Summer Reading—It's Element-ary

Journal Article | June 2011

NSTA's reviewers provide suggestions for summer reading for science educators.

That Is Not Where That Element Goes … Ah, the Nature of Science

Journal Article | September 2009

Learning how the periodic table has developed over time can provide an important foundation for students’ future science learning, as they begin to explore the explanatory power of other models in science. In this…

Students Own Their Introductory Chemistry Experience: Becoming an Element for a Semester

Journal Article | February 2017

Introductory science courses serve a population of students in the major as well as those students outside the discipline. In an effort to help this diverse population of students connect personally with the content of…

Using a STEM-Based Approach to Make Recycling Metallic Elements Relevant

Journal Article | September 2015

Integrate science, math, and engineering to solve a real-world problem.

Teacher’s Toolkit: The Four Elements of the Claim, Evidence, Reasoning, and Rebuttal (CERR) Framework

Journal Article | December 2017

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. The CERR framework helps students synthesize science investigations, data analysis, and scientific concepts by having them focus on…

Editor’s Roundtable: We’ve come a long way from the four elements

Journal Article | January 2009

As our technology advanced, so has the sophistication of our classification systems. Over time, we’ve moved from the ancient Greeks’ four elements to the periodic table, and from classifying animals by the way they move…

Favorite Demonstration: MOS -- The Critical Elements of Doing Effective Classroom Demonstrations

Journal Article | October 2005

There is a wealth of evidence showing that students can remember many of their science class demonstrations for countless years. This is a good testimony to the emotional impact of demonstrations. One way to make them…