Tougher Plants

Case Study | October 2012

Sorting Trash with Static Electricity

Case Study | March 2014

Using the Scientific Method to Understand the Brilliant Colors of Male Jumping Spiders

Case Study | June 2021

Small Girl, Huge Appetite

Case Study | January 2022

The Baby Who Had No Baby Fat

Case Study | August 2023

Mission to Mars

Case Study | March 2025

Date Night Gone Wrong

Case Study | April 2025

The Eyes of a Fly

Case Study | October 2025

Precision Over Presumption

Case Study | April 2026

From Bean to Cup

Journal Article | February 2019

Coffee comes to the science lab

Does It Have a Life Cycle?

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about life cycles. The probe can be used to determine whether students recognize that although life cycles vary in length and developmental stages, all…

Lunar Eclipse

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about eclipses. The probe is designed to find out what students think causes a lunar eclipse.

Ice-Cold Lemonade

Lesson Plan | December 2022

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.

Dealing With Chemical Waste in the Science Instructional Space

Blog Post | June 2025

Thermometer

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about thermal expansion. The probe is designed to find out whether students attribute expansion of the space between molecules to the rise of the liquid…