Global Warming

Lesson Plan | July 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about global warming. The probe is designed to find out what students think contributes to global warming.

Building Consensus for Integrated STEM and Social-Emotional Development: From Convening to Implementation

Journal Article | May 2023

Adding Necessary Rigor to Engineering Pedagogical Change

Journal Article | June 2021

In this study, we explore the teaching of an acclaimed engineering education professor and his struggles to transform his classroom in light of the National Academy of Engineering standards. We argue that pedagogical…

Fact-Checking in an Era of Fake News

Journal Article | May 2021

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…

Cookie Crumbles

Journal Article | May 2022

Symbols in Physics

Journal Article | April 2021

Symbols are a cornerstone of the written language of physics and mathematics but inconsistencies in their use pose a challenge to students. This article reports on interviews held with first-year undergraduate physics…

The Quantum Mechanical Student

Journal Article | May 2022

Chemical Engineer Andrew Zydney

Journal Article | April 2021

Discovering Carlos Finlay

Journal Article | November 2021

Wipe Out: Preventing Water Hazards

Journal Article | March 2022

Freezing Lake Phenomenon

Journal Article | July 2022

Using Proxy Data to Understand Climate History

Journal Article | April 2023

Connecting the Science of Water to Students’ Communities

Journal Article | July 2023

Space Science for All!

Journal Article | October 2023