Developing the Next Generation of Elementary Science Teachers

Journal Article | December 2020

National science education documents emphasize new learning outcomes of elementary students; therefore, the preparation of elementary teachers should be revised to meet these challenges. This article describes how…

After-School STEAM Club Connects Botany, Art, and Gaming

Journal Article | April 2020

A Design Heuristic for Analyzing and Interpreting Data

Journal Article | August 2022

Students reasoning with data in an authentic science environment had the opportunity to learn about the process of science and the world around them while developing skills to analyze and interpret self-collected and…

Student-Constructed Weather Instruments Facilitate Scientific Inquiry

Journal Article | February 2020

Students in introductory college science courses often have a simplified understanding of the scientific method. To introduce students to the complexity of the scientific process and the value of empirical observations…

Improving Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Engineering Teaching Efficacy Beliefs With 3D Design and Printing

Journal Article | December 2020

The Framework for K–12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) under-score the importance of including engineering design process (EDP) within the science curriculum. The Framework and the…

Implementing SEL in STEM—Challenges and Opportunities

Journal Article | June 2023

Facilitating Emancipatory and Justice-Centered Environmental and Climate Learning

Journal Article | September 2021

STREAMing Engineering

Journal Article | September 2019

This column enhances the repertoire of preservice and inservice teachers.

The Molecules That Make Me Unique

Journal Article | January 2021

Virtual Sungazing

Journal Article | December 2020

Project-Based Learning: Principles to Sustain Student Learning and Teacher Change in Practice - Part 1

Professional Learning Unit | July 2023

Have you wanted to implement a Project-Based Learning (PBL) unit in your classroom? Would you like to introduce PBL curriculum in your school? Multiple Literacies in Project-Based Learning (ML-PBL), an open educational…

A Human-Centered Design Tool Kit for STEM-Based Capstone Courses

Journal Article | July 2022

In fall 2019, a food science instructor partnered with the design center at a large Midwestern university to create a student activity tool kit for integrating the Human-Centered Design (HCD) approach into a science,…

Using Structured Decision-Making in the Classroom to Promote Information Literacy in the Context of Decision-Making

Journal Article | July 2022

An important facet of college students’ science literacy and job market preparation is developing skills for finding and applying information to decision-making about complex real-world problems. We developed a…

Particulate Matters

Journal Article | July 2022

Science and Cooking

Journal Article | August 2021