Refraction

Journal Article | March 2019

Exploring light as it moves from one medium to another with the intriguing result of different speeds—the bending of light we call refraction.

Mass, Volume, and Density

Lesson Plan | June 2021

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…

Early Childhood Engineering and Natural Resources

Journal Article | August 2020

The SDM Finger

Journal Article | October 2019

Exploring makerspaces, engineering, and more

Developing the Next Generation of Elementary Science Teachers

Journal Article | October 2019

This article describes how science educators at a large southeastern university developed specialized science training for elementary preservice teachers (EPSTs) by creating a combination of discipline-specific science…

Safer At-Home Food Science Investigations

Blog Post | October 2023

Sowing Spartina

Journal Article | May 2020

Out of the Frying Pan and into the Grease Fire

Case Study | May 2003

Measuring Data Skills in Undergraduate Student Work

Journal Article | February 2021

Data literacy, or students’ abilities to understand, interpret, and think critically about data, is an increasing need in K–16 science education. Ocean Tracks College Edition (OT-CE) sought to address this need by…

The “Magic” of Density

Journal Article | June 2021

What Is a Hypothesis?

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about hypotheses. The probe is designed to find out if students understand what a hypothesis is, when it is used, and how it is developed.

Conducting Science Labs in a Virtual World

Journal Article | November 2020

The Aurora Borealis

Journal Article | November 2020