The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students' ideas about levers and fulcrums. The probe is specifically designed to determine whether students can differentiate between the concept of force and the concept of energy in the context of levers and if they recognize how simple levers work.

Grade Levels

Elementary High School Middle School

Topics

Assessment Phenomena Physical Science Physics Three-Dimensional Learning

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Type Book ChapterPub Date 5/1/2010Stock # PB274X1_43

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