Changing Constellations

Lesson Plan | July 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about why the constellations change with the seasons. The probe is designed to find out how students use the Earth’s spin and orbit to explain why…

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, July 13, 2021

Reports Article | July 2021

Preschool–Grade 2 Science/Engineering Hands-On Activity Safety Protocols

Blog Post | April 2024

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, December 14, 2021

Reports Article | December 2021

Liability of Science Educators for Laboratory Safety

Position Statement | June 2020

A Web of Ideas

Journal Article | March 2019

Fostering scientific discourse with spider web discussions

“Yours Needs To Be More Like Mine!” What Does Competition Look Like in Informal Engineering Design Activities?

Journal Article | October 2023

Building Engagement in STEM Through Career Courses at Two-Year Institutions

Journal Article | December 2020

Community colleges enroll almost half of U.S. undergraduates and were predicted to produce 12% of the workforce for STEM professions in 2018. Half of these students are the first in their families to attend college and…

Fish Out of (Salt) Water

Case Study | March 2019

Let’s Be Litter Free

Journal Article | September 2019

Investigating anthropogenic litter in local ecosystems

SCOPE: A Volunteer-Led STEM Outreach Program Connecting Communities to Research

Journal Article | December 2021