Using Past Science Events

Journal Article | August 2021

Using Computational Thinking and Modeling to Build Water and Watershed Literacy

Journal Article | March 2021

Warming Water

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about thermal energy. The probe is designed to find out whether students think cold things can have energy.

Never Too Young to be a Citizen Scientist!

Journal Article | September 2019

Kindergarteners learn about plants and seasons through a yearlong project.

The Benefits of Integrating Engineering Into Science

Journal Article | April 2023

Surveying Sounds of the Season

Journal Article | April 2023

Extreme Weather

Journal Article | May 2023

Finding Time for Science

Journal Article | February 2020

Health, Literacy, & Poetry

Journal Article | May 2020

Helping STEM Education Thrive During COVID-19

Journal Article | June 2020

Comparison of Student Success Between High-Clicker and Low-Clicker Frequency in a Large-Enrollment Introductory Biology Course

Journal Article | October 2020

Active-learning approaches have recently been broadly promoted on many campuses, but research is limited on how varying levels of interaction impact student success. The aim of this study was to compare student success…

The Mitten Problem

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about energy. The probe is designed to find out whether students think “warm clothes,” like a mitten, produce their own energy, manifested as heat.

Environmental Health Literacy

Journal Article | April 2020

Who Gets Helped?

Journal Article | December 2020

Although peer interaction in the college classroom may benefit some students by developing peer networks for future collaborations, prior research has suggested that these relationships most often benefit students from…

Archaeology-in-a-Box

Journal Article | September 2019

Applying geology concepts to an investigation into human behavior