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

NSTA
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12: 2022
The list is out! Here are the best science trade books published in 2021 for students in kindergarten through 12th grade, selected by NSTA and the Children's Book Council.
 
NSTA
Register Your K-12 Students for FREE Project-Based STEM Competition
There are still 7 weeks left to win prizes for your K-12 classroom with the Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision science competition! This engaging, project-based STEM competition inspires students to envision what technology might look like in the future in a collaborative and the deadline is January 21.
 
 
 
NSTA
Houston 22 National Conference Mar. 31 - Apr. 3 Registration Now Open!
We are back, and can’t wait to welcome you to Houston for NSTA’s first national conference of 2022, March 31 to April 3. Check out the strands for Houston, housing and travel information, and register today. Enjoy earlybird savings if you register by February 18, 2022!
 
 
 
NSTA/NASCAR
Elevate STEM Learning w/ FREE Racing-Themed Science Lessons & Resources
NASCAR and NSTA have teamed up to provide fun and engaging content and activities for teaching science and STEM. Check out new racing-themed lessons for K-8 students, a track guide, videos, and more—free of charge to educators nationwide! Learn more.
 
 
 
NSTA
Uncovering Student Ideas With Formative Assessment Probes Web Seminar
Page Keeley, the author of NSTA’s Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series, will share how diagnostic probes reveal students’ thinking about core disciplinary ideas and then become formative when data from students’ responses are used to make informed instructional decisions.
 
 
 
Ed Surge
Science Curriculum Can Be Gender-Inclusive. We Just Have to Embrace Students' Questions.
During a break between classes, one of my students approached me with a conflicted look on her face. She nervously said, “Te quiero hacer una pregunta ...
 
 
NSTA Blog
The Safety Checklist: Navigating to Safer Waters!
 
 
 
District Administration
Gov. Abbott’s ban on school mask mandates back in effect after Appeals Court decision
U.S. 5th Circuit judges halted an injunction on the mask mandate ban.
 
 
 
Scientific American
Inflammation in Heart Disease: Do Researchers Know Enough?
Atherosclerosis in arteries causes thickening of the vessel walls, leading to blockages.
 
 
NSTA Blog
How Renewable Energy Can Improve Communications in Developing Countries
Resources
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