Safer Engineering Instruction in K–12 Labs and Makerspaces: Results From a 2020 National Study

Blog Post | June 2021

Turning Tests Into Tasks

Journal Article | February 2019

Learn how to build a summative performance assessment from a standardized test question.

Going Viral!

Journal Article | January 2023

Teacher Responsiveness as a Core Feature of Justice- and Equity-Centered Instruction

Journal Article | May 2023

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…

Learning the Temperature Dependency of Matter by Making Ice Cream

Journal Article | August 2021

Simulating a Non-Native Invasion

Journal Article | January 2019

Changing Constellations

Lesson Plan | July 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about why the constellations change with the seasons. The probe is designed to find out how students use the Earth’s spin and orbit to explain why…

An Evolution in Teaching Natural Selection

Journal Article | January 2023

Using Publicly Available Long-Term Climate Records in Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Big Data Curriculum

Journal Article | October 2021

Understanding data analysis and interpreting data are key components of teaching interdisciplinary undergraduate students. We detail a semester-long research project that introduces students to long-term data sets,…

Kids Teaching Kids

Journal Article | March 2020

Bringing Engineering Into Play

Journal Article | November 2022

Genetics with Dragons

Journal Article | March 2019

Hardware, software, and websites for use in the classroom.

Highlights From the NSTA Research Committee

Blog Post | February 2025

Bringing Mammoths Back from Extinction

Case Study | December 2021