Concept Maps for Structuring Instruction and as a Potential Assessment Tool in a Large Introductory Science Course

Journal Article | July 2020

Concept maps make connections between ideas apparent, and thus would seem ideally suited to demonstrate learning. Yet, they are not widely used by instructors, particularly in large university classes. In this paper we…

Q: What are waves, and what are some things they can do?

Journal Article | September 2020

What Makes Them Tick? Middle School Data Science Explorations of Ticks and Lyme Disease

Journal Article | September 2020

Classroom Observations to Characterize Active Learning Within Introductory Undergraduate Science Courses

Journal Article | April 2020

In this article, the authors describe how classroom observations were used to characterize differences in instructional practices among undergraduate science courses. Student and faculty behaviors and dialogues were…

Digging Deeper Into Virtual Learning

Journal Article | December 2020

Comparing Student Performance and Satisfaction Between Face-to-Face and Online Education of a Science Course in a Liberal Arts University

Journal Article | October 2021

This study presents a quasi-experiment to assess differences in student performance and satisfaction between two different delivery modes—online and face-to-face education. We collected data from 747 (373 face-to-face…

Online Supplementary Files 2007-2020

Page | January 2020

Online Supplementary Files 2007-2020 November/December 2020The Aurora BorealisStudent WorksheetSolar wind velocity data and answer keySolar storm answer keyConnecting to the Next Generation Science StandardsThe Lives of Staph (Idea Bank)Appendix AAppendix BAppendix CAppendix DAppendix EAppendix…

Integrating nonfiction chapter books into a science unit

Journal Article | October 2019

Bringing other subjects into the classroom

Advance technology literacy and bring learners’ 21st-century skills up to code with the Hour of Code!

Journal Article | October 2019

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Poetry by the Numbers

Journal Article | February 2019

Online Connections (2010-2021)

Page | January 2020

Online Connections (2010-2021) July-August 2021Under the SeaStandardized rubric for analyzing healthy and impacted coralStudent worksheet for organizing evidenceUsing Big Data to Understand the History of Planet EarthConnecting to the Next Generation Science StandardsDelving Into the Database…

NSTA District Professional Learning Packages

Page | March 2020

NSTA District Professional Learning Packages NSTA Now Offers OpenSciEd Professional Learning!Is your district implementing OpenSciEd open-source instructional materials? NSTA is an official provider of OpenSciEd professional learning. Let us support your implementation efforts with professional learning that can be…

Squirrel Mapper

Journal Article | March 2019

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Migrate to Mobile with eBird

Journal Article | October 2019

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