Accessible Physics for All

Journal Article | August 2020

Where Do You Find Earth’s Plates?

Lesson Plan | July 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about Earth’s plates. The probe is designed to find out where students think tectonic plates are located.

Improving the Quality of Engineering Design Challenges

Journal Article | January 2019

Brainstorming

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about brainstorming. The probe is designed to determine the extent to which students understand the norms of good teamwork during the brainstorming…

Developing the Next Generation of Elementary Science Teachers

Journal Article | December 2020

National science education documents emphasize new learning outcomes of elementary students; therefore, the preparation of elementary teachers should be revised to meet these challenges. This article describes how…

Renewable or Nonrenewable?

Lesson Plan | July 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about Earth’s natural resources. The probe is designed to find out if students can distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable natural resources.

Technology Meets Pedagogy: Comparing Classroom Response Systems

Journal Article | February 2019

The author of this article explores the impact of different student response systems in successive years in a general education human biology course.

Designing, Sustaining, and Evaluating Environmental Justice Projects: The Critical Community Science Tool

Journal Article | March 2023

Identi-Beads and Identi-Badges as Strategies to Encourage STEM Identity Work

Journal Article | July 2021

Lab Safety and the 'Dirty Dozen'

Blog Post | November 2021

The Perfect Match

Journal Article | March 2019

A lesson that focuses on the intricate co-evolution of flowers with their pollinators is one way to help students learn the delicate balance in nature and help ensure that our actions do not upset this balance. In this…

Adaptation of Project-Based Learning Concepts to the Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Curriculum in a Small College Environment

Journal Article | March 2023

Project-based learning (PBL) research is shown to improve students’ higher-order thinking skills. In this article, we describe an adaptation of the PBL model that is suitable for colleges with limited science,…

Preschool–Grade 2 Science/Engineering Hands-On Activity Safety Protocols

Blog Post | April 2024

Authors and Engineers

Journal Article | January 2019