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How Long Is a Day on the Moon?

Book Chapter

How Long Is a Day on the Moon?

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the day-night cycle on the Moon. The probe is designed to find out if stude...

Elementary High School Middle School Astronomy Earth & Space Science 5E Science and Engineering Practices

Falling Through the Earth

Book Chapter

Falling Through the Earth

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about Earth’s gravity. The probe is designed to find out how students think g...

Elementary High School Middle School Astronomy Earth & Space Science 5E Science and Engineering Practices

NSTA Press Book

Uncovering Student Ideas in Astronomy: 45 New Formative Assessment Probes

What do your students know—or think they know—about what causes night and day, why days are shorter in winter, and how to tell a planet from a sta...

By Page Keeley, Cary Sneider

Elementary High School Middle School Astronomy Earth & Space Science Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Teacher Preparation

Emmy's Moon and Stars

Book Chapter

Emmy's Moon and Stars

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the relative position of common objects seen in the sky. The probe is design...

Elementary Middle School Astronomy Earth & Space Science Assessment Phenomena

Scope on the Skies: Ancient Skies

Journal Article

Scope on the Skies: Ancient Skies

Writing this month’s column is quite literally a once in a millennium opportunity. As the New Year, century, and millennium get underway, many of us...

Middle School Astronomy Earth & Space Science General Science News

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