Changing Constellations

Lesson Plan | July 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about why the constellations change with the seasons. The probe is designed to find out how students use the Earth’s spin and orbit to explain why…

Lab Safety and the 'Dirty Dozen'

Blog Post | November 2021

Surface Tension and Surfactants

Journal Article | January 2019

Spicing Up Your Classroom With Games

Journal Article | February 2019

Games allow teachers to interact with their students in a different way than they normally do. They also have the potential to challenge and assess students’ understanding of content. Games allow me to “play” with my…

Using Oceans to Fight Global Warming?

Case Study | July 2014

Joel E. Greengiant Learns About Peas

Case Study | July 2014

Disease Along the River

Case Study | February 2015

Magic Bullets

Case Study | January 2016

What Should the Victor Do with the Vanquished?

Case Study | May 2017

Asthma Attack!

Case Study | March 2018

MRSA in the NICU

Case Study | August 2018

Failing to See the Forest for the Trees in Lyme Disease

Case Study | February 2020

A Devil of a Disease

Case Study | October 2012

Sick on a South American Sugarcane Plantation

Case Study | May 2013

Mathematics in Conservation

Case Study | August 2013