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  • Yes, and Cross-Curricular Planning for Preschool

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  • Science, Society, and Self

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    A formal pedagogical push emerged and later blossomed in designing integrated curriculum between STEM and non-STEM areas in secondary and higher education. A growing cadre of research identifies positive learning…

  • Using Popular Fiction to Inspire Scientific Inquiry

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    Many teacher educator preparation programs do not provide opportunities for preservice teachers (PSTs) to experience and examine the use of popular fiction as a connection point to science teaching. This study explores…

  • Wet Jeans

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the water cycle. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that water goes into the air around us after it evaporates.

  • Early Childhood Engineering and Natural Resources

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  • Warming waters

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    Astronomy throughout the year

  • Mass, Volume, and Density

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about density. The probe is designed to find out whether students have commonly held ideas about mass, volume, shape, and other properties that interfere…

  • Freezing Ice

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about freezing point. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize that the temperature at which water freezes is independent of the volume.

  • Student-Driven Citizen Science

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    Investigating marine plastic pollution

  • A balloon that does not burn

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    Using discrepant events to confront misconceptions

  • The Aurora Borealis

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  • Learning Researchers

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    Formative assessment has been shown to be a critical activity for promoting meaningful understanding in the classroom. Systematic engagement in formative assessment helps instructors to develop a clearer picture of…

  • Neglected Tropical Diseases

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  • Data Detectives Clubs: A Collaborative Approach to Data Science Through Epidemiology

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  • Disaster at the Daisys’

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