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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Book Chapter

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

In this lesson, students examine scenes from the movie E.T. to see if the phases of the Moon match the time frame of the story. Key words and concepts...

Lesson Plans Phenomena

Editor's Note: Early Childhood Engagement in Science

Journal Article

Editor's Note: Early Childhood Engagement in Science

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

Early Childhood Pre-service Teachers STEM Lesson Plans

Poetry of Science: Water, Water, Everywhere

Journal Article

Poetry of Science: Water, Water, Everywhere

Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. This month's activity explores the water cycle....

Elementary General Science Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Literacy

NSTA Press Book

Big Data, Small Devices: Investigating the Natural World Using Real-Time Data

Now your students can transform their mobile phones and tablets into tools for learning about everything from weather to water quality. Big Data, Smal...

By Donna Governor, Michael Bowen, Eric Brunsell

Elementary High School Informal Education Middle School Computer Science Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Phenomena Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Preservice Science Education

The Poetry of Science: Think It, Build It, Make It

Journal Article

The Poetry of Science: Think It, Build It, Make It

Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. This issue discusses inventing with technology....

Elementary General Science Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Literacy

Engineering Encounters: Optimizing Your K–5 Engineering Design Challenge

Journal Article

Engineering Encounters: Optimizing Your K–5 Engineering Design Challenge

This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month's issue discusses the optimizations that will serve to inform r...

Early Childhood Elementary Engineering Lesson Plans Pedagogy Professional Learning old

NSTA Press Book

Learning to Read the Earth and Sky: Explorations Supporting the NGSS, Grades 6–12

Is it time to refresh the way you think about teaching Earth science? Learning to Read the Earth and Sky is the multifaceted resource you need to brin...

By Russ Colson, Mary Colson

High School Informal Education Middle School Earth & Space Science Crosscutting Concepts Lesson Plans NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Labs Literacy

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