Ice-Cold Lemonade

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about transfer of energy. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize that heat flows from warmer objects or areas to cooler ones.

Advancing Alloys

Journal Article | April 2020

The manufacture of metal alloys is ubiquitous, yet infrequently discussed in high school coursework as concepts related to them are often too complex or abstract for beginning science students. However, earlier…

A Cool Glass of Water

Case Study | November 2007

Uncovering Student Ideas About Earth’s Defining Feature: The Ocean

Journal Article | March 2022

An Undergraduate Independent Study Project

Journal Article | July 2023

A lateral flow assay was designed and optimized as an independent study project that aimed to develop an assay for the qualitative detection of troponin assay. Lateral flow assays (the classic example being a pregnancy…

Launching Inquiry Into Motion

Journal Article | October 2021

Using Key Features to Analyze and Modify Curriculum for the NGSS

Journal Article | January 2022

Science Identity Matters

Journal Article | March 2022

The Sun Lab

Journal Article | July 2022

Is It Food?

Journal Article | October 2021

Sniffs and Waggles

Journal Article | May 2022

Refine By Design

Journal Article | July 2022

Mystery Critters

Journal Article | September 2022

A balloon that does not burn

Journal Article | September 2019

Using discrepant events to confront misconceptions

Looking Toward the Skies

Journal Article | October 2023