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  • 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…

  • Talking About Gravity

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about gravity. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize that gravity is a universal force that exists everywhere on Earth and in…

  • Human Body Basics

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about levels of organization in the human body. The probe is designed to find out whether students recognize cells as the basic unit of both structure…

  • Whale and Shrew

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about cell size. The probe is designed to reveal whether students think animal cell size is determined by the size of the animal.

  • Rainfall

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about precipitation. The probe is designed to determine whether students understand what causes the water in clouds to fall as rain.

  • Julie Olson, Mitchell, South Dakota

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    An Interview with Julie Olson, Mitchell, South Dakota

  • Blended Learning in the Science Classroom

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    An introduction to atoms and molecules

  • Science Buddies

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    How-to strategies and classroom management tips

  • Beyond General-Purpose Talk Moves

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  • The Science of COVID-19

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  • Learning About Coastal Zone Plants—Integrating Formal and Informal Teaching and Learning Practices

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  • Student Active Learning Anxieties Differ by Preferred Seating Location in Introductory Biology Classes

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    As undergraduates’ academic distress continues to rise, it is important to consider factors related to classroom anxiety. This study investigated how student anxiety varied by preferred seating location and whether the…

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