“When You Walk Into This Room, You’re Scientists!”

Journal Article | June 2018

The End of Something: Blick on Flicks Looks Back

Reports Article | August 2020

Apple in a Plane

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about force related to the interaction between inanimate objects. The probe is designed to determine which forces students think act on an object at rest…

Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, October 15, 2024

Reports Article | October 2024

What Do You Know About Volcanoes and Earthquakes?

Lesson Plan | July 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about plate tectonic features and events. The probe is designed to uncover commonly held misconceptions about volcanoes and earthquakes.

Quality Science Education and 21st-Century Skills

Position Statement | June 2020

Is It a Rock? (Version 2)

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about an Earth material, rocks. The probe is designed to determine whether students can distinguish between humanmade, “rocklike” materials and…

Finding the Next Diamond Mine

Journal Article | May 2020

Sustainable Forest Management

Journal Article | September 2019

Students measure growth trends in the school woods.

Focusing the Lens of the Crosscutting Concepts on Secondary Science Learning

Journal Article | March 2022

Freebies for Science Teachers/From the Field, March 15, 2022

Reports Article | March 2022

Freebies for Science and STEM Teachers/From the Field, March 29, 2022

Reports Article | March 2022

Crossing the Amazon by LEGO

Journal Article | January 2019

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…