Mountaintop Fossil

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about mountain formation. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize that some mountains are formed from the uplift of Earth’s crust…

Seeing The Light

Journal Article | January 2023

Connecting the Science of Water to Students’ Communities

Journal Article | July 2023

Teaching Nature of Science Concepts in the Context of Past (Fram) and Present (MOSAiC) Arctic Expeditions

Journal Article | February 2021

Student Acceptance of Evolution

Journal Article | November 2022

Acceptance of human evolution seems to be the majority position for the U.S. population; however, acceptance of evolution among conservative Christian groups is low, sometimes below 50%. There are many different reasons…

Science Portfolios

Journal Article | April 2021

Climate Justice: Science for a Better World

Journal Article | August 2021

Using Human-Centered Design to Enhance the Guest Experience at the Dallas Arboretum

Journal Article | May 2022

The GLOBE Student Research Symposia: Engaging Youth Around the Country in an Environmental Research Community

Journal Article | October 2023

Immerse Elementary Students in Light Explorations

Journal Article | October 2021

Ectotherm ER: Frogs Under the Weather

Journal Article | February 2021

Mercury Transit of the Sun

Journal Article | October 2019

Astronomy throughout the year

Hop Into Spring With Amphibian Citizen Science

Journal Article | April 2020

Dirty Water? Clean It Up!

Journal Article | January 2022

Fostering Nonscientist Thinking on Evolution Concepts Through the Teaching for Transformative Experiences in Science (TTES) Model

Journal Article | October 2020

Understanding of evolution is foundational to be a scientifically literate citizen because it allows analysis of socioscientific issues, such as biodiversity conservation, biotechnology applications, and human-induced…