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Even More Brain-Powered Science: Teaching and Learning With Discrepant Events

• How can water and a penny demonstrate the power of mathematics and molecular theory? • Do spelling and punctuation really matter to the human ...

By Thomas O'Brien

Elementary High School Middle School General Science Assessment Inquiry NGSS Science and Engineering Practices

Cucumber Seeds

Book Chapter

Cucumber Seeds

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about living things. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize...

Elementary High School Middle School Biology Life Science 5E Science and Engineering Practices

Food Chain Energy

Book Chapter

Food Chain Energy

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the flow of energy in a trophic relationship that children are most familia...

Elementary High School Middle School Biology Environmental Science Life Science 5E Science and Engineering Practices

DNA, Genes, and Chromosomes

Book Chapter

DNA, Genes, and Chromosomes

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about structures they encounter when they learn about heredity. The probe is desig...

Elementary High School Middle School Biology Life Science 5E Science and Engineering Practices

Eye Color

Book Chapter

Eye Color

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...

Elementary High School Middle School Biology Life Science 5E Science and Engineering Practices

Human Body

Book Chapter

Human Body

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...

Elementary High School Middle School Biology Life Science 5E Science and Engineering Practices

How Far Did It Go?

Book Chapter

How Far Did It Go?

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...

Elementary High School Middle School Physical Science 5E Science and Engineering Practices

Go-Cart Test Run

Book Chapter

Go-Cart Test Run

The purpose of this probe is to examine how students interpret a graphical representation of motion. The probe is designed to reveal whether students ...

Elementary High School Middle School Physical Science 5E Science and Engineering Practices

Roller Coasters ClassPack

Class Pack

Roller Coasters ClassPack

Using More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons: Using Children’s Books to Guide Inquiry, K-4 in your classroom is easier than ever! NSTA’s ClassPacks...

Early Childhood Elementary Physics Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Science and Engineering Practices

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