Turning Tests Into Tasks

Journal Article | February 2019

Learn how to build a summative performance assessment from a standardized test question.

Beyond the Field Trip

Journal Article | September 2020

BSL-4: Authorized Personnel Only

Case Study | February 2016

What Is a Hypothesis?

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about hypotheses. The probe is designed to find out if students understand what a hypothesis is, when it is used, and how it is developed.

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.

Q: How Can My Students Demonstrate Information Transfer Using Waves?

Journal Article | March 2023

Surveying Sounds of the Season

Journal Article | April 2023

Pedagogical Commitments for Climate Justice Education

Journal Article | October 2021

Taking the Pulse of Our Planet With Nature’s Notebook

Journal Article | October 2021

A Personal Journey to Classroom Success

Journal Article | January 2022

Straight From the Headlines

Journal Article | September 2020

Finding Time for Science

Journal Article | February 2020

Helping STEM Education Thrive During COVID-19

Journal Article | June 2020

Unpacking the STEM Disciplines

Journal Article | January 2019

The Mitten Problem

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about energy. The probe is designed to find out whether students think “warm clothes,” like a mitten, produce their own energy, manifested as heat.