Using Past Science Events

Journal Article | August 2021

Where does our electricity come from?

Lesson Plan | August 2022

How can growing seaweed help mussels?

Lesson Plan | January 2021

Virtual Field Experiences

Journal Article | September 2020

Chimborazo Then and Now

Journal Article | December 2020

Some Like It Hot

Journal Article | February 2021

Media Literacy in the Age of COVID and Climate Change

Journal Article | June 2021

Why is something that’s happening out in the ocean such a danger to us on the land?

Lesson Plan | January 2021

What Do You Know About Volcanoes and Earthquakes?

Lesson Plan | July 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about plate tectonic features and events. The probe is designed to uncover commonly held misconceptions about volcanoes and earthquakes.

Geoscience Education and Motivated Reasoning

Journal Article | July 2020

Individuals use information selectively, in ways that support group beliefs or one’s psychological needs—this is motivated reasoning. Motivated reasoning is revealed in correlations between (1) opinions/…

Why Are Wildfires in California Getting Bigger Over Time?

Lesson Plan | June 2022

Why Does the Green Crab Love Climate Change?

Lesson Plan | January 2021

Refraction

Journal Article | March 2019

Exploring light as it moves from one medium to another with the intriguing result of different speeds—the bending of light we call refraction.