Surface Tension and Surfactants

Journal Article | January 2019

Investigating the Resurrection Plant

Journal Article | March 2019

Using discrepant events to confront misconceptions.

A balloon that does not burn

Journal Article | September 2019

Using discrepant events to confront misconceptions

Exploring Earth Geoscience Processes With a Flight Over Mars

Journal Article | August 2020

Integrating the Five Practices and Model-Based Inquiry to Facilitate Meaningful Science Discourse

Journal Article | September 2020

After-School STEAM Club Connects Botany, Art, and Gaming

Journal Article | April 2020

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…

Impact of a Co-Taught Physics Course on Preservice Science Teachers’ Views of Teaching and Learning of Physics

Journal Article | July 2022

This article focuses on the impact of a physics class on secondary science teacher candidates’ views of teaching and learning physics. The course was developed and taught by faculty from the Department of Astronomy and…

Science Assessments as a Learning Opportunity

Journal Article | March 2023

Feedback best practices support timely, high-quality feedback with application opportunity. Multiple attempts on assessments support learning gains. A learning management system can be used to automatically provide…

Research Project-Based Learning in Meteorology Using an Online Severe Weather Events Archive

Journal Article | July 2023

This article presents a semester-long, interdisciplinary project-based learning (PBL) suitable for secondary and postsecondary students enrolled in a second-semester (i.e., intermediate) meteorology course. This case-…

Capturing Student and Instructor Experiences, Perceptions, and Reflections on Remote Learning and Teaching in Introductory Chemistry Courses During COVID-19

Journal Article | July 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic forced instructors to suddenly pivot from in-person to remote teaching and students to rapidly adapt their learning strategies. During this emergency instruction period, 21 semistructured, one-on-…

Teacher Spotlight: Wendy Frazier

Journal Article | March 2020

Quickly Teaching Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration—Part 2

Journal Article | February 2019

In the February 2019 issue we looked at teaching speed and velocity. Now we’re ready to tackle acceleration.