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.

We Are Living It

Journal Article | January 2023

Justice-Centered STEM Education With Multilingual Learners

Journal Article | April 2023

Cultivating Digital Literacy

Journal Article | April 2021

Where Does Your Sidewalk End?

Journal Article | October 2021

Book Review: Integrating STEM Teaching and Learning into the K–2 Classroom

Journal Article | January 2021

Visualizing U.S. Energy Use and Production 50 Years Ago

Journal Article | April 2021

What Is a STEM Learning Ecosystem? Lessons From the Natural World

Journal Article | November 2021

Small Instructional Changes to Emphasize Data Modeling Practices

Journal Article | February 2021

Data modeling practices are often invisible to students in introductory biology courses. However, developing a well-rounded understanding of these practices is critical for scientific literacy. Furthermore, introductory…

Data at a Distance

Journal Article | January 2022

Wood Dust in the Lab—A Major Safety Issue!

Blog Post | March 2021

What Do You Know About Volcanoes and Earthquakes?

Lesson Plan | July 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about plate tectonic features and events. The probe is designed to uncover commonly held misconceptions about volcanoes and earthquakes.

A Teamwork-Based Technique Using Agricultural Fields to Measure the Speed of Sound

Journal Article | October 2022

The Greenhouse Effect

Lesson Plan | July 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the greenhouse effect. The probe is designed to reveal whether students confuse the greenhouse effect with other environmental concerns or lump the…

What's the Big Deal About Ocean Acidification?

Journal Article | March 2022