JoinAll Middle School resources
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about trade-offs. The probe is designed to find out whether students recognize that trade-offs involve sacrificing one or more things in favor of another. ...
By Page Keeley, Cary Snider, and Mihir Ravel
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to provide practice in using a decision matrix. The probe is designed to see if students are able to interpret a decision matrix and to help you determine difficulties they may encounter. ...
By Page Keeley, Cary Snider, and Mihir Ravel
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ initial ideas and attitudes about the procedure that should be followed when testing models to determine if a design solves the problem. The probe is designed to see if students recognize ...
By Page Keeley, Cary Snider, and Mihir Ravel
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Web Seminar
Archive: Lab Safety Considerations for Back to School, August 31, 2020
This interactive web seminar will begin with an overview and framing of safety protocols specific for science/STEM laboratory considerations with Dr. Ken Roy, NSTA and NSELA Safety Compliance Advisor/specialist and Dr. Kevin Doyle of Morris...
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Journal Article
By Stacey Forsyth, Kathryn Penzkover, Bridget Dalton, and Gigi Yang
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Blog Post
Building Critical Thinkers by Showing the Societal Impact of Inventions
By Ainissa Ramirez, Ph.D.
NSTA Press Book
Once Upon a Physical Science Book: 12 Interdisciplinary Activities to Create Confident Readers
Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more. The authors of this book have been in your shoes. These experienced science teachers know what it’s like to work with students who struggle to understand their science texts. Once Up...
By Jodi Wheeler-Toppen, Matthew Hackett, Karen Kraus