Solve with Science with Xplorlabs at NSTA 2025!

Heading to NSTA’s National Conference in Philadelphia? Stop by our booth or join us for a hands-on workshop or Xplorlabs Fellow presentation. See you March 26-29!

Visit Our Booth

You can find us at Booth #747 along STEM Avenue!

Presentations

Learn more about each session below and be sure to visit NSTA’s 2025 conference sessions calendar to add these sessions to your agenda.

Thursday, March 27

• Sense-Making through Real Science of Thermal Runaway in an Overcharged E-Scooter
  10:50 a.m. | Location: 106A | Led by the Xplorlabs education team
  This workshop focuses on sense-making about lithium-ion batteries and the phenomenon of thermal runaway. Participants will develop models to understand the phenomenon, applying the cross-cutting concept of matter and energy. Participants will then ideate solutions for safer battery enclosures.

Friday, March 28

• Asking Questions Routine: Using QFT with Xplorlabs
  8:00 a.m. | Location: 106A | Led by the Xplorlabs education team
  In this session, we will practice the Question Formulation Technique by engaging in lab footage from UL Research Institutes and then reflect upon how this technique can be applied in our classrooms to support student-centered, phenomenon-driven learning.
• Engineering Energy Solutions: Lithium-Ion Trade-Offs
  4:00 p.m. | Location: 106A | Led by the Xplorlabs education team
  From the mindset of solutions, participants will preview the Xplorlabs online pathway Extraction to E-waste and consider the role of trade-offs in the lithium-ion battery supply chain and how this problem could be part of classroom curriculum for both formal and informal settings.

Saturday, March 29

• Making Real-World Connections to Engineering and Safety Science Via Future City and UL Xplorlabs
  10:20 a.m. | Location: 126B | Led by Xplorlabs Educator Fellow
  This interactive workshop will focus on how to use the DiscoverE Future City Program and Xplorlabs resources by UL Research Institutes to engage students in safety science principles through data, case studies and the Engineering Design Process so they can design cities of the future.
• Case Studies to Promote Student Action
  1:00 p.m. | Location: 103C | Led by Xplorlabs Educator Fellow
  This interactive workshop will demonstrate how educators can support critical thinking RE: trade-offs of the lithium-ion battery supply chain as well as demonstrate how educators can support student sense-making about issues related to lithium-ion batteries, and challenge students to take action.
• Safety Science and Sustainability: Online Resources to Inspire Student Action
  1:00 p.m. | Location: 126B | Led by Xplorlabs Educator Fellow & University Partner
  Explore science & sustainability resources to inspire students’ real-world problem solving! Action-Oriented Pedagogies inspire them to imagine and build a safer, more resilient, and sustainable world. Discover AOP possibilities with Xplorlabs, a free tool with labs, simulations & design challenges.

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