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Book Chapter
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about a scientific word they frequently encounter in middle and high school scie...
Journal Article
Science 101: What causes surface tension?
This column focuses on background science information for elementary teachers. In this month’s column, learn about surface tension....
NSTA Press Book
Tried and True: Time-Tested Activities for Middle School
A compilation of popular “Tried and True” columns originally published in the award-winning journal Science Scope, this new book is filled with te...
NSTA Press Book
Earth Science Puzzles: Making Meaning From Data
Teachers of Earth and environmental sciences in grades 8–12 will welcome this activity book centered on six “data puzzles” that foster critical-...
By Kim Kastens, Margie Turrin
NSTA Press Book
Predict, Observe, Explain: Activities Enhancing Scientific Understanding
John Haysom and Michael Bowen provide middle and high school science teachers with more than 100 student activities to help the students develop their...
By John Haysom, Michael Bowen
NSTA Press Book
Exemplary Science for Resolving Societal Challenges
Amid a flurry of national standards and high-stakes assessments, it’s easy to overlook the curiosity and invention that is inherent to science and t...
NSTA Press Book
Uncovering Student Ideas in Physical Science, Volume 1: 45 New Force and Motion Assessment Probes
Nationally known science educator Page Keeley—principal author of the hugely popular, four-volume NSTA Press series Uncovering Students Ideas in Sci...
By Page Keeley, Rand Harrington
Book Chapter
The purpose of this assessment probe is to comprehensively elicit students' ideas about the relationship between force and motion. The list of possibl...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this assessment probe is to see whether students recognize that units of distance traveled must be measured with a measurement device f...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this probe is to examine how students interpret a graphical representation of motion. The probe is designed to reveal whether students ...