Atkins or Ammonia?

Case Study | August 2022

The Breathless Heart

Case Study | January 2023

Does Jazmyne Need a New Chair?

Case Study | May 2023

The Baby Who Had No Baby Fat

Case Study | August 2023

How a Cancer Trial Ended in Betrayal

Case Study | December 2002

Dystrophin Stability and Cardiomyopathy

Case Study | October 2023

Date Night Gone Wrong

Case Study | April 2025

Spicing Up Your Classroom With Games

Journal Article | February 2019

Games allow teachers to interact with their students in a different way than they normally do. They also have the potential to challenge and assess students’ understanding of content. Games allow me to “play” with my…

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.

Is It a Rock? (Version 2)

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about an Earth material, rocks. The probe is designed to determine whether students can distinguish between humanmade, “rocklike” materials and…

Needs of Seeds

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about seeds. The probe is designed to find out what students think most seeds need to germinate.

Rotting Apple

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about decay and decomposers. The probe can be used to determine whether students recognize the need for a biological agent to break down once-living…

Methanol Use in School Science Labs: Danger, Will Robinson!

Blog Post | October 2022