Design Your Own Navy

Journal Article | February 2019

Virtual shipbuilding technology from professional naval engineeers

Balance Beam

Journal Article | January 2019

Why Science Teachers Must Employ Interdisciplinary Science Methods to Save the World

Journal Article | December 2020

Why Does Water Swirl When it Goes Down a Drain?

Journal Article | January 2019

A Water Wheel Challenge!

Journal Article | January 2019

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.

Big Books Have a Big Impact on Elementary Science Education

Journal Article | July 2023

Preservice elementary teachers are faced with the daunting task of learning enough about every subject to support their students’ development of foundational ideas. Teacher preparation programs and professional…

Symbols in Physics

Journal Article | April 2021

Symbols are a cornerstone of the written language of physics and mathematics but inconsistencies in their use pose a challenge to students. This article reports on interviews held with first-year undergraduate physics…

Impact of a Co-Taught Physics Course on Preservice Science Teachers’ Views of Teaching and Learning of Physics

Journal Article | July 2022

This article focuses on the impact of a physics class on secondary science teacher candidates’ views of teaching and learning physics. The course was developed and taught by faculty from the Department of Astronomy and…

Combustion of Rocket Propellants

Playlist | July 2024

Let Me Tell You A Story

Journal Article | January 2023

Ramp It Up!

Journal Article | February 2019

Preschoolers investigate force and motion with a digital journal.

Engineering the Coast

Journal Article | March 2022

Energy in Its Many Forms

Journal Article | January 2023

Reflecting on this week’s Daily Do

Blog Post | April 2020