Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, November 15, 2022

Reports Article | November 2022

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, November 12, 2024

Reports Article | November 2024

Do Plants Breathe?

Journal Article | February 2019

The idea that plants do photosynthesis but do not do cellular respiration is a common misconception among middle and high school students that often stems from an over-simplification of these processes in diagrams and…

Teaching With Simulations

Journal Article | February 2019

Teachers use simulations for student motivation, content learning, and engagement in science practices.

Sharing the Wonder of Natural History

Journal Article | March 2019

Help students overcome nature-deficit disorder with these outdoor activities.

The Carbon Cycle and Climate Change

Journal Article | July 2019

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.

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, March 23, 2021

Reports Article | March 2021

Electric Cars and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles

Case Study | December 2018

Fooled by What We See

Case Study | July 2019

Using Citizen Science to Engage Preservice Elementary Educators in Scientific Fieldwork

Journal Article | October 2016

Preservice elementary teachers’ lack of confidence in teaching science is an ongoing concern. Only 29% of elementary teachers in the field felt “very well prepared to teach life science,” according to the National…