The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the relative position of common objects seen in the night sky. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize how far away the stars are…
Is the word “star” the first idea that leaps into your mind when you think about the sun? Some people think of warm summer days, beaches, or romantic sunsets. Children may think of something round and bright that is out…
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about stars. The probe is designed to examine students’ ideas about the location of stars in the daytime.
In this activity students are able to explore the particle nature of light and calculate the energy of light. Students can see the star "glow" because the emssion of the star persists for several seconds (or even…
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