Sustainability, Energy, and the Green Economy

Journal Article | January 2021

Interdisciplinary education offers a collaborative approach to multifaceted topics, such as environmental sustainability. In this article, we present the conceptual framework and lessons learned from a team-taught…

Student Acceptance of Evolution

Journal Article | November 2022

Acceptance of human evolution seems to be the majority position for the U.S. population; however, acceptance of evolution among conservative Christian groups is low, sometimes below 50%. There are many different reasons…

Grandpa’s Flying Hammer

Case Study | January 2021

Connecting With Community

Journal Article | September 2020

Transition to Virtual Judging for In-Person Elementary School Science Fairs

Journal Article | October 2023

Crafting and Critiquing Climate Change Evidence Arguments

Journal Article | August 2021

Building Bridges

Journal Article | December 2020

We describe a hands-on, collaborative activity designed to illustrate general properties of evolution, provide practice for quantitative skills, promote creativity and collaboration, and enable student self-assessment…

Evolutionary Relationships Argument

Journal Article | September 2020

What Happens When You Bring a Balloon Near Wall

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about electrical interactions. The probe is designed to find out how students visually represent electrical interactions.

Digging Deeper

Journal Article | February 2021

Community College Students Rise to the Challenge

Journal Article | July 2020

High-structure course designs have reduced achievement gaps for low-income and underrepresented minority students at research universities. But do community college students have time to do the preclass preparation…

Teaching Artificial Intelligence Through the Arts in Beijing

Journal Article | May 2022

Developing a Classroom Assessment Rubric

Journal Article | May 2022

The development and implementation of varied assessment practices is a major focus in higher education. Assessment benefits both students and teachers; it informs teachers about students’ learning and misconceptions,…

The (Trans)Formative Assessment Planning Template

Journal Article | January 2023

The Energy Zipline

Journal Article | April 2021