See the video below by SciShow titled There’s Hope in the Latest Climate Report.

If you have spent any time with the release of the IPCC 6th Assessment Report on Climate Change there is a chance that you came away with a “doom and gloom” feeling about the future of our planet. In an effort to offset this, I plan to share some resources…

The Board on Science Education for the National Academies is providing a 2-day event on October 14-15, 2021. The meeting is open to the public and you can attend in person or virtually. The focus will be on examining the current state of science standard implementation across the country and…

Fred Hutch has an excellent assortment of socially relevant secondary life science lessons on their Science Education Partnership page. You will find units on: DNA Exonerations Race, Racism, and Genetics COVID 19 Testing and Inequalities Elephant Conservation In my work, I find that some folks need examples of what social…

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released their 6th assessment report on climate change. Click HERE to visit the homepage on the report. You will find a summary for policy makers, an interactive atlas, FAQs, regional reports, outreach materials and the full report. I think it’s past time…

Back in the day (I’ve been writing this blog for well over a decade!) I used to post lots of Derek’s Veritasium videos. If you are new to Veritasium then you should watch the video below and also check out some of Derek’s older videos on science misconceptions. The video…

Lessons from Plants is one of the best books I’ve read in 2021. It’s a book that makes me feel like a better person just from spending time with it. This feeling comes from the author, Dr. Beronda L. Montgomery, who is a skilled storyteller with a knack for clearly…

This short but powerful document from NextGenScience provides support on how to improve the STEM challenges and engineering opportunities that we put in front of students. This tool definitely helps me think about how to improve the engineering tasks I use with my preservice and inservice teachers as examples. The…