Ice-Cold Lemonade

Lesson Plan | June 2021

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.

NGSS Science and Language Shifts in a Diverse Fourth-Grade Classroom

Journal Article | June 2021

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) offer rich opportunities for both science and language learning. This article presents science and language instructional shifts, grounded in the NGSS and contemporary…

Freezing Lake Phenomenon

Journal Article | July 2022

A Magnetic Attraction

Journal Article | October 2021

Astronauts Zoom: An Astronaut Alphabet

Journal Article | October 2023

Astronauts Zoom: An Astronaut Alphabet  By Deborah Lee Rose September 2020 Persnickety Press 36 pages $16.95

Is It A Change?

Journal Article | January 2023

Exploring Phenomena That Connect Science, Self, and Society

Journal Article | April 2023

Trap the Zhu Zhu!

Journal Article | January 2021

Using Teacher Talk Moves to Help Students Talk Like Scientists

Journal Article | November 2022

Beyond General-Purpose Talk Moves

Journal Article | September 2020

Needs of Seeds

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about seeds. The probe is designed to find out what students think most seeds need to germinate.

Shining Light on the Importance of Explore-Before-Explain Experiences for Early Childhood Learners

Journal Article | January 2022

A Monarch Tapestry

Journal Article | September 2020

Cool It!

Journal Article | April 2023

Science and Language Shifts in a Diverse Fourth-Grade Classroom

Journal Article | August 2021