Piloting Virtual Field Trips During a Pandemic

Journal Article | April 2022

How Do We Find Patterns in Weather?

Lesson Plan | March 2020

Is It Made of Parts?

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit children’s developing ideas about structure in living systems. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize that living things are made up of parts.

Promoting STEM Persistence Through an Innovative Field Trip–Based First-Year Experience Course

Journal Article | December 2020

At our small liberal arts college, we recently introduced a field trip–based course as a requirement for all first-year science majors. This course, entitled “The Urban Ecosystem,” explores various aspects of science…

Teacher Spotlight: Meghan Mulligan

Journal Article | August 2020

Factors Associated With Students Graduating With STEM Degrees at a Military Academy: Improving Success by Identifying Early Obstacles

Journal Article | August 2020

The United States is not graduating enough science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors for the increasing number of available employment opportunities and national security needs. The purpose of…

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

Reports Article | February 2022

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, November 10, 2020

Reports Article | November 2020

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

Reports Article | March 2021

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, August 24, 2021

Reports Article | August 2021

Chicken Eggs

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about food, transformation of matter, growth and development, conservation of mass, and systems. The concepts underlying this probe are complex. It is…

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, February 23, 2021

Reports Article | February 2021