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National Science Teaching Association National Science Teaching Association, is the largest organization in the world dedicated to science education. And with your help, we can do even more.

NSTA Social Media Policy: https://www.nsta.org/social-media/comment-policy Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the National Science Teachers Association is a member-driven organization, 40,000-strong. We publish books, journals, and other resources for science teachers from kindergarten through college. Each year we hold conferences on science education to bring together educators from across the country and world to exchange ideas, learn, meet industry leaders and be inspired. We provide ways for science teachers to connect with one another. We inform Congress and the public on vital questions affecting science literacy and a well-educated workforce. "Liking" this page on Facebook is open to all who are interested in promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all. You do not need to "friend" any admin of this fan page in order to participate. In this fan page on Facebook, we are a community of educators supporting one another. Commercial posts may be removed at the discretion of the officers and admins of the page. We do not allow advertising of commercial products or posts for job positions. Posts that do not directly support science education will be removed at the discretion of the admins of this page. As we are an organization devoted to high-quality science, but we are not equipped to verify the quality of research instruments, we do not allow the dissemination of surveys on this page.

Leadership often begins with a spark.NSTA President Donna L. Governor, PhD, shares how her path grew through mentoring c...
10/20/2026

Leadership often begins with a spark.

NSTA President Donna L. Governor, PhD, shares how her path grew through mentoring colleagues, presenting at conferences, and leading school programs, long before a title came along. Now she is inviting NSTA members to take their own next step by serving on a committee, the Leadership Council, or the Board of Directors.

Read her full post: https://bit.ly/4edSldk

🎓 Did you know you can earn Professional Learning credit at Indy26?NSTA offers transcripts recognizing up to 19 clock ho...
10/20/2026

🎓 Did you know you can earn Professional Learning credit at Indy26?

NSTA offers transcripts recognizing up to 19 clock hours of Professional Learning, and attendees can also earn graduate-level credit. Enhance your teaching credentials while engaging with peers and exploring new science teaching ideas!

📚 Get all the details: https://bit.ly/4dKStAZ

Two free NSTA web seminars are coming up, both at 7 PM ET:Tue, Oct 20: Creep It Real: Halloween Experiments Students Won...
10/19/2026

Two free NSTA web seminars are coming up, both at 7 PM ET:

Tue, Oct 20: Creep It Real: Halloween Experiments Students Won’t Stop Talking About (sponsored by Vernier Science Education)
Thu, Oct 22: What Happens When the Earth Shakes? Understanding Earthquakes and Earthquake Alerts

Join live and complete the survey to receive a certificate of participation and 100 NSTA points.

See the lineup and register: https://hubs.la/Q04BrlH00

Happy National Chemistry Week! 🧪 This year’s American Chemical Society theme is “Chemistry Under Construction.” 🧱Concret...
10/18/2026

Happy National Chemistry Week! 🧪 This year’s American Chemical Society theme is “Chemistry Under Construction.” 🧱

Concrete and glass both come down to chemistry, and so does a lot of what students see being built around them.

Looking for more chemistry ideas? Find journal articles, web seminars, and books from NSTA: https://bit.ly/4dFVpic

Happy International Archaeology Day! 🏺Every layer of soil holds clues. Archaeologists read those clues, along with the o...
10/17/2026

Happy International Archaeology Day! 🏺

Every layer of soil holds clues. Archaeologists read those clues, along with the objects people left behind, to piece together how people lived long ago. That is science in action: careful observation and evidence-based claims about the past.

Looking for a place to start? NSTA members can read “Archaeology-in-a-Box,” a classroom dig designed for sixth grade. Students excavate boxes of layered soil and map each find, then write about how the people who left the artifacts used local natural resources: https://bit.ly/4dE8hW5

High school is where students start picturing what science could mean for their future.At Indy26, “AI in the High School...
10/17/2026

High school is where students start picturing what science could mean for their future.

At Indy26, “AI in the High School Classroom: How to Leverage Your Students’ Use” gives high school educators a practical look at the AI tools students already use and how to build them into classroom sensemaking, with adaptable tools and clear next steps to take back to your classroom.

Filter the Indy26 session browser by Grade Levels → High School to find more sessions built for your classroom, or let NSTA’s Atom AI Assistant recommend sessions based on what you’re looking for.

Browse sessions and get personalized recommendations: https://bit.ly/4dwEzCs

Your students already know what your teaching means to them. Now the science education community can say it too. 🏅The 20...
10/16/2026

Your students already know what your teaching means to them. Now the science education community can say it too. 🏅

The 2027 NSTA Awards are open for applications, with more than $72,000 in cash and prizes for educators at different stages of their careers, plus a student award.

📅 Apply by December 18, 2026
📌 Start your application: https://bit.ly/4s5v3My

A fully loaded truck is rolling downhill. How do you stop it? 🚛At PLI  #7 at   in Indianapolis, dive into the science of...
10/16/2026

A fully loaded truck is rolling downhill. How do you stop it? 🚛

At PLI #7 at in Indianapolis, dive into the science of kinetic energy with Class CrunchLabs, the free, NGSS-designed curriculum from CrunchLabs. You’ll explore the “Rocks vs Big Rigs” storyline with hands-on investigations and meet the curriculum writers behind it. Jesse Semeyn of NSTA leads the day with the CrunchLabs team.

Stay for the evening. As a PLI attendee, you may also attend the Opening Reception (4:15-5:15 PM) and Wednesday night’s illusionist show, “Mindgames: The Science of Astonishment with David Ranalli” (5:30-6:30 PM).

📅 Wed, Nov 4, 8 AM-3 PM | $150 | Breakfast and lunch included | Conference registration not required

🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/4yj6Js2

A safer lab starts with a weekly look around. 🥽Dr. Ken Roy’s new NSTA safety blog shares a recommended weekly inspection...
10/15/2026

A safer lab starts with a weekly look around. 🥽

Dr. Ken Roy’s new NSTA safety blog shares a recommended weekly inspection checklist for school science labs. It is built to catch potential hazards that can change between annual inspections, from emergency equipment to chemical storage. He also outlines how to turn findings into action, with each item assigned a priority and a responsible person.

🔗 Read the blog post: https://bit.ly/4B6A4sj

Near the end of the school year, a class of third graders was walking to their schoolyard pond when something moved in t...
10/15/2026

Near the end of the school year, a class of third graders was walking to their schoolyard pond when something moved in the grass. Dozens of tiny frogs were hopping around their feet. The students yelled “STOP!” so everyone would hold still and protect them. 🐸

Earlier that spring, those same students had watched frog eggs turn into tadpoles. That is what can happen when a schoolyard becomes a teaching partner. In “The Schoolyard as an Inspiring Teaching Partner,” Kara Haas, Gail Richmond, and colleagues share how teachers in urban schools use the 3-H model (Heads-on, Hands-on, Hearts-on) to turn outdoor spaces into places for science.

🔗 Read the open-access article: https://bit.ly/4in58fZ

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