Commissioned Papers (By Project)

Learning Science in Informal Environments
1.	How Might Native Science Inform “Informal Science Learning?”	Bryan Brayboy and Angelina Castagno
2.	Diverse Learning and Learner Diversity in “Informal” Science Learning Environments	Shirley Brice Heath
3.	Assessing Learning in Informal Science Contexts	Michael Brody, Art Bangert and Justin Dillon
4.	Evaluation of Learning in Informal Learning Environments	Institute for Learning Innovation
5.	Lifelong Learning and Technology	Casey Lindberg, Edwin Carstensen, and Laura Carstensen
6.	Interest and Motivation in Informal Science Learning	K. Ann Renninger
7.	Media-based Learning Science in Informal Environments	Paul Rockman, Kristen Bass, Jennifer Borse
8.	Informal Science Learning in Afterschool Settings: A Natural Fit?	Sarah Schwartz and Gil Noam

Science Learning, K-8
1.	Formative Assessment in K-8 Science Education: A Conceptual Review	Erin Marie Furtak
2.	Informal Science Learning Environments: A Review of Research to Inform K-8 Schooling	Kirsten M. Ellenbogen and Reed Stevens
3.	Sociocultural Approaches to Learning Science in Classrooms	Ellice Forman and Wendy Sink
4.	The Development of Scientific Reasoning Skills: What Psychologist Contribute to an Understanding of Elementary Science Learning	Corinne Zimmerman

High School Science Laboratories
1.	The School Science Laboratory: Considerations of Learning, Technology, and Scientific Practice	Philip Bell
2.	The HS Lab Experience: Reconsidering the Role of Evidence, Explanation and the Language of Science	Richard Duschl
3.	Laboratories in Science Education: Understanding the History and Nature of Science	Jane Maienschein
4.	The Role of Practical Work in the Teaching and Learning of Science	Robin Millar

NASA’s Elementary and Secondary Education Program
1.	Summary and Critique of Selected Evaluations of NASA Educational Programs	Frances Lawrenz
2.	Alignment of the NASA Explorer School Model with Models for School Improvement and Reform	Susan Mundry
3.	A Review of the Literature and the INSPIRE Model STEM in Out-of-School Time	National Institute on Out-of-School Time, Wellesley College