Exploring Acceleration

Journal Article | September 2020

The Lives of Staph

Journal Article | November 2020

Transgender Perspectives in the Biology Classroom

Journal Article | April 2020

Talking Trash

Journal Article | May 2020

Equal and Opposite

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about pairs of forces that fit Newton’s third law. The probe is specifically designed to reveal whether students can identify third law force pairs as…

A Hands-on Activity to Understand the Nature of Science and Authentic Scientific Inquiry in Large Laboratory Courses

Journal Article | May 2023

Integrating authentic research practices into introductory laboratory courses to prepare tomorrow’s scientists has become increasingly prevalent over the past decade. However, an incomplete understanding of the nature…

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, November 2, 2021

Reports Article | October 2021

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, February 22, 2022

Reports Article | February 2022

Rotting Apple

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about decay and decomposers. The probe can be used to determine whether students recognize the need for a biological agent to break down once-living…

Inquiring Astronomy: Incorporating Student-Centered Pedagogical Techniques in an Introductory College Science Course

Journal Article | February 2017

Increases in student-centered pedagogy have been more prevalent in K–12 education than in collegiate undergraduate science education. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of using student-centered…

A Web of Ideas

Journal Article | March 2019

Fostering scientific discourse with spider web discussions