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From the Field: Events and Opportunities, August 10, 2021

By Debra Shapiro

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Archive: Science Update: State of the Climate, October 14, 2021

What's the latest understanding about whether storms are getting more intense? What about heatwaves? Fires? Droughts? How do we determine how these extremes are - or aren't - related to climate change? And, where can I get authoritative data rel...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Climate Change Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Mathematics STEM Technology

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Expanding Earth Science Learning Through International Collaboration

By Brett Dooley and Walter Smith

Middle School Informal Education Earth & Space Science Research STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

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Archive: Science Update: Protecting the Elusive & Endangered Hawaiian False Killer Whale, December 2, 2021

False killer whales live throughout the world, but the ones found in the Hawaiian Archipelago are some of the most-studied—and rarest—marine animals. In this Science Update, learn about this species in general and get to know the main Hawaiian Is...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Biology Climate Change Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Life Science STEM Technology

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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 contributes to global warming. ...

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 distinguish between objects in the solar system and objects outside of the solar system and recognize that t...

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 confuse the greenhouse effect with other environmental concerns or lump the concerns together. ...

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 tectonic plates are located. ...

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 students recognize the role of rivers and flowing water and connect them to the processes of weathering ...

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 find out how students use the Earth’s spin and orbit to explain why different constellations are visi...

By Page Keeley and Cary Sneider

Assessment Earth & Space Science

Journal Article

Q: Which Came First—the Chicken or the Egg?

By Matt Bobrowsky

Elementary Biology Earth & Space Science Teaching Strategies