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Archive: Science Update: State of the Climate, October 14, 2021

What's the latest understanding about whether storms are getting more intense? What about heatwaves? Fires? Droughts? How do we determine how these ex...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Climate Change Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Mathematics STEM Technology

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Model of Air Inside a Jar

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the particle model of matter. The probe is designed to find out if students ...

By Page Keeley and Susan Cooper

Middle School Assessment Physical Science

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Global Warming

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about global warming. The probe is designed to find out what students think contri...

By Page Keeley and Joyce Tugel

Middle School High School Assessment Earth & Space Science

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What’s Inside Our Solar System?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the solar system. The probe is designed to find out if students can distingu...

By Page Keeley and Cary Sneider

Middle School Assessment Earth & Space Science

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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...

By Page Keeley and Laura Tucker

Middle School High School Assessment Earth & Space Science

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Where Do You Find 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...

By Page Keeley and Laura Tucker

Middle School High School Assessment Earth & Space Science

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Grand Canyon

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the formation of the Grand Canyon. The probe is designed to find out if stud...

By Page Keeley and Laura Tucker

Middle School Elementary Assessment Earth & Space Science

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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...

By Page Keeley and Laura Tucker

Middle School Assessment Earth & Space Science

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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...

By Page Keeley and Laura Tucker

Middle School Assessment Earth & Space Science

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