Building Science Language

Journal Article | December 2020

Supporting Students In Writing Scientific Explanations

Journal Article | March 2020

Why is the Earth round?

Journal Article | May 2020

Project-Based Learning: Principles to Sustain Student Learning and Teacher Change in Practice - Part 2

Professional Learning Unit | September 2023

Have you wanted to implement a Project-Based Learning (PBL) unit in your classroom? Would you like to introduce PBL curriculum in your school? Multiple Literacies in Project-Based Learning (ML-PBL), an open educational…

Science Notebooks in Student-Centered Classrooms: Module 1: Using Science Notebooks for Sensemaking

Professional Learning Unit | July 2023

In this module, you will examine various ways scientists use science notebooks and a science notebook strategy to experience the critical components of sensemaking.    

Science Notebooks in Student-Centered Classrooms: Module 1: Using Science Notebooks for Sensemaking

Professional Learning Course Module | April 2023

Science notebooks are a powerful and flexible tool to support students’ sensemaking. The science notebook creates a space for students to document their thinking, develop and revise models, plan investigations, and…

Community-Informed STEM Teaching Strategies for Early Childhood Educators During COVID

Journal Article | August 2022

Fostering Nonscientist Thinking on Evolution Concepts Through the Teaching for Transformative Experiences in Science (TTES) Model

Journal Article | October 2020

Understanding of evolution is foundational to be a scientifically literate citizen because it allows analysis of socioscientific issues, such as biodiversity conservation, biotechnology applications, and human-induced…

Advancing Alloys

Journal Article | April 2020

The manufacture of metal alloys is ubiquitous, yet infrequently discussed in high school coursework as concepts related to them are often too complex or abstract for beginning science students. However, earlier…

Celebrating 50 Years of Earth Day!

Blog Post | April 2020

The Water We Drink

Journal Article | March 2022

Exemplar Teaching Practices in STEM Courses in U.S. Universities

Journal Article | March 2022

Based on the largest multi-institutional observational study of undergraduate courses in the United States, this article describes exemplar teaching practices in engineering courses as an interdisciplinary science field…

Putting the Energy Into Concept Development

Journal Article | July 2022

Dogma Spies

Journal Article | July 2022