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  • Ramp It Up!

    Journal Article | March 2019

    Preschoolers investigate force and motion with a digital journal.

  • Combustion and a Jumping Flame

    Journal Article | May 2020

    can be confusing, from the conservation of mass to whether the wax in a candle … et al. 1994/2015). (Note: Einstein showed us that mass is not perfectly conserved … However, mass is close enough to being conserved that our measuring devices …

  • Sustainable Forest Management

    Journal Article | October 2019

    Students measure growth trends in the school woods.

  • The Pulled Spool—Which Way Does It Roll?

    Journal Article | May 2020

    it to roll. Before pulling the string, ask your class to predict whether … Ask your students to predict the outcome of pulling the free …

  • Formative Assessment Probes: Describing the Motion of a Marble

    Journal Article | March 2019

    Page Keeley … students’ ways of describing motion (Keeley 2013). It is best used after … of a moving object as it leaves a winding track” (Keeley …

  • Jumping to Conclusions

    Journal Article | April 2019

  • Science Education Checklist

    Page | April 2020

    Science Education Checklist “What Should I Look for in the Science Program in My Child's School?” A Guide for Parents developed by SciMathMN Parents often ask, What can I do to support good science education? One of the most helpful things parents can do is support not only their student, but also the schools and…

  • The Seemingly Endless Uses of Waves

    Journal Article | June 2020

  • Generation Genius

    Page | June 2020

    and prompt open ended questions. Students can predict outcomes, compare … and prompt open ended questions. Students can predict outcomes, compare … and prompt open ended questions. Students can predict outcomes, compare …

  • Balance Beam

    Journal Article | February 2019

    Page Keeley … balancing (Keeley and Harrington 2010 …

  • Why aren't the sounds the same?

    Lesson Plan | June 2020

    we can use these patterns to predict how to make loud and soft sounds on the violin …

  • Surface Tension and Surfactants

    Journal Article | February 2019

    tap water. Ask students to predict how many drops of water … will fit on top of the penny without spilling over the edge. Students often predict five … as in the first glass. Ask students to predict how many pennies they think …

  • Call for Papers: Science Scope

    Page | January 2020

    the relationship of kinetic energy to the mass and speed of an object … the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed … among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change …

  • Editor's Note: Teaching Forces and Motion

    Journal Article | March 2019

    predict future motion, and defend their thinking with evidence from …

  • Crosscutting Concepts as Productive Ways of Thinking

    Journal Article | September 2019

    Tips and techniques for creative teaching

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