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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 recognize that air is made up of particles that are widely spaced with empty space between the parti...

By Page Keeley and Susan Cooper

Middle School Assessment Physical Science

Lesson Plan

What Happens When You Bring a Balloon Near Wall

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about electrical interactions. The probe is designed to find out how students visually represent electrical interactions. ...

By Page Keeley and Rand Harrington

Middle School High School Assessment Physical Science

Lesson Plan

Mass, Volume, and Density

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about density. The probe is designed to find out whether students have commonly held ideas about mass, volume, shape, and other properties that interfere with their conceptual unders...

By Page Keeley and Susan Cooper

Middle School Assessment Physical Science

Journal Article

It's a Small World After All

By Rhoda Goldberg and Jeremy Effinger

Early Childhood Elementary Interdisciplinary Physical Science Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Pushing, Pulling, and Predicting Force Patterns

By Christine Anne Royce

Early Childhood Elementary Literacy Physical Science

Journal Article

Modeling Magnetism With the Floating Paper Clip