What Do You Know About Volcanoes and Earthquakes?

Lesson Plan | July 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about plate tectonic features and events. The probe is designed to uncover commonly held misconceptions about volcanoes and earthquakes.

STEM-ify Me: It’s Elementary! Designing Butterfly Wings

Journal Article | June 2018

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, March 25, 2025

Reports Article | March 2025

Three Must-Haves for Remote Science Learning

Blog Post | February 2021

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, November 16, 2021

Reports Article | November 2021

Freebies for Science Teachers, October 20, 2020

Reports Article | October 2020

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, November 15, 2022

Reports Article | November 2022

Engineering Essential Attributes of Cooperative Learning and Quality Discourse in a Large Enrollment Course by Leveraging Clicker Devices

Journal Article | April 2020

This article describes how clickers (student response systems) may be used to assess and support the development of productive process skills and discourse patterns within student teams during class periods. Clicker…

Understanding Chemical and Physical Changes

Journal Article | February 2020

Where Does Digestion Occur?

Lesson Plan | July 2020

Scope on Safety: STEM: A question of safety.

Journal Article | August 2012

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses the growth of STEM lessons and the need to address hazard recognition and safety training relative to the use of hand and power…