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Are They Talking About Climate or Weather?
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about climate. The probe is designed to find out whether students distinguish betw...
By Page Keeley and Laura Tucker
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about beach formation. It is designed to reveal whether students use concepts of w...
By Page Keeley
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about why the constellations change with the seasons. The probe is designed to fin...
By Page Keeley and Cary Sneider
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about weather versus climate. The probe is designed to find out if students distin...
By Page Keeley and Laura Tucker
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the day/night cycle. The probe is designed to determine whether students rec...
By Page Keeley
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the relative position of common objects seen in the night sky. The probe is ...
By Page Keeley
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the Earth-Sun-Moon system. The probe is designed to uncover students’ idea...
By Page Keeley
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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
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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
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about Moon phases. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize the rol...
By Page Keeley