The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the physical process of melting. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize melting as a change in state from solid to liquid that involves an interaction between energy and one substance or if they confuse it with other physical changes, such as dissolving. The probe is provided in English and Spanish. This book selection includes the Table of Contents, Preface, Acknowledgments, About the Author, and Index