A Synthesis of Geospatial Tools for the Middle Grades

Journal Article | September 2022

What Do You Know About Soil?

Journal Article | July 2022

“But, I’m not done yet!”

Journal Article | March 2023

Engaging Students with Magnets, Rulers, Globes, Rocks, Leaves, and . . . Dogs

Journal Article | July 2023

Teaching Students to Observe Their World

Journal Article | January 2021

What Is a STEM Learning Ecosystem? Lessons From the Natural World

Journal Article | November 2021

Connecting Projects to Standards

Journal Article | August 2020

Resistance is Futile - Or Is It?

Case Study | August 2010

Shadow Size

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit children’s ideas about how light interacts with an object to form a shadow. The probe is designed to reveal children’s ideas about the size of a shadow in relation to…

Re-imagining the Role of Families as Equal Partners in STEM Learning

Journal Article | December 2020

Influence of Environmental Factors on the Success of At-Risk Hispanic Students in First-Semester General Chemistry

Journal Article | March 2022

This article looks at the effects of environmental factors such as classification, residence location, and employment status of Hispanic students who unsuccessfully completed first-semester general chemistry (Chem I) at…

Science Learning in the Early Years

Journal Article | August 2020

Doing Science at Home

Journal Article | February 2020

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…

The Downstream Collaborative Project

Journal Article | May 2020