Is This Watershed Contaminated With PCBs?

Journal Article | May 2020

Engaging Students at All Academic Levels in an Inquiry-Based Paleoecologic Learning Activity—Even When You Don’t Have the Rocks

Journal Article | October 2021

Inquiry-based learning is an educational strategy that emphasizes the student’s role in the learning process by having them propose and test hypotheses through experimentation and/or the collection of observational data…

Laboratory Instructional Space Safety Shower Station Safety Protocols

Blog Post | February 2025

The River Damned

Case Study | June 2002

Case Studies in Environmental Justice

Journal Article | September 2020

Safety Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic

Blog Post | September 2022

Learning About Culture and Sustainable Harvesting of Native Plants

Journal Article | March 2021

Incorporating Student-Centered Learning in an Ecosystems Course

Journal Article | October 2021

Student-centered learning broadly encompasses teaching approaches that shift the focus of instruction from teacher to student by placing an emphasis on what as well as how students want to learn. This approach allows…

Teacher Spotlight: Veronica Wylie

Journal Article | October 2021

Cleaning/Sanitizing/Disinfecting PPE for a Safer Lab Experience

Blog Post | November 2020

Instructional Space Health and Safety Cleaning Protocols for the Beginning of the New School Year

Blog Post | August 2025

Social Justice in the Science Classroom

Journal Article | April 2020

Are We Recognizing the Sheer Power of Mother Nature?

Journal Article | May 2020

Saving the Forest for the Trees

Journal Article | September 2019

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What Do You Know About Volcanoes and Earthquakes?

Lesson Plan | July 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about plate tectonic features and events. The probe is designed to uncover commonly held misconceptions about volcanoes and earthquakes.