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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...

Elementary Climate Change Earth & Space Science Environmental Science STEM Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary

Journal Article

Teaching Environmental Awareness in Baltimore

A national movement, sparked by Richard Louv’s (2005) treatise Last Child in the Woods, has catalyzed collaborations among government agencies, scho...

By Sarah Haines, Chelsea McClure, and Symone Johnson

Middle School Informal Education Citizen Science Environmental Science Teacher Preparation

Journal Article

STEMing the Flow for All

Students with special needs traditionally have fewer opportunities to engage in hands-on learning during science class (Melber and Brown 2008). The ...

By Brent Gilles, Tim Hawig, Ashley Sutton, and Stacey Britton

Informal Education Disabilities Environmental Science Inclusion

NSTA Press Book

Understanding Climate Change, Grades 7–12

Get help teaching one of the hottest topics in science with Understanding Climate Change, Grades 7–12. This nine-session module is written to be pra...

By Laura Tucker, Lois Sherwood

High School Informal Education Middle School Climate Change Environmental Science 5E Assessment Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans Phenomena Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Citizen Science Interdisciplinary Research

Journal Article

Celebrate Urban Backyards

Find out how the Detroit Zoological Society partnered with local organizations to create Celebrate Urban Backyards, which engages afterschool educat...

By Claire Lannoye-Hall and Zahraa Aljebori

Informal Education Citizen Science Environmental Science