Skate Park

by: Page Keeley and Rand Harrington

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students' description of the motion of an object. The probe uses the context of rolling down and up a hill to determine if students recognize when an object speeds up or slows down or does neither—maintains a constant speed.

Grade Levels

Elementary High School Middle School

Topics

Assessment Phenomena Physical Science Physics Three-Dimensional Learning

Details

Type Book ChapterPub Date 5/1/2010Stock # PB274X1.2

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Susan German (Hallsville, MO)
Susan German (Hallsville, MO)

Making students think

This probe attacks the idea of speed and the terms students use. What I appreciate is that it emphasizes the importance of using careful language in descriptions.

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