What is a Variable?

Journal Article | January 2022

Investigating Urban Trees

Journal Article | March 2019

Mobile geospatial technologies enable high school students to engage in authentic scientific data collection and analysis that promote spatial-thinking and reasoning skills, as well as problem-solving in a school’s…

Comparison of Student Success Between High-Clicker and Low-Clicker Frequency in a Large-Enrollment Introductory Biology Course

Journal Article | October 2020

Active-learning approaches have recently been broadly promoted on many campuses, but research is limited on how varying levels of interaction impact student success. The aim of this study was to compare student success…

Features of an Effective Future-Faculty Teaching-Development Program

Journal Article | April 2020

Many institutions are preparing graduate students and postdoctorals (future faculty) for effective teaching in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Interestingly, little is known…

Effect of Exam Wrappers on Student Achievement in Multiple, Large STEM Courses

Journal Article | August 2020

Metacognition, the ability to think about and regulate one’s thinking, is an important factor in effective student learning. One intervention to promote student metacognition is the exam wrapper—a reflection students…

The War Over Water Continues

Journal Article | September 2019

Debates over water allocation help students understand Earth systems.

Renewable or Nonrenewable?

Lesson Plan | July 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about Earth’s natural resources. The probe is designed to find out if students can distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable natural resources.

Laboratory Indoor Air Quality & Safety

Blog Post | September 2020

20 National Finalist Teams Advance in the 18th Annual eCYBERMISSION Competition

Press Release | May 2020

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, August 24, 2021

Reports Article | August 2021

The Three Dimensions of Teaching and Learning: Module 1: Introduction to Disciplinary Core Ideas

Professional Learning Unit | February 2023

In this module you will use A Framework for K-12 Science Education as a resource for developing an understanding of Dimension 3 - Disciplinary Core Ideas. An immersion in a high-quality science lesson pulls disciplinary…

Laboratory Fire Safety Protocols

Blog Post | December 2025

The Three Dimensions of Teaching and Learning: Module 3: Crosscutting Concepts

Professional Learning Course Module | April 2023

No Longer Living the Sweet Life

Case Study | October 2018

Where’s the Evidence?

Case Study | April 2020