Evolving Students' Writing Skills

Journal Article | March 2019

Strategies for increasing student engagement.

Changes in Elementary Teachers’ Conceptions About Matter

Journal Article | October 2020

While research has investigated elementary teachers’ understanding of science content, such research is often limited to topics typically not addressed in elementary school curricula. Yet, research has illustrated that…

Saving the Forest for the Trees

Journal Article | September 2019

Collaborative science projects you can join

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…

Online Connections (2010-2021)

Page | January 2020

Online Connections (2010-2021) July-August 2021Under the SeaStandardized rubric for analyzing healthy and impacted coralStudent worksheet for organizing evidenceUsing Big Data to Understand the History of Planet EarthConnecting to the Next Generation Science StandardsDelving Into the Database…

Science Sampler: The Sweet Earth

Journal Article | September 2005

This activity compares different kinds of candy to the different types of rocks based on direct observation. A great number of geologic processes either take unimaginable lengths of time to complete, or happen in places…

Online Supplementary Files 2003-2021

Page | January 2020

Online Supplementary Files 2003-2021 July/August 2021Teaching Through Trade Books—Pushing, Pulling, and Predicting Force PatternsK-23-5Engineering Encounters—Turn Up the Music!Turn Up The Music Supplemental Resources     Using Toys to Create a Global ConnectionUsing Toys…

Hurricane Season

Journal Article | August 2019

Science and current events