Science

This graphic organizer helps science teachers write learning goals using two lenses — How and What — building from a broad, general statement to an increasingly specific, classroom-ready goal. We include a worked example on wave properties, showing how a goal sharpens from general understanding to precise, actionable classroom instruction for students.

This unit uses the phenomenon of the food industry and the driving question “How does nitrogen fertilizer for blueberry crops impact life on Earth?” As students interrogate the stakeholders and impacts of using food crop fertilizers, they will also learn about stoichiometry and the basics of chemical reactions.

This monitoring tool helps science educators make student engagement in science practices visible. By distinguishing observable actions from developing behaviors, it supports formative noticing during investigations. Student self-checks promote agency, while teacher notes capture evidence in real time, reinforcing students’ identities as people who do science.

Carl Armstrong tells the history of students restoring prairie land at his suburban Chicago high school and reflects on their accomplishments.

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