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How Are Science and Engineering Similar?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the ways in which science and engineering are similar. The probe is designed...

By Page Keeley, Cary Snider, and Mihir Ravel

Middle School High School Engineering STEM

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Is Engineering Creative?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about creativity in engineering. The probe is designed to determine the extent to ...

By Page Keeley, Cary Snider, and Mihir Ravel

Middle School Elementary High School Engineering STEM

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Reasons for Success

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the use of evidence and reasoning to support a claim. The probe is designed ...

By Page Keeley, Cary Snider, and Mihir Ravel

Middle School Elementary High School Engineering STEM

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Is Engineering Experimental?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about using experimentation to solve a problem. The probe is designed to see if st...

By Page Keeley, Cary Snider, and Mihir Ravel

Middle School Elementary High School Engineering STEM

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Is It Rocket Science?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the importance of both engineering and science for creating technology. The ...

By Page Keeley, Cary Snider, and Mihir Ravel

Middle School High School Engineering STEM

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An Engineering Design Process

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about an engineering design process. The probe is designed to show how students th...

By Page Keeley, Cary Snider, and Mihir Ravel

Middle School Elementary High School Engineering STEM

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How Do Engineers Solve Problems?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about how engineers use an engineering design process to solve problems. The probe...

By Page Keeley, Cary Snider, and Mihir Ravel

Middle School Elementary High School Engineering STEM

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What’s the Problem?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ initial response to an ill-defined problematic situation. The probe is designed to revea...

By Page Keeley, Cary Snider, and Mihir Ravel

Middle School Elementary High School Engineering STEM

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Who Needs It?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about who needs to be consulted when solving a problem (the client). The probe is ...

By Page Keeley, Cary Snider, and Mihir Ravel

Middle School Elementary High School Engineering STEM

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Is It an Engineering Problem?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about how to approach a problem. The probe is designed to gain insight into how st...

By Page Keeley, Cary Snider, and Mihir Ravel

Middle School High School Engineering STEM

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Pizza Problem

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about researching a problem. The probe is designed to determine the extent to whic...

By Page Keeley, Cary Snider, and Mihir Ravel

Middle School Elementary High School Engineering STEM

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Brainstorming

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about brainstorming. The probe is designed to determine the extent to which studen...

By Page Keeley, Cary Snider, and Mihir Ravel

Middle School Elementary High School Engineering STEM

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Engineering and Nature

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about how engineers use designs from nature. The probe is designed to see if stude...

By Page Keeley, Cary Snider, and Mihir Ravel

Middle School Elementary High School Engineering STEM

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Is It Affordable?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about trade-offs. The probe is designed to find out whether students recognize tha...

By Page Keeley, Cary Snider, and Mihir Ravel

Middle School High School Engineering STEM

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What Is a Product’s Life Cycle?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the life cycle of a product. The probe is designed to see how students apply...

By Page Keeley, Cary Snider, and Mihir Ravel

Middle School Elementary High School Engineering STEM

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