Student-Constructed Weather Instruments Facilitate Scientific Inquiry

Journal Article | February 2020

Students in introductory college science courses often have a simplified understanding of the scientific method. To introduce students to the complexity of the scientific process and the value of empirical observations…

Yes, and Cross-Curricular Planning for Preschool

Journal Article | July 2019

River’s Edge Construction

Journal Article | May 2023

Connecting the Science of Water to Students’ Communities

Journal Article | July 2023

Finding Team Clean

Journal Article | May 2020

Shining Light on the Importance of Explore-Before-Explain Experiences for Early Childhood Learners

Journal Article | January 2022

Insulating Tiny Homes

Journal Article | February 2021

Making Science Personal

Journal Article | January 2021

General education college astronomy courses offer instructors both a unique audience and a unique challenge. For many students, such a course may be their first time encountering a stand-alone astronomy class, and it is…

Understanding Chemical and Physical Changes

Journal Article | February 2020

Moon, Math, and Literacy

Journal Article | November 2022

Wonder-Full Thinking

Journal Article | March 2022

Science in the News

Journal Article | July 2023

Particulate Matters

Journal Article | July 2022

Culturally Relevant Partnerships in the Engineering Design Process

Journal Article | October 2021

Making Sound

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about sound. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that sound is produced by vibrating matter.