Lenses and Ray Diagrams

Book Chapter | May 2009

This is the first time that students will draw technical ray diagrams (in previous experiments, they simply sketched the rays). They need a little instruction in drawing ray diagrams before they can do it, so the…

Archive: The Crosscutting Concepts as Lenses to Explore Phenomena, February 8, 2020

Virtual Conference | December 2019

Crosscutting concepts are sometimes the neglected dimension of the NGSS and other standards based on the Framework for K-12 Science Education. But crosscutting concepts can provide students a useful lens for making…

NSTA Virtual Conference: The Crosscutting Concepts as Lenses to Explore Phenomena, February 8, 2020

Virtual Conference | December 2019

Crosscutting concepts are sometimes the neglected dimension of the NGSS and other standards based on the Framework for K-12 Science Education. But crosscutting concepts can provide students a useful lens for making…

NSTA Virtual Conference: The Crosscutting Concepts as Lenses to Explore Phenomena, February 8, 2020

Collection | January 2020

Eye Protection and Safer Practices FAQ

Page | February 2020

with laser safety. ANSI Z136.1-2007 addresses laser safety officer duties … and laser hazard evaluations. ANSI Z136.5 addresses Safe Use of Lasers … This document provides guidance on laser safety from elementary …

10 Questions Your Kid's Science Teacher Wishes You Would Ask

Page | April 2020

10 Questions Your Kid's Science Teacher Wishes You Would Ask For the same reasons we encourage our children to be active participants in classroom discussions, parents should take advantage of opportunities to talk with teachers. Learn more about science teaching and learning in your child's classroom, whether it's…

Qualitative Analysis of Ray Optics in a College Physics Laboratory: A 5E Lesson

Journal Article | July 2020

This paper describes an alternative approach to teaching and learning practices in an undergraduate physics laboratory. The instructor plans and implements the 5E instructional model into the laboratory instruction.…

Glossary of Disability Terminology

Page | February 2020

Glossary of Disability Terminology Accessible: In the case of a facility, readily usable by a particular individual; in the case of a program or activity, presented or provided in such a way that a particular individual can participate, with or without auxiliary aid(s); in the case of electronic resources, accessible with or without assistive…

The Efficacy of Flipped Laboratory Multiperspective Videos in Skill Acquisition

Journal Article | November 2019

This article describes a a multiperspective video approach.

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

Journal Article | April 2020

COST $7/macroscope lens; $6/ Reach for the Sun Account … an iPad with a clip-on macroscopic lens attachment. The lenses allowed …

A Team-Taught Interdisciplinary First-Year Seminar With a Focus on Blood

Journal Article | February 2020

First-Year Seminars (FYS) offer a unique mode of introducing college students to new topics, research practices, and approaches to learning that they may not have been exposed to in high school. In this article, we…

Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge Testimonials

Page | March 2020

I will be teaching an Environmental Science class in the spring. The focus, or lens … class in the spring. The focus, or lens, for the class …

Student-Driven Citizen Science

Journal Article | October 2019

Investigating marine plastic pollution

Rice Is Rice, Right?

Lesson Plan | March 2020

Safety for Hands-On Science Home Instruction

Blog Post | July 2020