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

Freezing Ice

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about freezing point. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize that the temperature at which water freezes is independent of the volume.

Chicken Eggs

Lesson Plan | December 2022

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…

COVID-19: Sanitizing Lab PPE and More

Blog Post | September 2020

Building Engagement in STEM Through Career Courses at Two-Year Institutions

Journal Article | October 2019

This month's Two-Year Community column describes how Geo-Launchpad, a program funded by the NSF, exposes students to internships and research opportunities that promote postsecondary education or workforce employment in…

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…

Is It an Animal?

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about animals. The probe is designed to find out what characteristics students use to determine whether an organism is classified as an animal.

It's Dark So Early!

Journal Article | December 2020

18 Science Teachers Named District Winners in Shell Science Lab Challenge

Press Release | May 2020

Fostering Reflective Teaching

Journal Article | March 2022

The Student Participation Observation Tool (SPOT) is a web-based classroom observation protocol developed for higher education STEM courses and based on research on evidence-based practices. The low-inference and…

Teaching and Learning About COVID-19 During the Pandemic

Blog Post | August 2020

In Memoriam: Uri Haber-Schaim

Blog Post | October 2020

Safer Laboratory Dissection Activities

Blog Post | January 2024

Cords, Coffee Tables, and Cadavers

Case Study | January 2023