Skip to main content
  • New Community Creation Through a Shared Biology-Chemistry-Communication Laboratory Model for First-Year STEM Majors

    Journal Article |

    This article explores results from a 3-year model of laboratory instruction, Project Synapse, that synthesized biology, chemistry, and communication curricula for first-year science majors at a STEM-focused university.…

  • Science, Society, and Self

    Journal Article |

    A formal pedagogical push emerged and later blossomed in designing integrated curriculum between STEM and non-STEM areas in secondary and higher education. A growing cadre of research identifies positive learning…

  • Newspaper Physics for First-Year College Students

    Journal Article |

    This article describes and illustrates a physics course for first-year college students whose only knowledge of physics is that they do not like the subject. The physics content is driven entirely by what appears in…

  • Defending the Dependent Variable

    Journal Article |

  • Learning the Language of Scientists

    Journal Article |

  • Cross-Disciplinary Learning

    Journal Article |

    We propose cross-disciplinary learning as a construct that can guide instruction and assessment in programs that feature sequential learning across multiple science disciplines. Cross-disciplinary learning combines…

  • Awards and Recognition Program

    Page |

    Awards and Recognition Program Dare to Dream! Have you ever dreamed of yourself as a STAR and seeing your name up in lights? With 17 teacher award programs, your dream could become a reality.  Did you know more than $80,000 in cash and prizes are just waiting to be claimed? We are excited to announce that…

  • Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge Testimonials

    Page |

    Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge Testimonials LaConner High School – Todd Hinderman On behalf of LaConner High School and myself, we are truly grateful for the grant award money through the Shell Lab Science Challenge Regional competition. This award has allowed me to upgrade and purchase some very necessary and…

  • That’s How the Kangaroo Bounces

    Journal Article |

    A growing number of Introductory Physics for Life Sciences courses have been developed to prepare biology, premedicine, and pre-health majors for cross-disciplinary connections between physical principles and biological…

  • A “Meteor” Crashed Into Our School!

    Journal Article |

  • Socio-scientific Issues Instruction

    Journal Article |

  • Course-Based Research in the First Semester of College

    Journal Article |

    Undergraduate students are increasingly aware of complex global challenges and have a strong desire to take action and create change. Course-based undergraduate research experiences can offer a wide range of students…

  • Right Under Our Noses

    Journal Article |

  • Students as Science Content Creators and Evaluators

    Journal Article |

    Within the context of higher education, the disciplines of science and filmmaking appear disparate, but the importance of storytelling as an integral part of science and research deserves closer examination. Humans have…

  • A Reflection on the Changing Reality of Science

    Journal Article |

Asset 2