Science

Knowles Senior Fellow Destinee Cooper and Dr. Brooke Whitworth explore how collaborative modeling helps students connect molecular structure to observable properties in chemistry.

After meticulously planning an engaging, curiosity-driven lesson, teachers often face the challenge of dwindling student conversations.  Scaffolding can help students confidently navigate meaningful scientific discourse in the classroom.

An interview with Hosun Kang about her study on unconventional science assessments. Kang, a UC Irvine professor, explores how assessments beyond traditional norms—like Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER) and more personalized tasks—can enhance equity in science education.

Guided inquiry with a multivariable database improved urban teens’ causal reasoning and understanding of scientific practice, especially with personally relevant, multi-topic content.

AR, text, and collaborative scaffolds synergistically enhance science museum learning. Multiple simultaneous scaffolds recommended.