Ecosystem Cycles

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the transfer of matter and energy in ecosystems. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that only matter is cycled through an…

Fact-Checking in an Era of Fake News

Journal Article | May 2021

It Starts at Home

Journal Article | May 2022

Beyond General-Purpose Talk Moves

Journal Article | September 2020

Testing for Grazer Adaptation to Toxic Algae

Case Study | February 2018

UDL Solutions for Common Science Barriers

Journal Article | July 2022

The Air We Breathe

Journal Article | March 2023

Integrating Crosscutting Concepts and Literacy Strategies to Support Visual Literacy

Journal 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…

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

Journal Article | July 2023

Vibrating Insects

Journal Article | February 2021

Student-Driven Citizen Science

Journal Article | September 2019

Investigating marine plastic pollution

Oligotrophic

Journal Article | April 2021

My Robot Can Fly!

Journal Article | April 2021