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.

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

Exploring Phenomena That Connect Science, Self, and Society

Journal Article | April 2023

Is It A Change?

Journal Article | January 2023

Trap the Zhu Zhu!

Journal Article | January 2021

Using Teacher Talk Moves to Help Students Talk Like Scientists

Journal Article | November 2022

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.

Beyond General-Purpose Talk Moves

Journal Article | September 2020

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

Journal Article | January 2022

Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and the 5E Lesson Plan

Journal Article | November 2021

Science and Language Shifts in a Diverse Fourth-Grade Classroom

Journal Article | August 2021

A Monarch Tapestry

Journal Article | September 2020

Big Books Have a Big Impact on Elementary Science Education

Journal Article | July 2023

Preservice elementary teachers are faced with the daunting task of learning enough about every subject to support their students’ development of foundational ideas. Teacher preparation programs and professional…