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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the transfer of matter and energy in ecosystems. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that only matter is cycled through an…
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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, December 17, 2024
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ initial ideas and attitudes about the procedure that should be followed when testing models to determine if a design solves the problem. The probe is designed…
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Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion in Science Education
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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, March 11, 2025
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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, April 2, 2024
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about trade-offs. The probe is designed to find out whether students recognize that trade-offs involve sacrificing one or more things in favor of another…
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about weather versus climate. The probe is designed to find out if students distinguish between a one-time weather-related change and a change in climate…
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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, June 10, 2025
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit children’s ideas about how light interacts with an object to form a shadow. The probe is designed to reveal children’s ideas about the size of a shadow in relation to…
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Are They Talking About Climate or Weather?
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about climate. The probe is designed to find out whether students distinguish between weather and climate.
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From the Field: Events and Opportunities, October 13, 2020
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Freebies for Science Teachers/From the Field March 8, 2022
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the digestive system. The probe is designed to find out whether students realize a main function of the digestive system is to break food down into…
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Freebies for Science Teachers, June 22, 2021
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