This video is a professional development resource that explores student misconceptions about atoms, molecules, and chemical reactions. It also gives some pedagogical approaches for approaching these subjects. [10:12]

Kids have many ideas about how and why things fall based on their daily life experiences. However, many of these ideas are misconstrued. Learn from this video how to clear up these misunderstandings about gravity and help your students understand concepts of mass, weight, inertia, and air resistance. [9:51]

Attack the Knack — investigates student motivation in science, and explores how the types of feedback students receive can influence self-perception, effort, persistence and learning. Explore the research: http://s.si.edu/1IwH5zS

Chemical Reactions in Action — explores student misconceptions about atoms, molecules, and chemical reactions and provides practical advice for pedagogical approaches. Explore the research: http://s.si.edu/1IwH5zS

Looks at how students learn both in and out of school, and how teachers can tap into misconceptions to facilitate the formation of new ideas. [6:26]

Fired Up About Energy – explores common student misconceptions related to the study of energy and suggests methods for effectively representing and discussing the topic in the classroom. Explore the research: http://s.si.edu/1IwH5zS

This video looks at some common misconceptions that students can develop about natural selection, and how teachers can teach this topic effectively. [10:07]

Photosynthesis: Blinded by the Light — explores student misconceptions about matter and energy in photosynthesis and strategies for eliciting student ideas to address or build on them. Explore the research: http://s.si.edu/1IwH5zS

Science: A Work in Progress - shows how science isn’t produced through one linear method, but through an interconnected set of practices, and examines ways that teachers can make learning science in the classroom more authentic. Explore the research: http://s.si.edu/1IwH5zS

Research has shown that teaching students directly to their preferred learning styles does not really improve their performance. Instead, we should teach a topic (in this case science) in a variety of ways for all students. [7:17]

That’s so Meta(cognitive)! — investigates how explicitly teaching students metacognitive strategies helps them become more effective learners, able to integrate knowledge rather than just memorize isolated science facts and definitions. Explore the research: http://s.si.edu/1IwH5zS

Time: It’s Like, So Deep — explores common difficulties with understanding the immensity of the geologic time scale (often referred to as “deep time”) and suggests approaches to help students grapple with this transformative concept. Explore the research: http://s.si.edu/1IwH5zS

‘Tis the Season for a Reason — investigates common student difficulties in understanding the cause of the seasons as well as common pitfalls and helpful approaches. Explore the research: http://s.si.edu/1IwH5zS

What’s the “Matter” with Cells and Atoms? — investigates the difficulties students have with applying ideas about matter consistently and appropriately across the life and physical sciences, and with interpreting and relating different representations of microscopic structures. Explore the research: http://s.si.edu/1IwH5zS

Why Right Brained is Wrong…Brained — explains that the popular differentiation between “left” and “right brained” people discredits the complexity of the human brain. Science — just like history, art, math, or literature — requires both sides of the brain. Explore the research: http://s.si.edu/1IwH5zS

The scientific method is more than just a series of steps to be followed like a recipe. It is a fluid, ever-changing process. This video discusses student's perception of the scientific method and how to make learning science in the classroom more authentic. [10:27]

A professional development video to help your students become a more effective science learner. [10:49]

This video reviews over geologic time scale and methods to teach this appropriately in the classroom. [9:15]

A professional development video exploring students misconception over the reason for Earth's season. This video addresses a way to help students understand how Earth's orbit contributes to the seasons. [11:56]

This video is for teachers to explore how to help students apply ideas about matter consistently across many scientific disciplines. [8:37]