Surveying Sounds of the Season

Journal Article | April 2023

Coldest Winter Ever!

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about weather versus climate. The probe is designed to find out if students distinguish between a one-time weather-related change and a change in climate…

Doing Science Anywhere

Journal Article | August 2020

Data Literacy 101

Journal Article | March 2019

The Hot and Cold of Volcanoes

Journal Article | October 2021

Dirty Water? Clean It Up!

Journal Article | January 2022

Using Models to Teach Science

Journal Article | February 2020

Global Warming

Lesson Plan | July 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about global warming. The probe is designed to find out what students think contributes to global warming.

Project Hail Mary

Journal Article | May 2022

How I Inadvertently Misled Some Students

Journal Article | July 2023

Clear key results and simple figures have clear advantages when teaching. However, these same properties can mislead some students. I provide examples from my presentation on the body mass index, Centers for Disease…

Walking the Slope

Journal Article | January 2021

Getting to the STEM of Environmental Justice

Journal Article | November 2022

Rainfall

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about precipitation. The probe is designed to determine whether students understand what causes the water in clouds to fall as rain.

Hurricane Season

Journal Article | August 2019

Science and current events

Concept-Based Probes: The Justified List

Journal Article | July 2021