Me and My Shadow

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about light and shadows. The probe is designed to find out students’ ideas about how shadows change throughout the day.

Adaptation

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about biological adaptation. The probe is designed to find out if students think animals intentionally adapt to a change in their environment.

Student-Driven Citizen Science

Journal Article | September 2019

Investigating marine plastic pollution

Teaching With Simulations

Journal Article | February 2019

Teachers use simulations for student motivation, content learning, and engagement in science practices.

Emmy’s Moon and Stars

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the relative position of common objects seen in the night sky. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize how far away the stars are…

Developing the Next Generation of Elementary Science Teachers

Journal Article | October 2019

This article describes how science educators at a large southeastern university developed specialized science training for elementary preservice teachers (EPSTs) by creating a combination of discipline-specific science…

Is It a Plant?

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the concept of a plant. The probe is designed to find out how students determine whether a living thing is considered to be a plant.

Designing With Math and Science

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about how science and math are both used in engineering. The probe is designed to get students to think about the various ways science and math are…

Turning the Dial

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about a physical property of matter. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that under the same conditions, boiling point remains the…

Protein and Muscles

Playlist | July 2022

Let’s Be Litter Free

Journal Article | September 2019

Investigating anthropogenic litter in local ecosystems

Science Education for Middle Level Students

Position Statement | June 2020

The Mona Lisa Molecule

Case Study | December 2014

Deflategate

Case Study | September 2015

Cancer Cluster or Coincidence?

Case Study | July 2016