A Reflection on the Changing Reality of Science

Journal Article | April 2020

Wet Jeans

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the water cycle. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that water goes into the air around us after it evaporates.

Floating Logs

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about floating and sinking. The probe is designed to find out if students think changing the size of an object affects how it floats.

Mixing Water

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about temperature change in a system. The probe is designed to find out whether students recognize that heat moves from the warm water to the cool water…

Crosscutting Concepts as Productive Ways of Thinking

Journal Article | August 2019

Tips and techniques for creative teaching

Ramp It Up!

Journal Article | February 2019

Preschoolers investigate force and motion with a digital journal.

Designing a STEM Class

Journal Article | July 2022

Teaching Nature of Engineering with Picture Books

Journal Article | January 2021

A Podcast You Should Know: SYSK

Journal Article | April 2021

It's a Small World After All

Journal Article | June 2021

What If We Made Room for Young People?

Journal Article | January 2022

Beyond the Hook

Journal Article | August 2020

Ice-Cold Lemonade

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about transfer of energy. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize that heat flows from warmer objects or areas to cooler ones.

Up To the Moon!

Journal Article | December 2020

Is It a Rock? (Version 1)

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about rocks. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize that rock is not a term for size and that rocks can come in many sizes and…