Salt Crystals

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about crystalline solids. The probe is specifically designed to determine how students think atoms are arranged and move in a crystalline lattice.

What’s in a Wave?

Journal Article | February 2021

Wrapping It Up

Journal Article | June 2021

Mass, Volume, and Density

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about density. The probe is designed to find out whether students have commonly held ideas about mass, volume, shape, and other properties that interfere…

Inquiry-Based Lab Finals

Journal Article | May 2023

Partnering With Our Food Pantry to Distribute At-Home STEM Kits

Journal Article | July 2022

Let Me Tell You A Story

Journal Article | January 2023

Burning Paper

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about conservation of matter during combustion. The probe is designed to find out if students think the mass changes as paper burns inside a closed…

Surface-X

Journal Article | December 2020

Engineering Design and Open Exploration

Journal Article | March 2020

Trap the Zhu Zhu!

Journal Article | January 2021

Tinker Kit: Educator's Guide - Boston Children's Museum

Journal Article | March 2020

Is It Matter?

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about matter. The probe is designed to reveal the characteristics students use to describe and define matter.

Nails in a Jar

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about conservation of matter during a chemical change (oxidation). The probe is designed to find out if students think the mass changes as rust forms…

Culturally Responsive Teaching

Journal Article | February 2021