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  • Solids and Holes

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the density of a solid object. The probe is designed to find out whether students recognize that in this phenomenon, air is not displaced, such as…

  • Modifying labs for students with special needs

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  • The Perfect Match

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  • How to Design a Performance Task

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    Follow a sequence of steps to develop an authentic performance task.

  • Team Players?

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit student’ ideas about engineers and teamwork. The probe is designed to see if students recognize that different types of engineers and other professionals must work as…

  • Remembering Bill

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  • Surveying the Safety Culture of Academic Laboratories

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    The university traditionally has been the foundation for young adults’ professional development, yet the proclivity toward safety culture has garnered less focus in higher education than in the workforce. A survey of…

  • A Journey to Acceptance

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    The main objective of this study was to characterize the acceptance of evolution among biology majors. Semi-structured interviews were carried out to track the opinions of students in relation to two aspects of…

  • Is It Made of Molecules?

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    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…

  • Spicing Up Your Classroom With Games

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    Games allow teachers to interact with their students in a different way than they normally do. They also have the potential to challenge and assess students’ understanding of content. Games allow me to “play” with my…

  • Google Slides

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  • The Three Dimensions of Teaching and Learning: Module 3: Crosscutting Concepts

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  • Freebies for Science Teachers, January 19, 2021

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  • Patterns, Puzzles, and the Periodic Table

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