Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, March 26, 2024

Reports Article | March 2024

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.

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, November 1, 2022

Reports Article | October 2022

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, October 8, 2024

Reports Article | October 2024

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, January 28, 2025

Reports Article | January 2025

Rotting Apple

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about decay and decomposers. The probe can be used to determine whether students recognize the need for a biological agent to break down once-living…

Freebies for Science Teachers, October 20, 2020

Reports Article | October 2020

Growing STEM Learning Opportunities With Agriculture

Journal Article | October 2020

Freebies for Science and STEM Teachers/From the Field, June 7, 2022

Reports Article | June 2022

Freebies for Science Teachers, October 12, 2021

Reports Article | October 2021

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, February 22, 2022

Reports Article | February 2022

Plants in the Dark and Light

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about plant growth. The probe is designed to find out whether students recognize that plants use their stored food to grow in the absence of light.