Is It a Rock? (Version 2)

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about an Earth material, rocks. The probe is designed to determine whether students can distinguish between humanmade, “rocklike” materials and…

Combustion and a Jumping Flame

Journal Article | May 2020

The SDM Finger

Journal Article | October 2019

Exploring makerspaces, engineering, and more

Models for Developing Explanations of Earth’s Dynamic Plate System

Journal Article | March 2022

Modeling the Melting of Permafrost

Journal Article | March 2022

An Argumentative Writing Prompt Model to Support Nonscience Major Students’ Learning in an Introductory Chemistry Course

Journal Article | July 2022

An argumentative writing prompt model is presented for use in a general chemistry class designed for nonscience major students. The purpose of this instructional model is to support students with rich experiences to…

Panels v. Trees

Journal Article | July 2022

From Local to Global

Journal Article | April 2021

STEM Education Within the West Point Experience

Journal Article | June 2021

At conferences or meetings, West Point faculty are often asked, “What’s it like to teach at West Point?” To answer this question we present the unique model that West Point uses to bridge traditional higher education…

Rubber Ducky Helps With Science

Journal Article | August 2021

Touch, Talk, Text

Journal Article | October 2021

Conservation Meets Design Thinking

Journal Article | January 2022

Planning Virtual Science Fairs

Journal Article | January 2022

E–6 Preservice Teachers and Elementary Science Teaching

Journal Article | January 2022

The study assessed the science teaching confidence of preservice teachers in teaching elementary science by addressing two research questions: (1) Did preservice teachers understand the science concepts well enough to…

An Unforgettable Journey

Journal Article | February 2021