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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, September 13, 2022
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Harboring Hazardous Chemicals and Disposing of Them
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about decay and decomposers. The probe can be used to determine whether students recognize the need for a biological agent to break down once-living…
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From the Field: Events and Opportunities, April 6, 2021
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The Teaching of the Science of Climate Change
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The Teaching of the Science of Climate Change
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What’s Inside Our Solar System?
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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…
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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, March 5, 2024
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Science Podcasts in the Classroom
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What Do You Know About Volcanoes and Earthquakes?
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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.
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Freebies for Science Teachers, Week of July 20, 2020
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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 find out how students use the Earth’s spin and orbit to explain why…
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'Whoosh Bottle' Demonstration: Accident Waiting to Happen (Again)
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Learn how to build a summative performance assessment from a standardized test question.
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Freebies for Science Teachers, Week of July 3, 2020
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