EDUCATIONFORUM G lobally, efforts to improve science edu- cation continue (1, 2). In the United

science education lags on international assess-ments and struggles to sustain qualified K–12 science teachers and to prepare the next generation of scientists and engineers (2). At U.S. col-leges and universities, more than half of entering science majors leave the sciences, most (90%) complaining of ineffec-tive teaching (3). Of those who remain in science, 74 % express the same complaint (3). Further work is needed within specific science disciplines on how stu-dents most effectively learn tha