Crosscutting Concepts as Productive Ways of Thinking

Journal Article | August 2019

Tips and techniques for creative teaching

Altered Reality

Journal Article | August 2020

Using Apps to Engage All Families in Science Exploration

Journal Article | June 2020

Rosie Revere’s Orangutan Dilemma

Journal Article | December 2020

Gender-Inclusive Biology: A framework in action

Journal Article | August 2021

Nature of Science

Position Statement | June 2020

Advancing Alloys

Journal Article | April 2020

The manufacture of metal alloys is ubiquitous, yet infrequently discussed in high school coursework as concepts related to them are often too complex or abstract for beginning science students. However, earlier…

Extending Engineering Learning Beyond Field Trips

Journal Article | September 2020

Is It a Rock? (Version 2)

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about an Earth material, rocks. The probe is designed to determine whether students can distinguish between humanmade, “rocklike” materials and…

Connect Students With Outdoor STEM Learning Opportunities Alongside Science Professionals

Journal Article | October 2022

Science That’s Out of This World

Journal Article | June 2020

The Importance of Teaching and Learning About the Ocean: Ocean Literacy as a Critical Component of Science and Environmental Literacy

Position Statement | March 2025

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.

Simulating a Wave to Understand Science and Technology

Journal Article | August 2020

Mountaintop Fossil

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about mountain formation. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize that some mountains are formed from the uplift of Earth’s crust…