Science Education for Middle Level Students

Position Statement | June 2020

Happy Birthday, OSTB!

Blog Post | January 2022

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.

Learning Conditions for High School Science

Position Statement | June 2020

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, April 29, 2025

Reports Article | April 2025

Integrated Outdoor and Classroom Science Experiences to Support Civic Engagement Among Middle and High School Students

Journal Article | July 2023

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, May 18, 2021

Reports Article | May 2021

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, March 9, 2021

Reports Article | March 2021

The Downstream Collaborative Project

Journal Article | May 2020

A Layered Approach to Scientific Models

Journal Article | August 2020

Water, River, and Community: Bridging Community, Environment, and Outreach Through a Transdisciplinary Course

Journal Article | August 2021

How to Design a Performance Task

Journal Article | February 2019

Follow a sequence of steps to develop an authentic performance task.

Making as a Performance Task

Journal Article | February 2019

Facilitating Emancipatory and Justice-Centered Environmental and Climate Learning

Journal Article | September 2021