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  • How Were the Scablands Formed?

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  • Where Does Oil Come From?

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about an important fossil fuel used by humans. The probe is designed to reveal how students trace oil back to its original source of material.

  • How can fish survive in a frozen lake?

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  • Where Would It Fall?

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    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…

  • Gazing at the Moon

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the Earth-Sun-Moon system. The probe is designed to uncover students’ ideas about Moon phases and whether they think the phase of the Moon changes…

  • Lunar Eclipse

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about eclipses. The probe is designed to find out what students think causes a lunar eclipse.

  • U.S. Reaches Deal to Raise the Debt Limit

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  • Climate Change Causes Extreme Weather Events: Yes, No, or Wrong Question?

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  • Summer Talk

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    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…

  • How Can Properties Help Solve Problems?

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  • Global Warming

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about global warming. The probe is designed to find out what students think contributes to global warming.

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