Developing the Next Generation of Elementary Science Teachers

Journal Article | December 2020

National science education documents emphasize new learning outcomes of elementary students; therefore, the preparation of elementary teachers should be revised to meet these challenges. This article describes how…

Using Insect Biodiversity to Build Basic Skills

Journal Article | March 2019

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…

Is This Watershed Contaminated With PCBs?

Journal Article | May 2020

A Water Wheel Challenge!

Journal Article | January 2019

A Design Heuristic for Analyzing and Interpreting Data

Journal Article | August 2022

Students reasoning with data in an authentic science environment had the opportunity to learn about the process of science and the world around them while developing skills to analyze and interpret self-collected and…

The REACH Program Brings Science Practices to Students: A Teacher’s Perspective

Journal Article | November 2021

Critical Consciousness in Engineering for Sustainable Communities

Journal Article | February 2022

How Many Fish are Really in the Sea?

Journal Article | May 2020

Virtual and Sensory Experiences

Journal Article | September 2020

Case Studies in Environmental Justice

Journal Article | September 2020

Does It Have to Touch?

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit beginning ideas about types of forces. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that forces can act both in direct contact with an object and at a…

Fooled by What We See

Case Study | July 2019

An End to Ulcers?

Case Study | October 2008

Helicobacter pylori and the Bacterial Theory of Ulcers

Case Study | February 2011