Is It a Rock? (Version 2)

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about an Earth material, rocks. The probe is designed to determine whether students can distinguish between humanmade, “rocklike” materials and…

How to Review a Professional Learning Unit

Professional Learning Unit | November 2022

Interdisciplinary Lessons on Energy and Entropy

Journal Article | May 2022

This article presents ideas and narratives of an experiment on the concept of energy developed for an honors seminar on energy and a mechanics course. We argue that energy is an idea best taught in an interdisciplinary…

Developing a Classroom Assessment Rubric

Journal Article | May 2022

The development and implementation of varied assessment practices is a major focus in higher education. Assessment benefits both students and teachers; it informs teachers about students’ learning and misconceptions,…

Going Viral!

Journal Article | January 2023

Right Under Our Noses

Journal Article | January 2023

Let’s Clear the Air

Journal Article | January 2021

Building Picnic Tables ... and Community

Journal Article | February 2021

Starting at the Beginning

Journal Article | April 2021

This study examines what prior knowledge and misconceptions about evolutionary theory students bring with them into an introductory biological anthropology course. One hundred and fifty-three students completed short,…

No Bones About It

Journal Article | August 2021

STEM Education Needs STEM Talk

Journal Article | October 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…

E–6 Preservice Teachers and Elementary Science Teaching

Journal Article | January 2022

The study assessed the science teaching confidence of preservice teachers in teaching elementary science by addressing two research questions: (1) Did preservice teachers understand the science concepts well enough to…

Students as Science Content Creators and Evaluators

Journal Article | November 2022

Within the context of higher education, the disciplines of science and filmmaking appear disparate, but the importance of storytelling as an integral part of science and research deserves closer examination. Humans have…

Bringing Engineering Into Play

Journal Article | November 2022