Julie Olson, Mitchell, South Dakota

Journal Article | August 2019

An Interview with Julie Olson, Mitchell, South Dakota

Blended Learning in the Science Classroom

Journal Article | October 2019

An introduction to atoms and molecules

From Questions to Claims: How AI Intersects with Scientific Practice

Blog Post | January 2026

Should Our City's Wastewater Treatment System Produce Ammonia?

Lesson Plan | February 2022

An Interview With Atmospheric Scientist Shawn Urbanski

Journal Article | February 2019

Atmospheric scientists study the chemical composition of the atmosphere. More specifically, they look at how atmospheric gases, liquids, and solids interact both with each other and with the earth's surface. This helps…

Promoting STEM Persistence Through an Innovative Field Trip–Based First-Year Experience Course

Journal Article | October 2019

The authors describe how they introduced a field trip–based course as a requirement for all first-year science majors.

Modeling the Melting of Permafrost

Journal Article | March 2022

You Don’t Have to be a Rocket Scientist

Journal Article | May 2022

Interdisciplinary Lessons on Energy and Entropy

Journal Article | May 2022

This article presents ideas and narratives of an experiment on the concept of energy developed for an honors seminar on energy and a mechanics course. We argue that energy is an idea best taught in an interdisciplinary…

Developing a Classroom Assessment Rubric

Journal Article | May 2022

The development and implementation of varied assessment practices is a major focus in higher education. Assessment benefits both students and teachers; it informs teachers about students’ learning and misconceptions,…

Teaching Green Chemistry Through Student-Generated Open Educational Resources

Journal Article | March 2023

This article describes the implementation of a student-generated open educational resource project into a majors’ organic chemistry laboratory. This scaffolded semester-long project was organized into six phases and…

The (Trans)Formative Assessment Planning Template

Journal Article | January 2023

Cancer and Formaldehyde

Journal Article | April 2023

Insulating Tiny Homes

Journal Article | February 2021

The Effect of Online Instruction in an Introductory Anatomy and Physiology Course and Implications for Online Laboratory Instruction in Health Field Prerequisites

Journal Article | April 2021

Education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) is increasingly online, even the laboratory components of STEM courses. As online laboratory education trends upward in terms of enrollment and variety of…