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  • Focus on Physics: How E = mc2 Helps Us Understand Nuclear Fission and Fusion

    Blog Post | December 2016

    Nuclear physics has an undeserved reputation for being tough for students. This article may reduce this “toughness” by showing how Einstein’s familiar equation E = mc2 relates to the reductions in mass and enormous…

  • Radiochemist Catherine Riddle

    Journal Article | November 2021

  • Exploring the Effects of a Neglected Area

    Journal Article | January 2022

    One of the major challenges of teaching science has been engaging students in discussions of concepts due to lack of perceived relevancy of topics to students’ individual goals and societal issues. Science has been…

  • Spicing Up Your Classroom With Games

    Journal Article | February 2019

    Games allow teachers to interact with their students in a different way than they normally do. They also have the potential to challenge and assess students’ understanding of content. Games allow me to “play” with my…

  • Ice-Cold Lemonade

    Lesson Plan | December 2022

    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about transfer of energy. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize that heat flows from warmer objects or areas to cooler ones.

  • Ice-Cold Lemonade

    Lesson Plan | June 2021

    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about transfer of energy. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize that heat flows from warmer objects or areas to cooler ones.

  • From the Field: Events and Opportunities, February 23, 2021

    Reports Article | February 2021

  • Hall of Fame or Shame?

    Case Study | January 2016

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