Launching Sustainability Leadership: Long-Term Impacts on Educational and Career Paths in Undergraduate Research Experiences

Journal Article | August 2019

This exploratory study examines the potential of UREs for developing sustainability-minded professionals to address our increasingly serious and complex global environmental issues.

Ring the Bell: An Asynchronous Learning Experience

Journal Article | March 2014

Use household materials to engineer your own Rube Goldberg device that links a series of physical actions to ring a bell.

Science as a Moving Experience for All Learners

Journal Article | November 2007

Students with disabilities (SWDs), students at risk, and even honors students can have a hard time relating to traditional science instruction and often disengage. However, research has shown that when science teachers…

An Authentic Research Experience for Undergraduates on a Budget: Using Data From Simple Experiments to Develop Mini-Research Proposals

Journal Article | October 2016

The author describes how she has incorporated mini-research proposals into her lab courses. Students use the data they collect during class experiments as preliminary data, from which they formulate a next-step question…

Off the Beaten Path: A learning camping experience

Journal Article | February 1999

"Off the Beaten Path" is a program that takes at-risk students out of the traditional classroom and into a camping atmosphere. The program's purpose is to help increase academic achievement, improve self-esteem, and…

More Space Shuttle Experiments Take Flight

Journal Article | September 2000

In the November/December 1997 issue of Science and Children, the article “Space Shuttle Experiments Take Flight” described a unique industry mentorship program that enabled elementary students and their teachers to…

Phytochemistry and Culture: Connecting Science to Students' Experiences

Journal Article | August 1997

This article focuses on science content that will draw from the lived experiences of culturally diverse students and foster an excitement about the true nature of science. Students begin to participate and bring…

Science + Art = Enhanced Learning Experiences for Students

Journal Article | December 2013

Blend art and science to promote student thinking, interaction with phenomena, and diverse modes of expression.

Safety First: Ensuring a Safer Outdoor Experience

Journal Article | February 2014

This column provides best safety practices for the science classroom. This month’s issue discusses safety during field experiences.