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Experiencing Gravity

by: Page Keeley and Rand Harrington

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students' ideas about gravity. The probe is designed to reveal whether students recognize that gravitational force is universal and that it works on every object in the universe regardless of what the object is doing or where it is.

Level

Elementary SchoolMiddle SchoolHigh School

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_34

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

I am going to use this soon.

Students often think that gravity is selective and works sometimes but not other times. This probe provides students with several scenarios in which students are to decide if the object is ... See More

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