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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit ideas about genetic traits. The probe is designed to see if students recognize that some traits, suc...
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the cellular makeup of the human body. The probe is designed to see if stud...
NSTA Press Book
Exemplary Science for Resolving Societal Challenges
Amid a flurry of national standards and high-stakes assessments, it’s easy to overlook the curiosity and invention that is inherent to science and t...
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to see whether students recognize that units of distance traveled must be measured with a measurement device f...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this probe is to examine how students interpret a graphical representation of motion. The probe is designed to reveal whether students ...
NSTA Press Book
Even More Everyday Science Mysteries: Stories for Inquiry-Based Science Teaching
What are the odds of a meteor hitting your house? What are “warm” clothes anyway? Do you get “more” sunlight from Daylight Saving Time? Everyo...
By Richard Konicek-Moran
NSTA Press Book
With magic bubble solution, a boy discovers that he can blow any kind of bubble imaginable: a kangaroo, a bird, a car, or a boat. Mercer Mayer's color...
By Mercer Mayer
NSTA Press Book
Forestry Field Studies: A Manual for Science Teachers
Why forestry field studies? As experienced teachers of scientific ecology and forestry concepts, we believe that a forest or woodlot can provide teach...
By David D. Glenn, Donald I. Dickmann
NSTA Press Book
The Big Ideas of Nanoscale Science and Engineering: A Guidebook for Secondary Teachers
Given the ability of nanoscience and nanotechnology to exploit the unique properties that matter exhibits at the nanoscale, the research resulting f...
By Shawn Y. Stevens, LeeAnn M. Sutherland, Joseph S. Krajcik