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  • Polymers Course for Small Colleges and Universities

    Journal Article |

    This article describes the course design and teaching methodology for a polymer chemistry and applications lecture class specifically aimed at small college and university instruction. This intermediate course for…

  • The Mitten Problem

    Lesson Plan |

    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about energy. The probe is designed to find out whether students think “warm clothes,” like a mitten, produce their own energy, manifested as heat.

  • Fishing Midst the Morning Dew

    Case Study |

  • Objects and Temperature

    Lesson Plan |

    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about temperature. The probe is designed to find out whether students recognize that non–heat-producing objects exposed to the same ambient conditions…

  • To Be or Not to Be ... an Inhibitory Neurotransmitter

    Case Study |

  • Why Does the Ice Melt Faster?

    Lesson Plan |

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