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Batteries, Bulbs, and Wires

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about complete circuits involving lightbulbs. The probe reveals whether students r...

By Page Keeley

Elementary Assessment Physical Science

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Mirror on the Wall

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about reflection of light. The probe can be used to examine how students use ideas...

By Page Keeley

Elementary Assessment Physical Science

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Hot and Cold Balloons

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about conservation of matter. The probe is designed to reveal whether students rec...

By Page Keeley

Middle School Assessment Physical Science

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Floating Balloon

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the mass of a gas. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recogniz...

By Page Keeley

Elementary Assessment Physical Science

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Thermometer

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about thermal expansion. The probe is designed to find out whether students attrib...

By Page Keeley

Middle School Assessment Physical Science

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Is It a Solid?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about solids. The probe is designed to reveal the macroscopic and/or microscopic p...

By Page Keeley

Elementary Assessment Physical Science

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Pennies

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the properties of atoms. The probe is designed to determine whether students...

By Page Keeley

Middle School Assessment Physical Science

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Objects in the Sky

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about when objects can be seen in the sky. The probe is designed to reveal whether...

By Page Keeley

Elementary Assessment Earth & Space Science

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Emmy’s Moon and Stars

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 ...

By Page Keeley

Elementary Assessment Earth & Space Science

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Darkness at Night

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the day/night cycle. The probe is designed to determine whether students rec...

By Page Keeley

Elementary Assessment Earth & Space Science

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Mountaintop Fossil

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about mountain formation. The probe is designed to determine whether students reco...

By Page Keeley

Middle School Assessment Earth & Space Science

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Is It a Rock? (Version 2)

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about an Earth material, rocks. The probe is designed to determine whether student...

By Page Keeley

Elementary Assessment Earth & Space Science

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Is It a Rock? (Version 1)

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about rocks. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize that ro...

By Page Keeley

Elementary Assessment Earth & Space Science

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Habitat Change

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about adaptation. The probe is designed to reveal whether students think individua...

By Page Keeley

Elementary Assessment Life Science

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Whale and Shrew

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about cell size. The probe is designed to reveal whether students think animal cel...

By Page Keeley

Middle School Assessment Life Science

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