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Sam’s Puppy

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Sam’s Puppy

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about growth. It can be used to determine whether students recognize that growth o...

Respiration

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Respiration

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about respiration. It is designed to find out whether students recognize respirati...

Rotting Apple

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Rotting Apple

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about decay and decomposers. It can be used to determine whether students recogniz...

Earth’s Mass

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Earth’s Mass

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the cycling of matter. It can be used to determine whether students recogniz...

What Are Clouds Made Of?

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What Are Clouds Made Of?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about an everyday object in the sky—clouds. It is designed to determine whether ...

Where Did the Water Come From?

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Where Did the Water Come From?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about condensation. It is designed to determine whether students recognize that co...

Rainfall

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Rainfall

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about precipitation. It is designed to determine whether students understand what ...

Summer Talk

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Summer Talk

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about seasons. It can be used to determine whether students recognize the effect o...

Me and My Shadow

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Me and My Shadow

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about light and shadows. It is designed to find out students’ ideas about how sh...

Where Do Stars Go?

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Where Do Stars Go?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about stars. It is designed to examine students’ ideas about the location of sta...

Is It a Solid?

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Is It a Solid?

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

Studies in Symmetry

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Studies in Symmetry

This engaging lesson simultaneously involves animals, flowers, mathematical patterns, and art. Students will learn to discern between radial symmetry,...

Calculating the Speed of Sound

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Calculating the Speed of Sound

Who hasn’t seen a dramatic flash of lightning, only to hear the dramatic “crack” of thunder several seconds later? But why does the thunder reac...

Exploring the Dynamics of Temperature

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Exploring the Dynamics of Temperature

Would your students like to take care of a penguin? To be a “penguinsitter,” they would have to know what conditions that bird needs to survive. O...

Observing the Effects of Acids and Bases

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Observing the Effects of Acids and Bases

Combining acid/base chemistry, cell biology, and quantitative research methods, this “egg-ceptional” activity promotes a truly interdisciplinary p...

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