NSTA Symposia Archives

The NSTA Symposia are face-to-face professional development opportunities offered at NSTA Conferences on Science Education. Designed to enhance your knowledge of both science content and best teaching practices, the symposia are Standards-based programs that may last a half day or full day. Presenters include scientists, engineers, and educational specialists from NASA, NOAA, FDA, and NSF as well as renowned NSTA Press authors.

By browsing these archives of past NSTA Symposia, you can read about topics we have covered, check out sample agendas, and see photos of participants experiencing the excitement of science.

National Conference in Boston, MA, March 27–30, 2008:

• NOAA: Coral Ecosystems
• NASA: 21st Century Explorer – Today’s Knowledge for Tomorrow’s Explorer
• FDA: Teach Science Concepts and Inquiry with Food
• NASA: Mapping the Moon: Simulating LOLA in the Classroom
• IPY: Polar Science, Global Discoveries: IPY Research Update for Teachers
• SRS: From Astrobiology to Zoology: Igniting Students’ Interests in Science Careers

Southern Area Conference in Birmingham, AL, December 6-8, 2007:

• Arctic and Antarctic Living Systems
• Nanoscale Science: Activities for Grades 6-12

Western Area Conference in Denver, CO, November 8-10, 2007:

• NASA: Successful Strategies for Involving Parents in Education
• FDA: Teach Science Concepts and Inquiry with Food
• IPY: The Role of Polar Regions in Earth’s Changing Climate System

Northern/Midwestern Area Conference in Detroit, MI, October 18-20, 2007

• SRS: From Astrobiology to Zoology: Igniting Students’ Interests in Science Careers
• NASA: Igniting the Flame of Knowledge: Human Space Flight

NSTA National Conference on Science Education, St. Louis, MO, Mar. 29 - Apr. 1, 2007

• NSF/NOAA/NASA: Impact of Polar Climate Change on Living Systems
• NSF/NOAA/NASA: Polar Climates, How are they Changing?
• NSF/NOAA/NASA: The Fragile Ice
• NASA: Living and Working in Space: Habitat
• NOAA: GPS and Geodesy for Dummies: Do you know where you are?
• FDA: Food Safety and Nutrition
• NSTA Press: Energy: Stop Faking It!

NSTA Western Area Conference in Salt Lake City, UT, December 7-9, 2006

• NSF/NOAA/NASA: The Fragile Ice
• NSTA Press: Energy: Stop Faking It!

NSTA Eastern Area Conference in Baltimore, MD, November 2-4, 2006

• NOAA: The Ocean's Role in Weather and Climate
• NSTA Press: Force and Motion: Stop Faking It!
• FDA: Food Safety and Nutrition
• NASA: Living and Working in Space: Energy

NSTA Midwestern Area Conference in Omaha, NE, October 19-21, 2006

• NSTA Press: Force and Motion: Stop Faking It!
• NASA: Lunar Exploration

NSTA National Conference on Science Education, Anaheim, CA, April 6-9, 2006

• NASA: Stars, Planets, Life, and the Universe
• NASA: Preparing for the Journey to Space: Energy
• NOAA: Coral Ecosystems
• NSTA Press: Energy: Stop Faking It!
• NSTA Press: Uncovering Student Ideas in Science

NSTA Southern Area Convention, Nashville, TN, December 1-3, 2005

• NSTA Press: Picture-Perfect Science

NSTA Midwestern Area Convention, Chicago, IL, November 10-12, 2005

• NSTA Press: Force and Motion: Stop Faking It!

NSTA Eastern Area Convention, Hartford, CT, October 20-22, 2005

• NSTA Press: Doing Good Science
• NASA: Preparing for the Journey to Space
• NSTA Press: Watershed Dynamics

ITEA National Meeting Kansas City, MO, April 2005

• NASA: Robotics

NSTA National Convention Dallas, TX March-April, 2005

• NASA: Robotics
• NASA: Effects of Space Flight on the Human Body
• NSTA Press: Force and Motion: Stop Faking It!
• NSTA Press: Picture-Perfect Science
• NSTA Press: Science Curriculum Topic Study

NSTA Web Seminar Archives

NSTA Web Seminars are free 90-minute sessions that use online learning technologies to let you interact live with scientists, engineers, and education specialists from NASA and NOAA as well as renowned NSTA Press authors. The seminars offer several ways to interact. You can ask questions of the presenter(s) via a telephone line, or you can use tools such as online polls, chat, and the ability to mark the presenter's slides to enhance your understanding of concepts.

Learn about past NSTA Web Seminars: Read about the topics we have covered, download the PowerPoint presentations, and see archived programs from the comfort of your office or home, day or night.

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