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What Happens When You Bring a Balloon Near Wall
Lesson Plan |
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about electrical interactions. The probe is designed to find out how students visually represent electrical interactions.
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Onward: Pixar's Tribute to Dungeons and Dragons
Reports Article |
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Get Ready for the 2023-24 Solar Eclipse 'Double-Header'
Blog Post |
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Preschool–Grade 2 Science/Engineering Hands-On Activity Safety Protocols
Blog Post |
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Lesson Plan |
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about brainstorming. The probe is designed to determine the extent to which students understand the norms of good teamwork during the brainstorming…
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Using Citizen Science to Engage Preservice Elementary Educators in Scientific Fieldwork
Journal Article |
Preservice elementary teachers’ lack of confidence in teaching science is an ongoing concern. Only 29% of elementary teachers in the field felt “very well prepared to teach life science,” according to the National…
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How Professional Organizations Can Support Noyce Scholars: The Case for NSTA
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Lesson Plan |
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…
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Using the Putting the Pieces Together Instructional Routine
Professional Learning Unit |
In this module, educators will be introduced to the four elements of the Putting the Pieces Together (PT2) Instructional Routine. In the Putting the Pieces Together Instructional Routine, students synthesize ideas they…
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Lesson Plan |
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the greenhouse effect. The probe is designed to reveal whether students confuse the greenhouse effect with other environmental concerns or lump the…