Making Science Personal

Journal Article | January 2021

General education college astronomy courses offer instructors both a unique audience and a unique challenge. For many students, such a course may be their first time encountering a stand-alone astronomy class, and it is…

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…

The Boxcar Challenge Unit

Journal Article | February 2020

Science That’s Out of This World

Journal Article | June 2020

Modifying labs for students with special needs

Journal Article | March 2020

STREAMing Engineering

Journal Article | September 2019

This column enhances the repertoire of preservice and inservice teachers.

Science Sampler: Bushwhacking for Bones

Journal Article | January 2004

An Earthwatch Institute Moose and Wolves Expedition to Isle Royale in Lake Superior was an excellent professional development opportunity in which the author built camaraderie with fellow teachers and created a predator…

Neglected Tropical Diseases

Journal Article | July 2020

Using Insect Biodiversity to Build Basic Skills

Journal Article | March 2019

A Home for Three Little Pigs

Journal Article | September 2019

Preschool students learn about engineering through designing and testing homes.

Using Storylines to Support Three-Dimensional Learning in Project-Based Science

Journal Article | January 2019

The War Over Water Continues

Journal Article | September 2019

Debates over water allocation help students understand Earth systems.

Active Learning Classrooms

Journal Article | August 2022

Active learning classrooms (ALCs) are designed to support collaborative learning in large class sections that are often taught with a lecture format. Studies on ALCs indicate that they have positive influences on…