Formative Assessment Probes: Soil and Dirt: The Same or Different? | NSTA

Formative Assessment Probes: Soil and Dirt: The Same or Different?

Science and Children—March 2015

This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue explores children's commonly held ideas about soil.

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