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DNA, Genes, and Chromosomes

Book Chapter

DNA, Genes, and Chromosomes

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about structures they encounter when they learn about heredity. The probe is designed to reveal students’ ideas about the “parts and wholes” relationship between DNA, genes, an...

Elementary High School Middle School Biology Life Science 5E Science and Engineering Practices

Eye Color

Book Chapter

Eye Color

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit ideas about genetic traits. The probe is designed to see if students recognize that some traits, such as eye color, are complex and cannot be predicted solely by the result of one gene. ...

Elementary High School Middle School Biology Life Science 5E Science and Engineering Practices

Human Body

Book Chapter

Human Body

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the cellular makeup of the human body. The probe is designed to see if students recognize that the body is an organized collection of cells and not a structure or “outline...

Elementary High School Middle School Biology Life Science 5E Science and Engineering Practices

How Far Did It Go?

Book Chapter

How Far Did It Go?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to see whether students recognize that units of distance traveled must be measured with a measurement device from the starting point to the ending point. The probe reveals whether students take into account the...

Elementary High School Middle School Physical Science 5E Science and Engineering Practices

Go-Cart Test Run

Book Chapter

Go-Cart Test Run

The purpose of this probe is to examine how students interpret a graphical representation of motion. The probe is designed to reveal whether students interpret a motion graph pictorially or mathematically....

Elementary High School Middle School Physical Science 5E Science and Engineering Practices

Biological Evolution

Book Chapter

Biological Evolution

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students' ideas about biological evolution. The probe is designed to find out if students distinguish the theory of biological evolution from ideas about the origin of life and the mechanism for biolo...

Elementary High School Middle School Biology Evolution Life Science 5E Teaching Strategies

NSTA Press Book

More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons: Using Children’s Books to Guide Inquiry, K-4

Teachers raved when NSTA Press published Picture-Perfect Science Lessons .* They loved its lively mix of kid-magnet books, Standards-based science content and ready-to-teach lessons. So what could be more perfect? More Picture-Perfect Science Lesso...

By Karen Ansberry, Emily Morgan

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