Career of the Month: Isotope Geochemist

Journal Article | March 2012

This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue highlights the work of an isotope geochemist.

UDL Solutions for Common Science Barriers

Journal Article | July 2022

Using Proxy Data to Understand Climate History

Journal Article | April 2023

Getting to the Core of Climate Change

Journal Article | January 2021

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…

Setting Water on Fire

Case Study | October 2014

Focus on Physics: How E = mc2 Helps Us Understand Nuclear Fission and Fusion

Blog Post | December 2016

Nuclear physics has an undeserved reputation for being tough for students. This article may reduce this “toughness” by showing how Einstein’s familiar equation E = mc2 relates to the reductions in mass and enormous…

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, February 23, 2021

Reports Article | February 2021

Is It a Meteorite?

Case Study | March 2018

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, January 25, 2022

Reports Article | January 2022

Dust to Dust

Case Study | February 2010

What Do You Know About Volcanoes and Earthquakes?

Lesson Plan | July 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about plate tectonic features and events. The probe is designed to uncover commonly held misconceptions about volcanoes and earthquakes.