Summer Talk

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about seasons. The probe can be used to determine whether students recognize the effect of the Earth’s tilt on its axis and the resulting intensity of…

Systems Within Systems

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about technological systems. The probe is designed to determine the extent to which students recognize that all systems are nested within and…

How Are Science and Engineering Similar?

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the ways in which science and engineering are similar. The probe is designed to reveal whether students understand that science and engineering…

Game for the Good With Stall Catchers Citizen Science

Journal Article | February 2019

Collaborative science projects you can join

Reading Adventures

Journal Article | February 2020

Seedlings in a Jar

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about conservation of matter in a closed system after a transformation of matter from seed to seedling has taken place. The probe is designed to reveal…

Promoting Scientific Literacy in the Science Classroom

Journal Article | May 2023

40 Years of Inspiring Students to Explore STEM: What Has Science Olympiad Learned?

Journal Article | October 2023

There’s an App for That

Journal Article | February 2021

Learning on Location With NASA GLOBE Observer

Journal Article | June 2021

Scientific Literacy in the Post-Truth Era

Journal Article | April 2020

Lemonade

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about conservation of matter. The probe is designed to reveal whether students think matter is conserved when a substance is dissolved in a liquid.

Is It Made of Cells?

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about cells. The probe is designed to find out how students think about matter composed of cells.

Is Engineering Experimental?

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about using experimentation to solve a problem. The probe is designed to see if students recognize that (1) solving a problem in baking is considered…

Models for Developing Explanations of Earth’s Dynamic Plate System

Journal Article | March 2022