Best STEM Books K–12

Page | April 2020

Best STEM Books K–12 Reading science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) trade books is the perfect way for students to develop literacy skills while learning STEM content. Building upon a strong legacy of several decades of recommending outstanding science trade books, the National Science Teachers Association (…

Online Connections: Science and Children

Page | January 2020

Online Connections: Science and Children July/August 2021 Teaching Through Trade Books—Pushing, Pulling, and Predicting Force Patterns K-2 3-5 Engineering Encounters—Turn Up the Music! Turn Up The Music Supplemental Resources      Using Toys to Create a Global…

Call for Papers: Science Scope

Page | January 2020

Call for Papers: Science Scope Not ready to pen a feature article?Consider writing a column. These shorter, focused pieces are the perfect way to share your experiences with the wider middle school science community. General Interest Manuscripts…

Communications, Legislative & Public Affairs

Page | March 2020

Communications, Legislative & Public Affairs The Communications, Legislative & Public Affairs team strives to keep NSTA members, teachers, science education leaders, and the general public informed about NSTA programs, products, and services and key science education issues and legislation. In the association's…

Online Connections: Science Scope

Page | January 2020

Online Connections: Science Scope July-August 2021 Under the Sea Standardized rubric for analyzing healthy and impacted coral Student worksheet for organizing evidence Using Big Data to Understand the History of Planet Earth Connecting to the Next Generation Science Standards Delving Into…

Using Drama to Uncover and Expand Student Understandings of the Nature of Science

Journal Article | November 2020

NSTA District Professional Learning Packages

Page | March 2020

NSTA District Professional Learning Packages All NSTA Programs and modules can be delivered virtually or face-to-face. NSTA offers tailored packages of onsite presentations and workshops, online experiences, and books on popular topics—including three-dimensional instruction—for schools, districts, or states. Using a…

Making Sense of the Human Body

Journal Article | April 2020

Visualizing the Environmental Effects of Electronics

Journal Article | March 2020

Designing to Disrupt Traditional Conceptions of Scientific Competence

Journal Article | August 2020

Pervasive narratives about who and what counts as competent in science disproportionately impact students historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and are perpetuated in the…

Integrating Engineering Design in Undergraduate Biology Using a Life Science Design Task

Journal Article | December 2020

This study examines the initial integration of engineering design in an introductory preservice elementary biology content course using a life science design task focused on composting. The task, informed by a three-…