Perspectives on Teaching from Early-Career Scientists

Journal Article | March 2022

Many graduate students spend a part of their time teaching at the university level. While there is an abundance of advice from older, more established faculty, the perspective and teaching styles of graduate students…

Starting With Science

Journal Article | July 2022

How Plants Gain Weight

Journal Article | September 2022

Integrating Engineering Design in Undergraduate Biology Using a Life Science Design Task

Journal Article | December 2020

This study examines the initial integration of engineering design in an introductory preservice elementary biology content course using a life science design task focused on composting. The task, informed by a three-…

Standards Are Not Curriculum

Journal Article | September 2020

Birds Near and Far

Journal Article | September 2020

Planting 3D Instruction in Your Classroom

Journal Article | June 2020

Aligning Undergraduate Science Curricula With Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article | August 2022

Recent science reform advocates for the inclusion of engineering design to teach science and represents a shift to so-called three-dimensional (3D) learning. This shift often requires science instructors to adapt their…

Bee Time

Journal Article | July 2023

Energy

Journal Article | January 2023

“Energy is liberated matter, matter is energy waiting to happen.” — Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything

Leveraging Out-of-School STEM Programs During COVID-19

Journal Article | December 2020

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…

Modifying Scientific Research Into Introductory Science Course Lessons Using a 5E Lesson Format

Journal Article | December 2020

Science faculty are being asked to create active learning experiences that engage students in core concepts and science practices. This article describes an approach to developing active learning lessons from authentic…

Community Ethnography

Journal Article | April 2020

How Do Shrimp Live in a Closed System?

Lesson Plan | April 2020