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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the Sun and stars. The probe is designed to uncover students’ ideas about the nature of stars and their recognition that the Sun is an average star…
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What’s Inside Our Solar System?
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the solar system. The probe is designed to find out if students can distinguish between objects in the solar system and objects outside of the…
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Freebies for Science Teachers, February 1, 2022
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the relative position of common objects seen in the night sky. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize how far away the stars are…
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Newspaper Physics for First-Year College Students
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This article describes and illustrates a physics course for first-year college students whose only knowledge of physics is that they do not like the subject. The physics content is driven entirely by what appears in…
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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, November 29, 2022
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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, January 9, 2024
Reports Article |
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Lesson Plan |
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about seasons. The probe can be used to determine whether students recognize the effect of the Earth’s tilt on its axis and the resulting intensity of…
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Case Study |
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Student-Centered Learning in an Earth Science, Preservice, Teacher-Education Course
Journal Article |
In an effort to get elementary teachers to teach more science in the classroom, a required preservice science education course was designed to promote the use of hands-on teaching techniques. This paper describes course…
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Freebies for Science and STEM Teachers/From the Field, April 26, 2022
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The Final Push to Be Ready for the April 8 Solar Eclipse: Ways to Be a Resource to Your Community
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