Mass, Volume, and Density

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about density. The probe is designed to find out whether students have commonly held ideas about mass, volume, shape, and other properties that interfere…

Science Education for Middle Level Learners

Position Statement | May 2026

Using the Putting the Pieces Together Instructional Routine

Professional Learning Unit | June 2024

In this module, educators will be introduced to the four elements of the Putting the Pieces Together (PT2) Instructional Routine. In the Putting the Pieces Together Instructional Routine, students synthesize ideas they…

Animatronic Lions, and Tigers, and Bears Oh! My!

Journal Article | March 2019

This column describes creating a classroom culture for engineering. This issue shares information about computational thinking and 3D printing.

The Effect of Science Education Classes on Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Attitudes About Science

Journal Article | June 2019

This study examined the attitudes toward science of elementary preservice teachers at a large public university in Texas. The study utilized a version of the well-established Test of ScienceRelated Attitudes (TOSRA) to…

Surface Tension and Surfactants

Journal Article | January 2019

Why Is Ocean Water Warming Faster in Some Places Than Others?

Lesson Plan | June 2021

An Interview With Atmospheric Scientist Shawn Urbanski

Journal Article | February 2019

Atmospheric scientists study the chemical composition of the atmosphere. More specifically, they look at how atmospheric gases, liquids, and solids interact both with each other and with the earth's surface. This helps…

Archaeology-in-a-Box

Journal Article | September 2019

Applying geology concepts to an investigation into human behavior

What Makes Them Tick? Middle School Data Science Explorations of Ticks and Lyme Disease

Journal Article | September 2020

Multilingual Families and Field Trips

Journal Article | November 2020

Teacher Spotlight: Dr. Eric Michael Bratsolias Brown

Journal Article | July 2022

Reassessing Recess

Journal Article | March 2023

Teacher Spotlight: Sean Crumley

Journal Article | February 2021

Guest Editorial: A Critical Review of the National Academies’ 2021 Call to Action

Journal Article | August 2021