An analysis of more than half a million trees reveals that many species begin to taper off seed...
 

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

NSTA
December Web Seminars from NSTA
Mark your calendars for these upcoming web seminars: Building Science Learning, Dec 1; Protecting Hawaiian False Killer Whale, Dec. 2; and Preparing Students for Engineering Careers, Dec. 7.
 
 
NSTA
Professional Learning Units from NSTA
These brand new NSTA professional learning courses are a hit--over 600 of the self-paced short courses have been downloaded so far by teachers nationwide. Current topics include sensemaking, adopting an asset approach to student learning, using digital tools, and social justice.
 
 
Selected by National Science Teaching Association
Freebies for Science Teachers
Free resources and opportunities
 
 
 
NSTA
How COVID-19, Climate Change and Other Crises Are Changing Science Instruction
In this Education Writers Association webinar offered to reporters nationwide, NSTA Chief Learning Officer Trish Shelton and other experts discuss how educators are leveraging phenomena such as climate change and COVID-19 in the classroom.
 
 
 
The Scientist Magazine®
Contrary to Common Belief, Some Older Trees Make Fewer Seeds
An analysis of more than half a million trees reveals that many species begin to taper off seed production once they hit a certain size.
 
 
 
Scientific American
Gel-Based Sensor Continuously Monitors Wounds for Infection
Wireless sensor based on a bioresponsive DNA hydrogel provides smartphone-based detection of wound infection.
 
 
 
eschoolnews
Automation can help K-12 cybersecurity–here’s how
Across industries, ransomware and cyberattacks have proliferated in the past year, largely due to the rapid shift to remote work and school. The education sector has been hit particularly hard--the 2020 calendar year saw a record-setting 408 publicly disclosed cybersecurity incidents in the K-12...
 
 
 
Edutopia
Integrating SEL Into Writing Instruction
A writing unit for first grade can help develop prosocial classroom behaviors, a reliable indicator of future academic success.
 
 
 
Phys.org
Study explores the origin of clonal dominance in excitable cell networks
Clonal dominance is a phenomenon that occurs when descendants (i.e., clones) of one or more founder cells in an organism contribute disproportionally to the system's final structure as the tissue grows. This phenomenon is associated with numerous biological processes, including bacterial growth and...
 
 
 
District Administration
Good news, bad news? Majority supports masks in schools as COVID closures climb
Some 61% of the public approves of mask mandates as COVID is on the rise again in several northern and western states with the holidays approaching.