project-Based Learning (ML-PBL), an Open Education Resource, provides interdisciplin...

Elementary Informal Education Earth & Space Science General Science

Web Seminar

Archive: Transforming Science Learning: Part 1: Project-Based Learning: Principles to Sustain Student Learning and Teacher Change In Practice, December 6, 2022

Have you wanted to implement a Project-Based Learning unit in your classroom? Would you like to introduce PBL curriculum in your school?  Multiple Literacies in Project-Based Learning (ML-PBL), an Open Education Resource, provides interdisciplin...

Elementary Earth & Space Science General Science

Web Seminar

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 equitable STEM experiences to students and increase educator confidence in teaching rocketry. Explore c...

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

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