Rotting Apple

Lesson Plan | December 2022

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…

Is It a System?

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about systems. The probe is designed to find out whether students can recognize that things with parts that interact or influence each other are systems.

A Design Heuristic for Analyzing and Interpreting Data

Journal Article | August 2022

Students reasoning with data in an authentic science environment had the opportunity to learn about the process of science and the world around them while developing skills to analyze and interpret self-collected and…

The Science of COVID-19

Journal Article | January 2023

Monitoring Microplastics in Surface Water—A Pacing Guide for Grades 5–12

Journal Article | July 2023

Partnerships Achieve Creative Connections Between Coding, Music, and Science

Journal Article | March 2023

The REACH Program Brings Science Practices to Students: A Teacher’s Perspective

Journal Article | November 2021

Accomodating Visually Impaired Students in Secondary Science

Journal Article | November 2022

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, June 15, 2021

Reports Article | June 2021

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…

Lab Safety and the 'Dirty Dozen'

Blog Post | November 2021

From Bean to Cup

Journal Article | February 2019

Coffee comes to the science lab

The historically important equations of Newton, Ohm, and Planck

Journal Article | August 2019

Building an understanding of physical principles