The Tower Drop

by: Page Keeley and Rand Harrington

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students' ideas about Earth's gravity. The probe is designed as a thought experiment to determine whether students recognize that Earth's gravity pulls falling objects toward its center.

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_38

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