Grand Canyon

Lesson Plan | July 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the formation of the Grand Canyon. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize the role of rivers and flowing water and connect them to…

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.

Transforming Local Spaces With Relevant Perspectives

Journal Article | February 2021

The Tragedy of the Commons

Journal Article | March 2023

Aha! Moments When Teaching Acceleration

Journal Article | November 2022

Where Do Fossil Fuels Come From?

Journal Article | September 2019

Soldiers of Science

Journal Article | June 2021

Concept-Based Probes: The Justified List

Journal Article | July 2021

Of Silt and Ancient Voices

Case Study | September 2014

Wonder-Full Thinking

Journal Article | March 2022

Support for At-Home Learning

Journal Article | August 2020

Early Childhood Engineering and Natural Resources

Journal Article | August 2020

Solar System Exploration

Journal Article | May 2022

What’s Inside Our Solar System?

Lesson Plan | July 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the solar system. The probe is designed to find out if students can distinguish between objects in the solar system and objects outside of the…

Speleologist Bill Steele

Journal Article | March 2020