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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...
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about erosion. The probe is designed to find out whether students can distinguish ...
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about weathering. The probe is designed to find out whether students recognize tha...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 c...
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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...
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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...
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about natural versus human-engineered products. This probe is designed to uncover ...
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the greenhouse effect. The probe is designed to reveal whether students conf...