The Shifty Salmon of Auke Creek

Case Study | February 2021

Tremors in the Nerves

Case Study | March 2021

Equal Parts Sleeping and Eating

Case Study | May 2021

Too Many B Cells

Case Study | June 2011

A Song from the Past

Case Study | September 2022

Oil in the Amazon

Case Study | September 2018

Sex, Contraception, and High School

Case Study | June 2025

Is It Made of Molecules?

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about molecules. The probe is designed to uncover whether students recognize that objects, materials, and substances of both a biological and physical…

Turning the Dial

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about a physical property of matter. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that under the same conditions, boiling point remains the…

Habitat Change

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about adaptation. The probe is designed to reveal whether students think individuals intentionally change their physical characteristics or behaviors in…

Mountaintop Fossil

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about mountain formation. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize that some mountains are formed from the uplift of Earth’s crust…

What’s a Fun Activity That Combines Science With Art?

Journal Article | August 2020

The (Trans)Formative Assessment Planning Template

Journal Article | January 2023

What’s the Buzz?

Journal Article | April 2021

Pushing, Pulling, and Predicting Force Patterns

Journal Article | June 2021