Letter to the Editor

Journal Article | October 2021

Best Professional Development for Online Faculty? Take an Online Course

Journal Article | April 2021

Numerous professional development programs exist to equip science faculty with the skills and knowledge to effectively teach online. An effective way to explore new content while gaining an understanding of the student…

The Write Weight

Case Study | June 2016

Science Identity Matters

Journal Article | March 2022

The Tachyon Nexus

Journal Article | January 2023

This article describes a website called The Tachyon Nexus (no relation to Tachyon Nexus Inc.), which includes reliable information about the controversial subjects of time travel and faster-than-light particles known…

Digestive System

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the digestive system. The probe is designed to find out whether students realize a main function of the digestive system is to break food down into…

Social Justice in the Science Classroom

Journal Article | April 2020

A Water Wheel Challenge!

Journal Article | January 2019

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…

Do Plants Breathe?

Journal Article | February 2019

The idea that plants do photosynthesis but do not do cellular respiration is a common misconception among middle and high school students that often stems from an over-simplification of these processes in diagrams and…

Data literacy 101

Journal Article | March 2020

Marine Biologist Tori Cullins

Journal Article | July 2022

Science in Your Stacks

Journal Article | December 2020

Integrated Outdoor and Classroom Science Experiences to Support Civic Engagement Among Middle and High School Students

Journal Article | July 2023