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  • Joyful Science

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  • Decoding the Corn Field

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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Standing On One Foot

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about weight and pressure. The probe is designed to determine whether students think their weight changes when the force exerted per unit area (pressure…

  • Magnets in Water

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about magnetism. The probe is specifically designed to determine whether students believe air is necessary for magnets to work.

  • What’s Inside Our Solar System?

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the solar system. The probe is designed to find out if students can distinguish between objects in the solar system and objects outside of the…

  • Happy Birthday, OSTB!

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  • Mapping Stakeholders

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  • Developing the Next Generation of Elementary Science Teachers

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    National science education documents emphasize new learning outcomes of elementary students; therefore, the preparation of elementary teachers should be revised to meet these challenges. This article describes how…

  • Engineering Clean Water

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  • Adaptation

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about biological adaptation. The probe is designed to find out if students think animals intentionally adapt to a change in their environment.

  • A New NSTA Book Shows How Students Can Take on Engineering Design Challenges Inspired by a Broad Range of Literature

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  • Science for English Language Learners

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