Is It a Rock? (Version 1)

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about rocks. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize that rock is not a term for size and that rocks can come in many sizes and…

Citizen Science Helps the Birds and Bees

Journal Article | September 2020

Where Does Oil Come From?

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about an important fossil fuel used by humans. The probe is designed to reveal how students trace oil back to its original source of material.

The Downstream Collaborative Project

Journal Article | May 2020

Understanding Genetic Drift With Conceptual and Mathematical Models

Journal Article | March 2022

Q: What’s Cool About Water?

Journal Article | March 2022

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…

Digging for Data

Journal Article | April 2021

Paying the Price of Palm Oil

Journal Article | November 2021

Insulating Tiny Homes

Journal Article | February 2021

Investigating Urban Trees

Journal Article | February 2020

The Science from Scientists Experience Goes Virtual

Journal Article | June 2020

Teaching Green Chemistry Through Student-Generated Open Educational Resources

Journal Article | March 2023

This article describes the implementation of a student-generated open educational resource project into a majors’ organic chemistry laboratory. This scaffolded semester-long project was organized into six phases and…

Taking the Pulse of Our Planet With Nature’s Notebook

Journal Article | October 2021

Oligotrophic

Journal Article | April 2021