Give Them the Tools and They Will Explore

Journal Article | February 2021

Science Day and Night

Journal Article | January 2022

Fostering Reflective Teaching

Journal Article | March 2022

The Student Participation Observation Tool (SPOT) is a web-based classroom observation protocol developed for higher education STEM courses and based on research on evidence-based practices. The low-inference and…

Principles of Professionalism for Science Educators

Position Statement | April 2026

Deep in the Weeds of Organic Farming

Case Study | February 2022

Cultivating Curiosity About Creatures

Journal Article | March 2019

A Research-Based Checklist for Development and Critique of STEM Instructional Videos

Journal Article | August 2020

The technical barriers to video production are decreasing and the popularity of video as an instructional medium in science is increasing. Although a large body of education research is available to inform the…

Kermit to Kermette?

Case Study | March 2006

Is It Made of Parts?

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit children’s developing ideas about structure in living systems. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize that living things are made up of parts.

Ride the Movies

Journal Article | February 2019

Apply science and engineering practices to design and build an amusement park ride based on a Hollywood film.

Science/STEM Laboratory Occupancy Load Level: It Is the Law

Blog Post | October 2021

Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion in Science Education

Blog Post | September 2024

Synthesizing Geologic Data Into An Argument for Plate Tectonic Theory

Journal Article | March 2020

Birds Near and Far

Journal Article | September 2020

Highlights From the NSTA Research Committee

Blog Post | February 2025