Design Your Own Navy

Journal Article | February 2019

Virtual shipbuilding technology from professional naval engineeers

Jumping to Conclusions

Journal Article | March 2019

The Carbon Cycle and Climate Change

Journal Article | July 2019

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…

Science Notebooks in Student-Centered Classrooms: Module 1: Using Science Notebooks for Sensemaking

Professional Learning Course Module | April 2023

Science notebooks are a powerful and flexible tool to support students’ sensemaking. The science notebook creates a space for students to document their thinking, develop and revise models, plan investigations, and…

Science Notebooks in Student-Centered Classrooms: Module 1: Using Science Notebooks for Sensemaking

Professional Learning Unit | July 2023

In this module, you will examine various ways scientists use science notebooks and a science notebook strategy to experience the critical components of sensemaking.    

Changes in Elementary Teachers’ Conceptions About Matter

Journal Article | October 2020

While research has investigated elementary teachers’ understanding of science content, such research is often limited to topics typically not addressed in elementary school curricula. Yet, research has illustrated that…

Spotting Depression in High School Students

Journal Article | December 2015

Freebies for Science and STEM Teachers/From the Field, March 29, 2022

Reports Article | March 2022

Case Studies in Environmental Justice

Journal Article | September 2020

Crossing the Amazon by LEGO

Journal Article | January 2019

The SDM Finger

Journal Article | October 2019

Exploring makerspaces, engineering, and more