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Ecosystem Cycles

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the transfer of matter and energy in ecosystems. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that only matter is cycled through an ecosystem. ...

Biology Environmental Science Life Science Assessment Crosscutting Concepts Phenomena

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Changing Environment

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about adaptation. The probe is designed to reveal whether students hold Lamarckian ideas about individual organisms adapting to changes in the environment. ...

Biology Environmental Science Evolution Life Science Assessment Phenomena

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Eggs

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about sexual reproduction. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that multicellular organisms develop from a fertilized egg. ...

Biology Life Science Assessment

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Chrysalis

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about life cycles. The probe is designed to see if students recognize that the pupal stage of a life cycle is a living organism. ...

Elementary Middle School Biology Life Science Assessment Phenomena

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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

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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

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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

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Chlorophyll

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about a scientific word they frequently encounter in middle and high school science, chlorophyll. The probe is designed to reveal whether students know that chlorophyll is more th...

High School Middle School Biology Life Science Assessment

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Over in the Ocean ClassPack

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Early Childhood Elementary Earth & Space Science Life Science Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Science and Engineering Practices

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Wiggling Worms ClassPack: Grades K-5

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Elementary Informal Education Pre-service Teachers Preschool Earth & Space Science Life Science Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary Labs Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

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Loco Beans ClassPack

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Early Childhood Elementary Life Science Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Science and Engineering Practices

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Mystery Pellets ClassPack

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Elementary Middle School General Science Life Science Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Science and Engineering Practices

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Rice Is Life ClassPack

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Elementary Informal Education Middle School General Science Life Science STEM Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary Labs Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation