Early Exposure to Primary Literature and Interactions With Scientists Influences Novice Students’ Views on the Nature of Science

Journal Article | June 2021

Postsecondary science faculty often hope to help students to better understand science through engagement with primary research literature. Undergraduates in courses focused on reading and discussion of research…

Using Past Science Events

Journal Article | August 2021

Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and the 5E Lesson Plan

Journal Article | November 2021

Beyond the Hook

Journal Article | August 2020

Dust to Dust

Case Study | February 2010

Engaging With VR

Journal Article | August 2020

Rotting Apple

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about decay and decomposers. The probe can be used to determine whether students recognize the need for a biological agent to break down once-living…

Focus on Physics: How E = mc2 Helps Us Understand Nuclear Fission and Fusion

Blog Post | December 2016

Nuclear physics has an undeserved reputation for being tough for students. This article may reduce this “toughness” by showing how Einstein’s familiar equation E = mc2 relates to the reductions in mass and enormous…

Using Drama to Uncover and Expand Student Understandings of the Nature of Science

Journal Article | November 2020

The Photoelectric Effect

Journal Article | September 2019

The Aurora Borealis

Journal Article | November 2020