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“Flipping” a course: is it worth it? A multiyear analysis of interactive and student-centered pedagogy in an introductory physical geology course

Journal Article

“Flipping” a course: is it worth it? A multiyear analysis of interactive and student-centered pedagogy in an introductory physical geology course

This study summarizes the comparison of interactive lecturing and technology-supported student-centered pedagogy across six semesters of an introductory physical geology course. A multiple linear regression analysis of 967 student scores shows that a...

By Theresa Halligan, Cinzia Cervato, Ulrike Genschel

Earth & Space Science Pedagogy STEM Teaching Strategies

Chasing Giant Ice balls

Journal Article

Chasing Giant Ice balls

Scope on the Skies regular column. An SEL-based look at comets, their impact on society, and how they are named....

By Bob Riddle

Astronomy Earth & Space Science Instructional Materials Phenomena Physical Science

Fieldwork Fridays: Connecting Scientific Learning to Nature

Journal Article

Fieldwork Fridays: Connecting Scientific Learning to Nature

Building routines around place-based learning allows students to apply their scientific learning to nature and form a connection with their local environment and the species in it over the course of a school year. Each Friday, in what are referred to...

By Katie Coppens

Earth & Space Science Labs Teaching Strategies

Snapshot Safari: Elephant Edition

Journal Article

Snapshot Safari: Elephant Edition

Citizen Science article for the September/ October 2024 issue of Science Scope...

By Jill Nugent

Biology Citizen Science Earth & Space Science Life Science

Web Seminar

Archive Science Update: Exoplanets: Finding Life in the Galaxy, January 30, 2025

Join exoplanet astronomer Rob Zellem, of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, as he discusses how we find and characterize exoplanets, planets outside of our own Solar System, with the goal of detecting signatures of life. He will also discuss c...

Postsecondary Elementary High School Informal Education Middle School Astronomy Biology Chemistry Earth & Space Science Life Science Physics STEM Robotics

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: The Rocks and Minerals of Climate Change, November 14, 2024

Climate change is one of the most pressing environmental issues of our generation, and generations to come.  But what's rock got to do with it?  Learn how simple and familiar rocks and minerals play a critical role in responding to, recordi...

Elementary Middle School High School Postsecondary Informal Education Climate Change Earth & Space Science Environmental Science STEM

Scaffolding Fourth-graders’ Inquiry about Erosion

Journal Article

Scaffolding Fourth-graders’ Inquiry about Erosion

This sequence of lessons has students observing erosion and creating ideas about factors that affect erosion. Then, as a class, students first explore the impact of vegetation on erosion. Then, groups of students more independently investigate the im...

By Alexandria Burns, Jami Daniel, Jerrid Kruse, Ellen Gow

Elementary Earth & Space Science Inquiry Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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