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Web Seminar
Archive: Are your Lab SOPs in Place for a Safer School Year?, September 16, 2021
As the 2021–2022 school year approaches and things are getting closer to “normal,” it’s time to re-establish our STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) spaces (for the purposes of this web seminar, STEM spaces include a science lab, te...
Web Seminar
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 extremes are - or aren't - related to climate change? And, where can I get authoritative data rel...
Journal Article
Expanding Earth Science Learning Through International Collaboration
By Brett Dooley and Walter Smith
Web Seminar
False killer whales live throughout the world, but the ones found in the Hawaiian Archipelago are some of the most-studied—and rarest—marine animals. In this Science Update, learn about this species in general and get to know the main Hawaiian Is...
Lesson Plan
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 recognize that air is made up of particles that are widely spaced with empty space between the parti...
By Page Keeley and Susan Cooper
Lesson Plan
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about global warming. The probe is designed to find out what students think contributes to global warming. ...
By Page Keeley and Joyce Tugel
Lesson Plan
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 distinguish between objects in the solar system and objects outside of the solar system and recognize that t...
By Page Keeley and Cary Sneider
Lesson Plan
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the greenhouse effect. The probe is designed to reveal whether students confuse the greenhouse effect with other environmental concerns or lump the concerns together. ...
By Page Keeley and Laura Tucker
Lesson Plan
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 tectonic plates are located. ...
By Page Keeley and Laura Tucker
Lesson Plan
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 students recognize the role of rivers and flowing water and connect them to the processes of weathering ...
By Page Keeley and Laura Tucker
Lesson Plan
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 commonly held misconceptions about volcanoes and earthquakes. ...
By Page Keeley and Laura Tucker