All Curriculum resources
NSTA Press Book
Matter and Energy for Growth and Activity, Student Edition
How do our bodies manage to heal wounds, build the stamina to run marathons, and give us the energy—even while we’re sleeping—to keep us alive a...
By AAAS/Project 2061
Blog Post
Identifying and Implementing Instructional Materials in Middle School
Identifying and implementing science instructional materials that equitably engage students in active learning of science concepts, practices, sensema...
By Michael Heinz, Erin Michael Escher, Ellen Ebert
NSTA Press Book
Physics in Motion, Grade K: STEM Road Map for Elementary School
What if you could challenge your kindergartners to create a mini roller coaster as an entry point to understanding the physics of motion? With this ...
NSTA Press Book
Influence of Waves, Grade 1: STEM Road Map for Elementary School
What if you could challenge your first graders to create instruments they can play in their own “Show Me the Waves” musical show? With this volu...
NSTA Press Book
Natural Hazards, Grade 2: STEM Road Map for Elementary School
What if you could challenge your second graders to help communities prepare for disasters ranging from floods and wildfires to earthquakes and hurrica...
Blog Post
I first encountered the KLEWS teaching strategy in an article in Science and Children (NSTA 2015), “KLEWS to Explanation-Building in Science.” I s...
Blog Post
Impact of Change by Jessica Holman and Michelle Schuster
If you were to walk into our classroom years ago, you would see students from all walks of life, and with a range of ability levels. All of the studen...
By Cindy Workosky
NSTA Press Book
Radioactivity, Grade 11: STEM Road Map for High School
What if you could challenge your 11th graders to figure out the best response to a partial meltdown at a nuclear reactor in fictional Gammatown, USA? ...
NSTA Press Book
Supporting Emergent Multilingual Learners in Science, Grades 7–12
Many middle and high school teachers are educated to teach science content—they don’t anticipate that one day they may be teaching it to students ...
By Molly Weinburgh, Cecilia Silva, Kathy Horak Smith