Aligning Undergraduate Science Curricula With Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article | August 2022

Recent science reform advocates for the inclusion of engineering design to teach science and represents a shift to so-called three-dimensional (3D) learning. This shift often requires science instructors to adapt their…

Why Are the Temperatures Changing?

Lesson Plan | August 2020

A balloon that does not burn

Journal Article | September 2019

Using discrepant events to confront misconceptions

Insulating Tiny Homes

Journal Article | February 2021

A Thrilling Roller-coaster Ride

Journal Article | August 2021

Using a Systems Thinking Approach to Figure Out Why a Ball Drops, Bounces, and Stops

Journal Article | October 2018

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. In this issue, learn how to develop students’ systems thinking skills and have them apply these skills to discover and explain the…

Superhero Physics

Journal Article | March 2020

Integrated Concentration in Science

Journal Article | January 2022

The Integrated Concentration in Science (iCons) 4-year program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst was designed to promote interdisciplinary STEM collaboration in the solution of real-world problems and encourage…

Ride the Movies

Journal Article | February 2019

Apply science and engineering practices to design and build an amusement park ride based on a Hollywood film.

Developing the Next Generation of Elementary Science Teachers

Journal Article | October 2019

This article describes how science educators at a large southeastern university developed specialized science training for elementary preservice teachers (EPSTs) by creating a combination of discipline-specific science…

Drawing to Learn to Draw Out Student Understanding

Journal Article | June 2021

Cultivating Digital Literacy

Journal Article | April 2021

Science in Your Stacks

Journal Article | December 2020

Visual Literacy—the 3Rs or STEAM?

Journal Article | June 2021