Adaptation of Project-Based Learning Concepts to the Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Curriculum in a Small College Environment

Journal Article | March 2023

Project-based learning (PBL) research is shown to improve students’ higher-order thinking skills. In this article, we describe an adaptation of the PBL model that is suitable for colleges with limited science,…

Science Assessments as a Learning Opportunity

Journal Article | March 2023

Feedback best practices support timely, high-quality feedback with application opportunity. Multiple attempts on assessments support learning gains. A learning management system can be used to automatically provide…

Cool It!

Journal Article | April 2023

Supporting a Museum-Based Network of Science Teacher Leaders

Journal Article | June 2022

Ride the Movies

Journal Article | February 2019

Apply science and engineering practices to design and build an amusement park ride based on a Hollywood film.

Wood Dust in the Lab—A Major Safety Issue!

Blog Post | March 2021

Engineers’ Models

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about different types of models commonly developed by engineers. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that just like scientists,…

Laboratory Eye Protection Denial Syndrome

Blog Post | January 2023

How Crafts Can Be a Science Learning Experience

Blog Post | December 2020

$13.2B in Emergency Money for K–12 Schools Now Available

Blog Post | April 2020

Science Education for Middle Level Learners

Position Statement | May 2026

Who Does Science?

Journal Article | August 2020

Peer Review and Response

Journal Article | October 2020

Students in an upper-division Environmental Chemistry course used peer review and response to reviewer comments to improve their writing skills. The process employed an anonymous and timed in-class Peer Review Format.…

Designing Environmental Science Curriculum With PhotoVoice to Engage Nonscience Majors

Journal Article | July 2020