Advice to Future Participants From Six Cohorts of an Undergraduate Summer Research Program in Atmospheric Science

Journal Article | January 2023

Many undergraduates use research internships to gain experience for graduate school. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs involve heavy research and lab work duties, for which students are…

Fact-Checking in an Era of Fake News

Journal Article | May 2021

Rising Temperatures, Differing Viewpoints

Case Study | October 2005

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, October 19, 2021

Reports Article | October 2021

Mountaintop Fossil

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about mountain formation. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize that some mountains are formed from the uplift of Earth’s crust…

Celebrating 50 Years of Earth Day!

Blog Post | April 2020

Nuff Nuff Wata

Case Study | December 2022

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, November 30, 2021

Reports Article | November 2021

The Polar Bear of the Salt Marsh?

Case Study | October 2018

The War Over Water Continues

Journal Article | September 2019

Debates over water allocation help students understand Earth systems.

The Ecological Footprint Dilemma

Case Study | November 2009

The Greenhouse Effect

Lesson Plan | July 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the greenhouse effect. The probe is designed to reveal whether students confuse the greenhouse effect with other environmental concerns or lump the…

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, September 15, 2020

Reports Article | September 2020