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  • Global Warming

    Lesson Plan |

    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about global warming. The probe is designed to find out what students think contributes to global warming.

  • Apple in the Dark

    Lesson Plan |

    Imagine you are sitting at a table with a red apple in front of you. Your friend closes the door and turns off all the lights. It is totally dark in the room. There are no windows in the room or cracks around the door.…

  • Birthday Candles

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about how we see objects. The probe is designed to find out if students know that light must be reflected from an object and enter the eye in order to…

  • Picture This!

    Journal Article |

  • Employee Rights Relative to Hazardous Chemical Injury

    Blog Post |

  • Freebies for Science Teachers/From the Field, March 22, 2022

    Reports Article |

  • Can It Reflect Light?

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about reflection. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize that all objects we can see reflect some light.

  • Does a One-Size Drug Dose Fit All?

    Case Study |

  • From Twiggy to Tubby

    Case Study |

  • Mirror on the Wall

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about reflection of light. The probe can be used to examine how students use ideas about light to explain how we see objects in a mirror.

  • A Colorful Picnic with Photosynthetic Pathways and RuBisCO on the Menu

    Case Study |

  • Sweet Truth

    Case Study |

  • Me and My Shadow

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about light and shadows. The probe is designed to find out students’ ideas about how shadows change throughout the day.

  • Moonlight

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about light and the Moon. The probe is designed to find out what students think is the source of a full Moon’s light.

  • No Matter If You’re Black or White

    Case Study |

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