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Sedimentary Rock Layers

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Sedimentary Rock Layers

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about layers of sedimentary rock. The probe is designed to find out how students t...

Is It Erosion?

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Is It Erosion?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about erosion. The probe is designed to find out whether students can distinguish ...

Can a Plant Break Rocks?

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Can a Plant Break Rocks?

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

Grand Canyon

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Grand Canyon

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the formation of the Grand Canyon and is specific to the Grand Canyon. The ...

Mountains and Beaches

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Mountains and Beaches

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about processes that change Earth. The probe is designed to find out if students r...

How Do Rivers Form?

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How Do Rivers Form?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about rivers. The probe is designed to find out how students think most rivers for...

What is the Inside of Earth Like?

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What is the Inside of Earth Like?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about Earth’s structure. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize...

Describing Earth’s Plates

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Describing Earth’s Plates

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about Earth’s tectonic plates. The probe is designed to uncover commonly held mi...

Where Do You Find the Earth’s Plates?

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Where Do You Find the 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 tec...

What Do You Know About Volcanoes and Earthquakes?

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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 commonl...

Renewable or Nonrenewable?

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Renewable or Nonrenewable?

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 c...

Acid Rain

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Acid Rain

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about pollution. The probe is designed to uncover commonly held ideas about acid r...

What Is a Watershed?

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What Is a Watershed?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about watersheds. A watershed is an area of land where all of the water that is un...

Elementary High School Middle School Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Assessment Instructional Materials

Is Natural Better?

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Is Natural Better?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about natural versus human-engineered products. This probe is designed to uncover ...

The Greenhouse Effect

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The Greenhouse Effect

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the greenhouse effect. The probe is designed to reveal whether students conf...

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