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  • Coldest Winter Ever!

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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…

  • Teaching Scientific Literacy

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  • Perspectives on Teaching from Early-Career Scientists

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    Many graduate students spend a part of their time teaching at the university level. While there is an abundance of advice from older, more established faculty, the perspective and teaching styles of graduate students…

  • Making C-E-R 'Attractive' for Elementary Teacher Candidates

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  • It Takes a Village

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  • Designing Wildlife Crossings

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  • Let's Give Them Something to Talk About

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  • Letter to the Editor

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  • Grand Canyon

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the formation of the Grand Canyon. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize the role of rivers and flowing water and connect them to…

  • Rings as Keys to the Past

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  • Apple in a Plane

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about force related to the interaction between inanimate objects. The probe is designed to determine which forces students think act on an object at rest…

  • Getting to the Core of Climate Change

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  • Is It Affordable?

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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…

  • 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.

  • Birds Near and Far

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