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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about transfer of energy. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize that heat flows from warmer objects or areas to cooler ones.
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From the Field: Events and Opportunities, March 9, 2021
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From the Field: Events and Opportunities, January 25, 2022
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Creating Pathways for Equity in STEM Through Family Engagement
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the product of photosynthesis. The probe is designed to reveal (1) whether students recognize that the food a plant makes is the food it uses and (…
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The historically important equations of Newton, Ohm, and Planck
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Building an understanding of physical principles
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the nature of science. The probe is designed to find out if students distinguish scientific theories from the common use of the word theory and if…
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about matter. The probe is designed to reveal the characteristics students use to describe and define matter.
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Safety Recommendations for Opening the New School Year
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about particles during a phase change. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize that the bubbles formed when water boils are the result of…
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Freebies for Science Teachers, October 6, 2020
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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, June 27, 2023
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Freebies for Science Teachers/From the Field, March 15, 2022
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