The Three Dimensions of Teaching and Learning: Capstone

Professional Learning Course Module | April 2023

The capstone experience provides the opportunity to analyze and reflect on the high-quality science lesson Do Materials Change if they are Crushed? This lesson was selected from The Garbage Unit, part of the fifth-grade…

Formative Assessment of English Language Proficiency in the Science Classroom

Journal Article | September 2020

In a linguistically diverse fourth-grade classroom, students carry out an investigation to answer the lesson question: How are we able to see objects? Working collaboratively in groups, students are given a lidded box…

Socio-scientific Issues Instruction

Journal Article | November 2020

Discovering Diversity

Journal Article | March 2020

Engineering the Coast

Journal Article | March 2022

Supporting Success in Science

Journal Article | April 2022

Layers of Phenomena

Journal Article | July 2022

How Plants Gain Weight

Journal Article | September 2022

Chemical Cargo Carrier

Journal Article | March 2023

What’s Up With Gravity?

Journal Article | May 2023

Quest for Survival

Journal Article | July 2023

Modifying Scientific Research Into Introductory Science Course Lessons Using a 5E Lesson Format

Journal Article | December 2020

Science faculty are being asked to create active learning experiences that engage students in core concepts and science practices. This article describes an approach to developing active learning lessons from authentic…

Archaeology-in-a-Box

Journal Article | September 2019

Applying geology concepts to an investigation into human behavior

Habitat Change

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about adaptation. The probe is designed to reveal whether students think individuals intentionally change their physical characteristics or behaviors in…

How Does Climate Change Affect Oyster Populations?

Journal Article | February 2020