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Coldest Winter Ever!

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about weather versus climate. The probe is designed to find out if students distinguish between a one-time weather-related change and a change in climate.    ...

By Page Keeley and Laura Tucker

Assessment Earth & Space Science

Lesson Plan

What Happens When You Bring a Balloon Near Wall

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about electrical interactions. The probe is designed to find out how students visually represent electrical interactions. ...

By Page Keeley and Rand Harrington

Middle School High School Assessment Physical Science

Lesson Plan

Mass, Volume, and Density

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about density. The probe is designed to find out whether students have commonly held ideas about mass, volume, shape, and other properties that interfere with their conceptual unders...

By Page Keeley and Susan Cooper

Middle School Assessment Physical Science

Journal Article

Exploring the STEM Landscape

By Jesse Wilcox, Jerrid Kruse, and Scott Decker

Elementary Earth & Space Science STEM

Journal Article

It's a Small World After All

By Rhoda Goldberg and Jeremy Effinger

Early Childhood Elementary Interdisciplinary Physical Science Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Pushing, Pulling, and Predicting Force Patterns

By Christine Anne Royce

Early Childhood Elementary Literacy Physical Science

Journal Article

Global Connections

By Peggy Ashbrook

Early Childhood Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary

Journal Article

Global Poetry Connections

By Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong

Elementary Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Literacy

Journal Article

Science Teaching Goes Global with State Department Support

By Betsy Devlin-Foltz and Maxine Pitter Lunn

Elementary Interdisciplinary Professional Learning old Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Global Connections

By Elizabeth Barrett-Zahn

Early Childhood Elementary Interdisciplinary STEM

Journal Article

Visual Literacy—the 3Rs or STEAM?

By Bob Riddle

Astronomy Earth & Space Science Instructional Materials Literacy STEM

Journal Article

Modeling Magnetism With the Floating Paper Clip

By Sarah Braden, Lauren Barth-Cohen, Sara Gailey, and Tamara Young

Middle School Literacy Physical Science

Journal Article

The “Magic” of Density

By Jacquelyn J. Mosely and Brooke A. Whitworth

5E Literacy Physical Science Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Going Viral

By Laura C. Todd and Brooke A. Whitworth

Middle School Biology Life Science Literacy Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Green Plants, Red Glow

By Kathy-Uyen Nguyen, Andrew R. Ratchford, Jason L. Painter, Rachael Polmanteer, Ann E. Norcross, and Jonathan S. Lindsey

Middle School Biology Interdisciplinary Life Science Literacy

Journal Article

Integrating Crosscutting Concepts and Literacy Strategies to Support Visual Literacy

By Eric Brunsell, Elizabeth D. Alderton, and Josh Morris

Middle School Crosscutting Concepts Interdisciplinary Literacy Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Using Big Data to Understand the History of Planet Earth

By Peggy Mansfield McNeal and Elizabeth Cordle

Middle School Computer Science Earth & Space Science Literacy STEM Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Drawing to Learn to Draw Out Student Understanding

By Christine Karlberg, Laura Henriques, and Alan Colburn

Middle School Pre-service Teachers Biology Interdisciplinary Life Science Literacy STEM Teaching Strategies

Web Seminar

Archive: Book Beat Live! Instructional Sequence Matters: Using Explore-before-Explain in the Classroom, July 20, 2021

Explore-before-Explain teaching is all about creating conceptual coherence for learners to better prepare students for the reality of their world. ...

Postsecondary Elementary High School Middle School General Science

Journal Article

Under the Sea

By Jayma Koval, Sabrina Grossman, and Marion Usselman

Middle School Biology Interdisciplinary Literacy Technology

Journal Article

The Great Sunflower Project

By Jill Nugent

Middle School Citizen Science Environmental Science Life Science Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Wrapping It Up

By Kaitlyn McGlynn and Janey Kelly

Middle School Inclusion Literacy Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

How Can We Use and Interact With Graphs Better? (Data Literacy 101)

By Kristin Hunter-Thomson

Middle School Pre-service Teachers Interdisciplinary Literacy Technology

Journal Article

Visual Literacy

By Patty McGinnis

Middle School Literacy Teaching Strategies Technology

Journal Article

Looking Back at a Pandemic and Preparing for the Next One

By Stephen Wesson

High School General Science Instructional Materials Literacy

Journal Article

Utility Engineer Aaron Spencer

By Luba Vangelova

High School Careers Engineering

Journal Article

Remote Labs 2.0 to the Rescue

By Rundong Jiang, Chenglu Li, Xudong Huang, Shannon Sung, and Charles Xie

High School Biology Chemistry Inquiry Instructional Materials Labs Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Physics Science and Engineering Practices STEM Technology

Journal Article

The Potency of Evidence

By Claudette Tebeck

High School 5E Equity Inquiry Research

Journal Article

GENERATE: The Game of Energy Choices

By Emma Refvem and Dana Haine

High School Environmental Science Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Mathematics Science and Engineering Practices STEM

Journal Article

Virtual Field Trips

By Heather McPherson, Gregory Frank, Rebecca Pearce, and Ernest Hoffman

High School Engineering Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

Journal Article

Collaboration Crushes Competition!

By Lucinda Hemmick, Dame Forbes, Robert Bolen, Mary Kroll, Dianna Gobler, John Halloran, Vivian Stojanoff, and Aleida Perez

High School Chemistry Physics Science and Engineering Practices STEM

Journal Article

Who Is Most Affected By COVID-19?

By Laura Lusardi and Rachelle Haroldson

High School Biology Computer Science Teaching Strategies Technology

Journal Article

Media Literacy in the Age of COVID and Climate Change

By Jocelyn Miller, Linda Rost, Connor Bryant, Robyn Embry, Shazia Iqbal, Claire Lannoye-Hall, and Missie Olson

High School Biology Distance Learning Literacy Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Soldiers of Science

By Holly Amerman

High School Instructional Materials Technology

Journal Article

Crunching Cans and Generating Power

By Paul G. Hewitt

High School Physics Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Learning on Location With NASA GLOBE Observer

By Jill Nugent

High School Citizen Science Earth & Space Science Technology

Journal Article

COVID-19: One Year Later

By Ann Haley MacKenzie

High School Literacy STEM Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Adding Necessary Rigor to Engineering Pedagogical Change

In this study, we explore the teaching of an acclaimed engineering education professor and his struggles to transform his classroom in light of the National Academy of Engineering standards. We argue that pedagogical changes, particularly in contexts...

By Yonghee Lee, Carl Lund, and Randy Yerrick

Postsecondary Engineering Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

STEM Bridge Program

We explored underrepresented minority (URM) students’ perceptions of the merit and worth of a summer STEM bridge program. The Ohio State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program facilitated a three-week residential program for three...

By Anna Brady and Dorinda Gallant

Postsecondary Curriculum Equity Inclusion Pedagogy STEM Teaching Strategies