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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
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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
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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 fin...
By Page Keeley and Cary Sneider
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about weather versus climate. The probe is designed to find out if students distin...
By Page Keeley and Laura Tucker
Journal Article
Using Big Data to Understand the History of Planet Earth
By Peggy Mansfield McNeal and Elizabeth Cordle