Giant Sequoia Tree

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the transformation of matter. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that most of the matter that makes up the wood of a tree…

Energy: A Wild Ride

Journal Article | July 2022

How Plants Gain Weight

Journal Article | September 2022

Unpacking the Universe

Journal Article | March 2023

Exploring the STEM Landscape

Journal Article | June 2021

5E and the PEs

Journal Article | August 2021

A “Meteor” Crashed Into Our School!

Journal Article | January 2022

Using Key Features to Analyze and Modify Curriculum for the NGSS

Journal Article | January 2022

Shining a Light

Journal Article | November 2022

Using Summary Tables to Support Students’ Explanations of Science Phenomena

Journal Article | November 2022

Acids, pH, and Buffers

Case Study | May 2010

Q: Why Can I See My Breath on Cold Days?

Journal Article | February 2020

Floating High and Low

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about density and buoyancy. The probe is designed to find out how students think an object can be changed to make it float differently.

Is It Matter?

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about matter. The probe is designed to reveal the characteristics students use to describe and define matter.

Floating Logs

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about floating and sinking. The probe is designed to find out if students think changing the size of an object affects how it floats.