Mountaintop Fossil

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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about mountain formation. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize that some mountains are formed from the uplift of Earth’s crust over a long period of time as a result of tectonic plate interaction, including areas that were once covered by ocean.

Grade Levels

Elementary High School Middle School

Topics

Assessment Earth & Space Science Earth and Space Science Earth processes Inclusion Informal Science Education Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Mountain building New Science Teachers NGSS Phenomena Plate tectonics Preservice Science Education Science and Engineering Practices Sensemaking Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Details

Type Digital Formative Assessment ProbePub Date September 17, 2021Stock # PB193X2E2_Probe_22

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