Phases of the Moon

Journal Article | October 2019

Using discrepant events to confront misconceptions

Summer Talk

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about seasons. The probe can be used to determine whether students recognize the effect of the Earth’s tilt on its axis and the resulting intensity of…

Gazing at the Moon

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the Earth-Sun-Moon system. The probe is designed to uncover students’ ideas about Moon phases and whether they think the phase of the Moon changes…

Going Through a Phase

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about Moon phases. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize the role of light reflection and the positional relationship between the Earth…

Where Do Stars Go?

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about stars. The probe is designed to examine students’ ideas about the location of stars in the daytime.

Family-Based Astronomy

Journal Article | December 2020

Newspaper Physics for First-Year College Students

Journal Article | January 2023

This article describes and illustrates a physics course for first-year college students whose only knowledge of physics is that they do not like the subject. The physics content is driven entirely by what appears in…

Virtual Sungazing

Journal Article | December 2020

Seasonal Weather Patterns

Journal Article | January 2019

It's Dark So Early!

Journal Article | December 2020

What's the Big Deal About Ocean Acidification?

Journal Article | March 2022

Why Does Water Swirl When it Goes Down a Drain?

Journal Article | January 2019

Biosand Filters for Water Purification

Journal Article | February 2021

A STEAM_ed Bee

Journal Article | April 2021

Dirty Water? Clean It Up!

Journal Article | January 2022