Zinc's immune-boosting properties are well-established, but scientists haven't known exactly how...
 

Welcome to NSTA Reports—your timely source for news, information, and resources on science teaching and learning. 

 
NSTA
Normalizing Exceptionalities With Science and STEM Teaching
The importance and prevalence of students with disabilities in STEM courses continues to be a significant but mostly unrecognized issue in education. Join industry-leading experts for this virtual miniseries focused on ways teachers can be agents of change and build a more inclusive classroom for...
 
 
Selected by National Science Teaching Association
From the Field: Opportunities & Freebies for Science and STEM Teachers
Check out these opportunities and free resources for teachers.
 
 
 
Amplify
A Free Writing Skills Poster for Your K–8 Science Classroom
It's important to give students strategies to be effective communicators in the science classroom. Request your free poster about writing in the science classroom today.
 
 
 
NSTA
NSTA Chicago22 National Conference Registration Open
Immerse yourself in the premier science and STEM education event of the summer at NSTA Chicago22, July 21–23. Check out the strands for Chicago and housing and travel information. Take advantage of earlybird pricing by registering today!
 
 
NSTA
Science Update: Sea Level Rise–What It Is; Why It’s Such A Problem; What We Can Do About It
Join NOAA Oceanographer Dr. William Sweet this Thursday for an informative web seminar focused on sea-level rise. Participants will explore why sea level rise is occurring, what the impacts are, and what action can be taken now.
 
 
 
Science Daily
Burst of accumulated zinc shows how the mineral boosts immune function, suggesting ways to improve health
Zinc's immune-boosting properties are well-established, but scientists haven't known exactly how it works. Scientists now reveal two ways the mineral supports immunity and suggest how it could be used to improve health. Using mice, the team discovered that zinc is needed for the development of...
 
 
 
Phys.org
Measuring the cost effectiveness of different strategies to save the orangutans
An international team of researchers has evaluated the cost-effectiveness of orangutan conservation spending over the past 20 years and has found that some methods are better than others. In their paper published in the journal Current Biology, the group describes how they conducted their evaluation...
 
 
 
EdSource
California’s detailed test data gives it an advantage for the road ahead
A deeper dive into the Smarter Balanced test data reveals that the news is both better and worse than we previously realized
 
 
 
NPR
China tightens restrictions and bars scholars from international conferences
Academics based in China must apply for permission to attend online exchanges, even on topics that once were considered nonpolitical.
 
 
NSTA Blog
Lab Safety: Overcrowded STEM/STEAM Labs and Makerspaces