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My Students Read Like Scientists. Now Yours Can, Too!
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While hands-on activities are important in science, students must have the opportunity to process the ideas and information that stem from those activities. Minds-on science activities, such as literacy integration,…
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Reading in the Science Classroom
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From the Editor's Desk, November/December 2024
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Powerful Practices for the Differentiated Science Classroom
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At its core, differentiation stems from the recognition that individual learners arrive in classrooms, each day, with a wide range of knowledge, lived experiences, abilities, ways of thinking, curiosities, and…
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Using Group Roles to Promote Collaboration
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Collaborating effectively in small groups is an important skill for students, especially in classrooms adopting science education reforms like the NGSS, but it is also an extremely challenging skill. In this article, I…
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Direct experiences in the living world are a major ally in helping students understand biology and the practice of science, and in fostering a lifelong love for nature. The positive impact of field study on students’…
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Saving Our Water: Engagement Strategies for Designing Collaborative Community-Based Solutions
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In recent years, some communities have experienced extreme conditions of drought: reduced water supply for farms, increased wildfires, and decreased water availability in reservoirs and groundwater basins. This article…
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Overcharging: Science of Thermal Runaway
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Lithium-ion batteries solve many problems, yet also create new problems like thermal runaway. To better understand the phenomenon themselves, the authors participated in a two-day workshop about the science of thermal…
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Scaffolding an Inquiry-Based Spring Constant Activity for Differentiated Physics Instruction
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This activity gives students the opportunity to design an experiment, collect data, and solve for the spring constant of different springs. The use of low-cost materials and the inquiry-based structure makes it more…
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We're all in this together: Collaborative modeling tasks for the chemistry classroom
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This article describes four collaborative activities that we facilitate to engage high school chemistry students in the scientific practice of developing and using models in a chemical bonding unit. The activities…
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This paper describes the design and implementation of a human-centered multidisciplinary engineering course for high school students. The course was implemented and modified for both in-person and online modalities.…
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Establishing a Writing Center and Why Science Teachers Need to Be in On It
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To support the development of scientific literacy and student confidence in expressing their ideas and receiving feedback, the first author established a writing center in a large urban fringe high school. Using the…
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Differentiation and Inclusivity for All
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Editor's Corner Novermber/December 2024
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Career of the Month November/December 2024
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Right to the Source November/December 2024
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Fact or Faux? November/December 2024
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