science pedagogy

A ‘magic’ school bus brings science class to schools in need (2021)

Non-profit organization Learning Undefeated brings an "explorer lab bus", a mobile STEM lab to rural and low-income schools for immersive STEM experiences. Read more

Complex Science Flowchart: An Understanding Science infographic

This resource developed by the UC Berkeley's Museum of Paleontology for their project Understanding Science helps science teachers working with middle school and higher grades to expand and complicate the scientific method/...Read more

Book: Science Stories: Using Case Studies to Teach Critical Thinking (2011)

This book advocates for the use of case studies to teach critical thinking in science. The editors--Clyde Freeman Herreid, Nancy A. Schiller, Ky F. Herreid--founded the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science hosted at the University of Buffalo. Their website...Read more

The Magic School Bus and Beyond (2022)

How teachers can use hybrid texts (factual + narrative, in this case) for science learning, including activity suggestionsRead more

The Role of Genre in a Text: Reading through the Waterworks (2004)

Authors discuss the interplay of different genres in the children's book The Magic School Bus: At the Waterworks (1996) with Ms. Frizzle as their science teacher. Read more

Keller - Gender & Science - Fall 1985 - Course Outline

Course taught by Evelyn Fox Keller at MIT in the Fall of 1985. Courtesy of the Schlesinger Library.Read more

Keller - Issues of Gender in the History of Science -Syllabus- Fall 1989 - UC Berkeley

Syllabus and notes from 'Issues of Gender in the History of Science' course taught by Evelyn Fox Keller at UC Berkeley in Fall 1989. Courtesy of the Schlesinger Library.

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Recognizing Ms. Frizzle's Own Magic (2017)

A science communicator remains inspired by Ms. Frizzle's motto of "take chances, make mistakes, and get messy!". Read more

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