All Inquiry resources

Reports Article

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, June 29, 2021

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Astronomy Chemistry Citizen Science Climate Change Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Equity General Science Inclusion Inquiry Interdisciplinary News NGSS Professional Learning old STEM Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Remote Labs 2.0 to the Rescue

By Rundong Jiang, Chenglu Li, Xudong Huang, Shannon Sung, and Charles Xie

High School Biology Chemistry Inquiry Instructional Materials Labs Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Physics Science and Engineering Practices STEM Technology

Journal Article

The Potency of Evidence

By Claudette Tebeck

High School 5E Equity Inquiry Research

Journal Article

Windows on the Inquiry Classroom

A complete video and documentary record of an inquiry-based nonscience majors’ course has been captured (the “Fire and Ice” Collection). Every m...

By Christopher F. Bauer and Julia Y. K. Chan

Postsecondary Inquiry Pedagogy Research

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From the Field: Events and Opportunities, June 15, 2021

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Preschool Biology Chemistry Climate Change Earth & Space Science Engineering Environmental Science General Science Inquiry Life Science Mathematics News Physical Science Physics Professional Learning old STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

Blog Post

Teaching About How Scientists Work—With a Focus on Claims-Evidence-Reasoning

By Matthew Bobrowsky

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Assessment General Science Inquiry New Science Teachers NGSS Preservice Science Education Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

Reports Article

Freebies for Science Teachers, May 11, 2021

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Postsecondary Preschool Biology Careers Chemistry Curriculum Disabilities Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering Multilingual Learners Environmental Science General Science Inquiry Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy Mathematics News NGSS Physical Science Physics Professional Learning old Research Safety STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

NSTA Press Book

Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 9–12: Explore-Before-Explain in Physical Science

Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 9–12 is the one-stop resource that will inspire you to reimagine your approach to high school physical scienc...

By Patrick Brown

High School Physical Science 5E Assessment Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Inquiry Learning Progression Lesson Plans NGSS Pedagogy Performance Expectations Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Research Teacher Preparation

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From the Field: Events and Opportunities, May 4, 2021

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Postsecondary Preschool Aerospace Astronomy Biology Careers Climate Change Computer Science Curriculum Earth & Space Science Engineering Environmental Science General Science Inclusion Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy Mathematics News NGSS Physical Science Physics Professional Learning old STEM Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Oligotrophic

By Quinn Washburn, Sarah Wolf, Jay Well, Stephen Noell, Chih-Ping Lee, Luis M. Bolaños, Stephen J. Giovannoni, and Christopher P. Suffridge

High School Biology Climate Change Curriculum Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary NGSS Research Science and Engineering Practices

Journal Article

From Local to Global

By Nancy Trautmann, Laura Branch, Rebecca Rehder Wingerden, Michelle Watkins, Janet Ort, and Kelsey Deal

High School 5E Biology Climate Change Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Labs Life Science NGSS Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

The Energy Zipline

By Katherine Carman and Jerrid Kruse

Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Physical Science Three-Dimensional Learning

Reports Article

From the Field, Events and Opportunities, April 20, 2021

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Biology Careers Chemistry Citizen Science Climate Change Curriculum Disabilities Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science Mathematics News NGSS Physical Science Professional Learning old STEM Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Mud as a Phenomenon to Model Energy Flow and Chemical Processes

By Hannah T. Reynolds, Joy Pires, Jeffrey Brewster, Nicole Lalier, and Theodora Pinou

Biology Disciplinary Core Ideas Inquiry Labs Life Science Phenomena Teacher Preparation

Journal Article

Ectotherm ER: Frogs Under the Weather

By Rebecca Gonda, Michel Ohmer, Laura Brannelly, Jennifer Kassimer, Stephanie Kubik, Alison Slinskey Legg, and Corinne Richards-Zawacki

Middle School Biology Citizen Science Climate Change Curriculum Environmental Science Evolution General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Labs Lesson Plans Literacy New Science Teachers News Research STEM