Skip to main content
  • Why Do Some Objects Stick to the Refrigerator?

    Lesson Plan |

  • Functions of Living Things

    Lesson Plan |

    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about life processes. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize that plants and animals share several life functions, even though they are…

  • Why is something that’s happening out in the ocean such a danger to us on the land?

    Lesson Plan |

  • How Can We Land a Payload Safely?

    Lesson Plan |

  • Is It a Rock? (Version 2)

    Lesson Plan |

    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about an Earth material, rocks. The probe is designed to determine whether students can distinguish between humanmade, “rocklike” materials and…

  • Is It a Plant?

    Lesson Plan |

    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the concept of a plant. The probe is designed to find out how students determine whether a living thing is considered to be a plant.

  • Where Would It Fall?

    Lesson Plan |

    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the distribution of land, oceans, freshwater, and ice. The probe is designed to find out whether students realize that most of the Earth is covered…

  • NSTA Member Sian Proctor Launches in Inspiration4 Orbital Mission With First All-Civilian Crew

    Blog Post |

  • STEM Talks for Early Learners

    Archived Conference Session |

  • Plants in the Dark and Light

    Lesson Plan |

    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about plant growth. The probe is designed to find out whether students recognize that plants use their stored food to grow in the absence of light.

  • Is It Made of Parts?

    Lesson Plan |

    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit children’s developing ideas about structure in living systems. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize that living things are made up of parts.

  • Distance Learning, A Year Later

    Blog Post |

  • Is It Made of Molecules?

    Lesson Plan |

    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about molecules. The probe is designed to uncover whether students recognize that objects, materials, and substances of both a biological and physical…

  • Is It an Animal?

    Lesson Plan |

    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about animals. The probe is designed to find out what characteristics students use to determine whether an organism is classified as an animal.

Asset 2