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How Does Some Corn Pop?

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Peer-Designed Active Learning Modules as a Strategy to Improve Confidence and Comprehension Within Introductory Computer Science

While research has demonstrated the links between active learning and student success, lecture remains a dominant instructional method within introductory STEM courses. In this project, we used the strategy of enlisting peer mentors to develop and ...

By Becky Wai-Ling Packard, Jaemarie Solyst, Anisha Pai, and Lu Yu

Postsecondary Teacher Preparation

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K–12 DREAMS to Teach Program at Morehouse College

This study explores the pathways to K–12 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics instruction among Black/African American males in the Discovery Research Education for African American Men in STEM to Teach (DREAMS to Teach) program at Mo...

By Cynthia Trawick, Thema Monroe-White, Jigsa A. Tola, Jamie P. Clayton, and J. K. Haynes

Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers STEM Teacher Preparation

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Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Use of Speaking, Listening, and Writing Skills to Understand the Importance of Nature of Science Instruction

There has been a focus on improving teachers’ views of nature of science for decades. The method in which researchers improve views of nature of science, however, varies greatly. This study aimed to improve elementary preservice teachers’ views...

By Melanie Kinskey

Pre-service Teachers Preservice Science Education

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Teaching K–8 Teachers About Integrating Science and Engineering

We examined the use of an engineering learning cycle (ELC) model and in a course for K–8 inservice teachers for two purposes. First, we were interested in how the ELC would support teachers’ science, mathematics, and engineering content knowled...

By Allison Antink-Meyer and Anna Arias

Postsecondary Engineering

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Scenarios, Stakeholders, Autonomy, and Choice

A role-play activity is presented that was designed for a STEM education learning experience to enrich science literacy, collaboration, and critical-thinking skills in undergraduate science courses. During the roleplay, learners assumed the roles o...

By David Green and Mary Kay Cassani

Earth & Space Science Teaching Strategies

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Geoscience Education and Motivated Reasoning

Individuals use information selectively, in ways that support group beliefs or one’s psychological needs—this is motivated reasoning. Motivated reasoning is revealed in correlations between (1) opinions/knowledge and (2) individu...

By Emily Fisher and Nan Crystal Arens

Postsecondary Climate Change

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Designing Environmental Science Curriculum With PhotoVoice to Engage Nonscience Majors

By Carolyn Waters and Kristin Cook

Postsecondary Curriculum Environmental Science

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Neglected Tropical Diseases

By Kevin M. Bonney

Preservice Science Education

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A Framework for Effective Dissemination of Innovative STEM Curricula

By S. Elizabeth Alter and Leo Gafney

Postsecondary Curriculum STEM

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Community College Students Rise to the Challenge

High-structure course designs have reduced achievement gaps for low-income and underrepresented minority students at research universities. But do community college students have time to do the preclass preparation required for intensive active lea...

By Scott Freeman, Pamela Pape-Lindstrom, Anne Casper, and Sarah Eddy

Postsecondary Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

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How Can We Make a Room as Dark as Possible?

Elementary Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Engineering Is Lesson Plan NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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How Can Maps Help Us?

Elementary Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Is Lesson Plan NGSS Science and Engineering Practices

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Where Does Digestion Occur?

Middle School Biology Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Is Lesson Plan Life Science NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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How Can We Keep Our Vegetables Watered?

Elementary Biology Engineering Is Lesson Plan Life Science NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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How Do Asteroids Cross Earth's Path?

High School Astronomy Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Is Lesson Plan NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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Engaging Families

By Elizabeth Barrett-Zahn

Early Childhood Elementary

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The Seemingly Endless Uses of Waves

By Patty McGinnis

Middle School General Science

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Why Did COVID-19 Cause Environmental Changes?

Middle School High School Crosscutting Concepts Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Is Lesson Plan Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices

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How Do Pushes and Pulls Help Us Play?

Elementary Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Is Lesson Plan NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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Online Digital Science Resources

By Sumer Seiki and Jolynn Asato

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers

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Discover the Wild World of Citizen Science With Zooniverse

By Molly Simon

Middle School Elementary Informal Education

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The Science from Scientists Experience Goes Virtual

By Cortney Wieber, Jayne Mirabassi, Esther Niemasik, and Ellen Attorri

Informal Education

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Creating a Preschool Computational-Thinking Learning Blueprint to Guide the Development of Learning Resources for Young Children

By Heather Lavigne, Ashley Lewis Presser, Deborah Rosenfeld, Marisa Wolsky, and Jessica Andrews

Early Childhood Informal Education

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How Can Plants Break Rocks?

Elementary Middle School Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Is Lesson Plan Life Science NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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Why Did the Reaction Happen So Fast?

Elementary Middle School High School Chemistry Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Is Lesson Plan NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning