-
Lesson Plan |
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ initial ideas and attitudes about the procedure that should be followed when testing models to determine if a design solves the problem. The probe is designed…
-
Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion in Science Education
Blog Post |
-
Blog Post |
-
Lesson Plan |
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about trade-offs. The probe is designed to find out whether students recognize that trade-offs involve sacrificing one or more things in favor of another…
-
Lesson Plan |
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about weather versus climate. The probe is designed to find out if students distinguish between a one-time weather-related change and a change in climate…
-
Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, June 10, 2025
Reports Article |
-
Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, April 2, 2024
Reports Article |
-
Lesson Plan |
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit children’s ideas about how light interacts with an object to form a shadow. The probe is designed to reveal children’s ideas about the size of a shadow in relation to…
-
Are They Talking About Climate or Weather?
Lesson Plan |
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about climate. The probe is designed to find out whether students distinguish between weather and climate.
-
From the Field: Events and Opportunities, October 13, 2020
Reports Article |
-
Freebies for Science Teachers/From the Field March 8, 2022
Reports Article |
-
Lesson Plan |
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the digestive system. The probe is designed to find out whether students realize a main function of the digestive system is to break food down into…
-
Addressing Potential Laboratory Instructional Site Legal Safety Issues
Blog Post |
-
Service Animals in the Science/STEM Laboratory
Blog Post |