Following Jack: Part 1

by: Page Keeley and Rand Harrington

The purpose of this assessment probe is to identify how students interpret a motion diagram and whether they have an operational understanding of the concept of speed. The probe is designed to show whether students can interpret the intervals (i.e., the spaces between the dots) and distinguish between slow versus fast speed and increasing speed versus constant speed using a motion diagram.

Grade Levels

Elementary High School Middle School

Topics

Assessment Phenomena Physical Science Physics Three-Dimensional Learning

Details

Type Book ChapterPub Date 5/1/2010Stock # PB274X1_3

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