Chicken Eggs

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about food, transformation of matter, growth and development, conservation of mass, and systems. The concepts underlying this probe are complex. It is…

Service Animals in the Science/STEM Laboratory

Blog Post | December 2022

COVID-19: Sanitizing Lab PPE and More

Blog Post | September 2020

What’s Inside Our Solar System?

Lesson Plan | July 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the solar system. The probe is designed to find out if students can distinguish between objects in the solar system and objects outside of the…

How Do Animals Brush Their Teeth?

Journal Article | December 2018

Turning Tests Into Tasks

Journal Article | February 2019

Learn how to build a summative performance assessment from a standardized test question.

Evolution in Action

Case Study | March 2016

Escape from Colditz Castle

Case Study | November 2017

The Riddle of the Red Queen

Case Study | December 2017

Where’s the Evidence?

Case Study | April 2020

The Shifty Salmon of Auke Creek

Case Study | February 2021

A Song from the Past

Case Study | September 2022

Negative Student Response to Active Learning in STEM Classrooms:

Journal Article | July 2020

Recent research has supported the use of student-centered teaching practices, such as active learning, because of its effectiveness in improving student learning and retention when compared with traditional, lecture-…

Teaching and Learning About COVID-19 During the Pandemic

Blog Post | August 2020

18 Science Teachers Named District Winners in Shell Science Lab Challenge

Press Release | May 2020