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…

Family-Based Astronomy

Journal Article | December 2020

Virtual Sungazing

Journal Article | December 2020

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…

Darkness at Night

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the day/night cycle. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize that Earth’s rotation explains why it is dark at night and light…

It's Dark So Early!

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…

Seasonal Weather Patterns

Journal Article | January 2019

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

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.

Biosand Filters for Water Purification

Journal Article | February 2021

A STEAM_ed Bee

Journal Article | April 2021

Shape, Bake, and Grow!

Journal Article | August 2020

Dirty Water? Clean It Up!

Journal Article | January 2022