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Journal Article
Geoscience Videos and Their Role in Supporting Student Learning
A series of short (5 to 7 minutes long) geoscience videos were created to support student learning in a flipped class setting for an introductory geology class at North Carolina State University. This study sought to compare student learning about k...
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The authors created a Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) program focused on improving student performance in high-risk STEM courses. Our PALs are modeled after the Peer-Led Team Learning program, which has been shown to provide long- and short-term benefit...
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To engage effectively with contemporary water-related challenges with scientific and social dimensions, students need to understand the properties of water and the nature of scientific processes and practices. However, students have difficulty in un...
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The authors compare student learning and perception data from astronomy, physics, and geology courses taught in a traditional classroom with individual desks to the same classes taught in a large auditorium....
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Collaborative activities in the area of science need to incorporate the co-critiquing of a flawed external source, with appropriate scaffolding to also benefit students with low self-regulation levels by mediating cognitive and metacognitive processe...
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Research and Teaching: A Comparison of Long-Term Knowledge Retention Between Two Teaching Approaches
The purpose of the research in this article was to test assumptions regarding the effectiveness of reform-based instructional approaches to facilitating knowledge retention in students. We conducted an experimental study of knowledge retention at a m...
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This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This month’s issue discusses the importance of identifiying first-generation college students and helping them become advocates for themselves....
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Few students enter community college science classrooms having experience with, or being proficient in, using evidence to explain scientific phenomena. Therefore, the authors used a claim-evidence-reasoning framework to scaffold students as they lear...
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Case Study: Mini-Case Studies: Small Infusions of Active Learning for Large-Lecture Courses
This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. This month’s issue discusses how the author uses case studies as a method for engaging students in ...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the core idea of forces and motion by having them explore the relationship between acceleration and velocity to determine ”How Does the Direction of Acceleration Affect the Velocity of an Object?�...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the core idea of forces and motion by having them explore ”What Is the Relationship Between the Mass of an Object and Its Acceleration During Free Fall?” The Teacher Notes provide the connection...
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The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the core idea of forces and motion by having them explore projectile motion and determine ”How Do Changes to the Launch Angle, the Initial Velocity, and the Mass of a Projectile Affect Its Hang Ti...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this lab is for students to apply what they know about the core idea of forces and motion to determine ”How Do the Direction and Rate of Rotation of a Spinning Surface Affect the Path of an Object Moving Across That Surface?” The T...
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The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the core idea of forces and motion by having them determine ”What Is the Mathematical Relationship Among the Net Force Exerted on an Object, the Object’s Inertial Mass, and Its Acceleration?” ...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the core idea of forces and motion by having them explore ”How Does the Mass of the Counterweight Affect the Acceleration of a Pulley System?” The Teacher Notes provide the connections to standa...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the core idea of forces and motion by having them explore ”What Is the Mathematical Relationship Between the Angle of Incline and the Acceleration of an Object Down the Incline?” The Teacher Not...
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The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the core idea of forces and motion by having them determine how different types of oils change the coefficient of kinetic friction between two metal plates to explain ”Why Are Some Lubricants Bet...
Book Chapter
Falling Objects and Air Resistance
The purpose of this lab is for students to apply what they know about the core idea of forces and motion to determine ”How Does the Surface Area of a Parachute Affect the Force Due to Air Resistance as an Object Falls Toward the Ground?” The Teac...
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The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the core idea of forces and motion by giving them an opportunity to explore factors that affect the rotation of an object to determine ”How Do the Mass and the Distribution of Mass in an Object Af...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the core idea of forces and motion by giving them an opportunity to explore the nature of circular motion and determine ”How Does Changing the Angular Velocity of the Swinging Mass at the Top of a...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this lab is for students to apply what they know about the core idea of forces and motion to determine ”How Can Someone Predict the Amount of Force Needed to Open a Bottle Cap?” The Teacher Notes provide the connections to standard...
Book Chapter
Simple Harmonic Motion and Pendulums
The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the core idea of forces and motion by giving them an opportunity to explore simple harmonic motion and the behavior of pendulums to determine ”What Variables Affect the Period of a Pendulum?” Th...
Book Chapter
Simple Harmonic Motion and Springs
The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the core idea of forces and motion by having them explore the simple harmonic motion and determine ”What Is the Mathematical Model of the Simple Harmonic Motion of a Mass Hanging From a Spring?”...
Book Chapter
Simple Harmonic Motion and Rubber Bands
The purpose of this lab is for students to apply what they know about the core idea of forces and motion to determine if a mass hanging from a rubber band obeys Hooke’s law, and, if so, ”Under What Conditions Do Rubber Bands Obey Hooke’s Law?�...
Book Chapter
Linear Momentum and Collisions
The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the core idea of forces and motion by giving them the opportunity to explore the conservation of momentum during a collision to determine ”When Two Objects Collide and Stick Together, How Do the I...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the core idea of forces and motion by giving students an opportunity to explore impulses and momentum to determine ”How Does Changing the Magnitude and Duration of a Force Acting on an Object Affe...
Book Chapter
Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
The purpose of this lab is for students to apply what they know about the core idea of forces and motion to determine ”Which Properties of a System Are Conserved During a Collision?” The Teacher Notes provide the connections to standards, referen...
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The purpose of this lab is for students to apply what they know about the core idea of forces and motion to identify ”Which Material Is Most Likely to Provide the Best Protection for a Phone That Has Been Dropped?” The Teacher Notes provide the c...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the disciplinary core idea (DCI) of Energy by having them to explain and predict “How Can We Use the Work-Energy Theorem to Explain and Predict Behavior of a System That Consists of a Ball, a Ramp...
Book Chapter
Conservation of Energy and Pendulums
The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the disciplinary core idea (DCI) of Energy by giving them an opportunity to determine ”How Does Placing a Nail in the Path of a Pendulum Affect the Height of a Pendulum Swing?” The Teacher Notes...
Book Chapter
Conservation of Energy and Wind Turbines
The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the disciplinary core idea (DCI) of Energy by giving them an opportunity to determine ”How Can We Maximize the Amount of Electrical Energy That Will Be Generated by a Wind Turbine Based on the Des...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this lab is for students to apply what they know about the disciplinary core idea (DCI) of Energy to measure the horsepower of a toy car and determine ”Which Toy Car Has the Engine With the Greatest Horsepower?” The Teacher Notes p...
Book Chapter
Creating a STEM Culture for Teaching and Learning (Book Sample)
This is the book that will flip the way you think about STEM from “not me” to “I’m in!” Author Jeff Weld is the director of the acclaimed Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council. He sees STEM as “a white-hot, transformative revolution in ...
Journal Article
Free reports from the National Research Council and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine can help practitioners bridge in-school and out-of-school STEM learning. ...
By Jay B. Labov
Journal Article
Facilitating Formal–Informal Connections in Rural STEM Ecosystems
“STEM Guides” serve as human brokers to connect 10- to 18-year-old youth from rural Maine in STEM education opportunities that already exist in their communities, including after-school programs, clubs, camps, library activities, special events...
By Jan Mokros, Jennifer Atkinson, Sue Allen, Alyson Saunders, and Kate Kastelein
Journal Article
Collaboratory = Collaborate + Laboratory
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By Peggy Harris Willcuts, and Cathleen Kennedy
NSTA Press Book
Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons, 3-5: Using Children’s Books to Inspire STEM Learning
"Teachers in our district have been fans of Picture-Perfect Science for years, and it’s made a huge impact on how they fit science into their school day. We are so excited to do more of the same with these Picture-Perfect STEM books!"—Chris Gible...
By Emily Morgan, Karen Ansberry
Interactive E-book Kids
Investigating Weather and Climate
Clear patterns emerge from weather data collected over time. These patterns are the foundation of what we understand as a location’s climate. By investigating the data of different climates for long-term patterns, students begin to notice that not ...
Interactive E-book Kids
The Sound All Around interactive e-book uses a variety of everyday events to introduce the concept of sound. Students explore how to make sounds, how sound travels, and how sounds are used. Characters Molly and Juan guide students to explore as they ...