All Assessment resources

Journal Article

Engaging and Empowering Students Through Choice

By Katie Coppens

Middle School Pre-service Teachers Assessment Earth & Space Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Learning Progression Performance Expectations Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Spoiler Alert!

By Daniel J. Bergman

Pre-service Teachers Assessment Inquiry Labs Lesson Plans New Science Teachers NGSS Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Guest Editorial: A Critical Review of the National Academies’ 2021 Call to Action

By Cary Sneider

Informal Education Pre-service Teachers Assessment Equity Science and Engineering Practices STEM

Lesson Plan

Model of Air Inside a Jar

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the particle model of matter. The probe is designed to find out if students ...

By Page Keeley and Susan Cooper

Middle School Assessment Physical Science

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Global Warming

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

Middle School High School Assessment Earth & Space Science

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What’s Inside Our Solar System?

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 distingu...

By Page Keeley and Cary Sneider

Middle School Assessment Earth & Space Science

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The Greenhouse Effect

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the greenhouse effect. The probe is designed to reveal whether students conf...

By Page Keeley and Laura Tucker

Middle School High School Assessment Earth & Space Science

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Where Do You Find Earth’s Plates?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about Earth’s plates. The probe is designed to find out where students think tec...

By Page Keeley and Laura Tucker

Middle School High School Assessment Earth & Space Science

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Grand Canyon

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the formation of the Grand Canyon. The probe is designed to find out if stud...

By Page Keeley and Laura Tucker

Middle School Elementary Assessment Earth & Space Science

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Changing Constellations

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

Assessment Earth & Space Science

Journal Article

Concept-Based Probes: The Justified List

By Page Keeley

Elementary Pre-service Teachers Assessment Instructional Materials Physics Teaching Strategies

Lesson Plan

What Do You Know About Volcanoes and Earthquakes?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about plate tectonic features and events. The probe is designed to uncover commonl...

By Page Keeley and Laura Tucker

Middle School Assessment Earth & Space Science

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Renewable or Nonrenewable?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about Earth’s natural resources. The probe is designed to find out if students c...

By Page Keeley and Laura Tucker

Middle School Assessment Earth & Space Science

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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

Middle School Assessment Earth & Space Science

Lesson Plan

Is the Sun a Star?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the Sun and stars. The probe is designed to uncover students’ ideas about ...

By Page Keeley and Cary Sneider

Assessment Earth & Space Science