High School Science Education

Sunstones at The Lawrence

Addressing Sustainability in the High School Biology Classroom through Socioscientific Issues

Developers of SEPUP’s Science and Global Issues high school biology program published an article in the journal Sustainability detailing how their recently revised curriculum is centered around sustainability-related socioscientific issues. In this article, the authors present the framework they developed and used for presenting sustainability to students, as well as the specific contexts that allowed students to develop a deeper understanding of scientific concepts while addressing current and important socioscientific issues.

Children playing on the DNA sculpture at the Lawrence

How High School Science Teachers Respond in a Crisis

Emerging best practices for distance learning in the high school science classroom, from a virtual gathering of educators and administrators in May 2020.