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Lesson Plan
Where Do You Find Earth’s Plates?
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about Earth’s plates. The probe is designed to find out where students think tectonic plates are located. ...
By Page Keeley and Laura Tucker
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the formation of the Grand Canyon. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize the role of rivers and flowing water and connect them to the processes of weathering ...
By Page Keeley and Laura Tucker
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about why the constellations change with the seasons. The probe is designed to find out how students use the Earth’s spin and orbit to explain why different constellations are visi...
By Page Keeley and Cary Sneider
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What Do You Know About Volcanoes and Earthquakes?
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about plate tectonic features and events. The probe is designed to uncover commonly held misconceptions about volcanoes and earthquakes. ...
By Page Keeley and Laura Tucker
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about Earth’s natural resources. The probe is designed to find out if students can distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable natural resources. ...
By Page Keeley and Laura Tucker
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Are They Talking About Climate or Weather?
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. ...
By Page Keeley and Laura Tucker
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the Sun and stars. The probe is designed to uncover students’ ideas about the nature of stars and their recognition that the Sun is an average star, but much closer to us tha...
By Page Keeley and Cary Sneider
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about weather versus climate. The probe is designed to find out if students distinguish between a one-time weather-related change and a change in climate. ...
By Page Keeley and Laura Tucker
Journal Article
Using Big Data to Understand the History of Planet Earth
By Peggy Mansfield McNeal and Elizabeth Cordle