Argumentation is an important practice whereas the scientist develops explanations using evidence and reasoning to explain observed phenomena.

A key practice of successful scientists and engineers is the ability to clearly communicate the ideas and methods they develop. Being able to review and critique the ideas of others are fundamental activities of professional STEM professionals.

Are you tired of using the same classroom strategies, year-after-year?  Explore the Google Slide linked here to see a variety of instructiona

Tips for engaging students in research projects.

The products of science are explanations and the products of engineering are solutions.

Science educators strive to engage students in authentic investigations that have students analyze data in order to derive meaning.  MND provides unlimited opportunities to engage students in data analysis using Earth System data. 

My NASA Data (MND) recognizes the importance of data literacy, especially in the Earth Sciences because data are the foundation of science.  But what does data literacy look like?

Many of our archived lessons date back to as early as 2004 when our learning community first formed and unfortunately contain links to content that is no longer updated or exist.  Please note that some of these have been updated, and we continue to update them.  Please check ou