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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about systems. The probe is designed to find out whether students can recognize that things with parts that interact or influence each other are systems.
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about gravity. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize that gravity is a universal force that exists everywhere on Earth and in…
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about density and buoyancy. The probe is designed to find out how students think an object can be changed to make it float differently.
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Patterns, Puzzles, and the Periodic Table
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KEYS High School Student Internship Program
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Freebies for Science Teachers/From the Field, March 22, 2022
Reports Article |
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Journal Article |
Second graders learn basics of engineering through an exploration of Maglev technology.
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about sound. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that sound is produced by vibrating matter.
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From the Field: Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, June 28, 2022
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From the Field: Events and Opportunities, March 23, 2021
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The Thorny Issue of the Yellow Star-Thistle
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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, November 2, 2021
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