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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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Sensemaking Resources for This Year’s Challenges
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Providing a Comprehensive Look at Assessment in California
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Resources and Perspectives From State Science Leaders
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Future Approaches in STEM Education
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Engineering Design Projects That Support Science Learning
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Using a Systems Thinking Approach to Figure Out Why a Ball Drops, Bounces, and Stops
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This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. In this issue, learn how to develop students’ systems thinking skills and have them apply these skills to discover and explain the…
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Integrating Environmental Education into Preservice and Inservice Science Teacher Training
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