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  • Ice Water

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about temperature in the context of phases of matter. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize that the temperature of a substance does…

  • Sniffs and Waggles

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  • From Local to Global

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  • Data at a Distance

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  • Changes in Elementary Teachers’ Conceptions About Matter

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    While research has investigated elementary teachers’ understanding of science content, such research is often limited to topics typically not addressed in elementary school curricula. Yet, research has illustrated that…

  • Model of Air Inside a Jar

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the particle model of matter. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize that air is made up of particles that are widely spaced with…

  • Is It Made of Molecules?

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about molecules. The probe is designed to uncover whether students recognize that objects, materials, and substances of both a biological and physical…

  • Science That’s Out of This World

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  • Data-Driven Science Vlogging for Connected Learning Anywhere

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  • Stepping Out in Style

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  • Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and the 5E Lesson Plan

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  • Got Covid-19 Cabin Fever?

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  • The Perfect Match

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  • Pennies

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the properties of atoms. The probe is designed to determine whether students can distinguish between the microscopic properties of an atom and the…

  • Salt Crystals

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about crystalline solids. The probe is specifically designed to determine how students think atoms are arranged and move in a crystalline lattice.

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