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  • Hot and Cold Balloons

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about conservation of matter. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that the mass of a warm gas in a closed system is the same after…

  • Is It Melting?

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the physical process of melting. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize melting as a change in state from solid to liquid that…

  • Thermometer

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about thermal expansion. The probe is designed to find out whether students attribute expansion of the space between molecules to the rise of the liquid…

  • Early Exposure to Primary Literature and Interactions With Scientists Influences Novice Students’ Views on the Nature of Science

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    Postsecondary science faculty often hope to help students to better understand science through engagement with primary research literature. Undergraduates in courses focused on reading and discussion of research…

  • Using Past Science Events

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  • Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and the 5E Lesson Plan

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  • Warming Water

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about thermal energy. The probe is designed to find out whether students think cold things can have energy.

  • Where Did the Water Come From?

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about condensation. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize that condensation comes from the water vapor in the air.

  • Beyond the Hook

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  • The Early Years: Exploring Magnetism

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  • Apple on a Desk

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about forces. The probe is designed to find out whether students recognize that balanced forces act on a stationary object.

  • Engaging With VR

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  • Using Drama to Uncover and Expand Student Understandings of the Nature of Science

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