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Digestive System

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the digestive system. The probe is designed to find out whether students rea...

By Page Keeley and Joyce Tugel

Middle School Assessment Life Science

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Mountaintop Fossil

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about mountain formation. The probe is designed to determine whether students reco...

By Page Keeley

Assessment Earth & Space Science

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Adaptation

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about biological adaptation. The probe is designed to find out if students think a...

By Page Keeley and Joyce Tugel

Middle School High School Assessment Life Science

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Archive: Teacher Tip Tuesday: Learn and Lead on Twitter, August 10, 2021

Explore how Twitter can be a vehicle for your own reflection, collaboration, and learning as well as a way to lead and advocate for science and STEM e...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education General Science

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Ecosystem Cycles

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the transfer of matter and energy in ecosystems. The probe is designed to re...

By Page Keeley

Middle School High School Assessment Life Science

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Habitat Change

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about adaptation. The probe is designed to reveal whether students think individua...

By Page Keeley

Middle School Assessment Life Science

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How Do Ants Help the Plants and Animals of the Woods?

By Rita Januszyk and Alison Haas

Biology NGSS Phenomena

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Why Do Fireflies Light Up?

By Rita Januszyk and Alison Haas

Elementary Life Science NGSS

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Is It Made of Parts?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit children’s developing ideas about structure in living systems. The probe is designed to find out i...

By Page Keeley

Assessment Life Science

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Plants in the Dark and Light

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about plant growth. The probe is designed to find out whether students recognize t...

By Page Keeley

High School Assessment Life Science

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Needs of Seeds

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about seeds. The probe is designed to find out what students think most seeds need...

By Page Keeley

Elementary Assessment Life Science