Apple on the Ground

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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 a pull by the Earth, toward the Earth, regardless of whether an object is falling or is stationary.

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_35

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Susan German (Hallsville, MO)

There is a related NGSS standard

NGSS asks students to construct an argument that proves gravity is an attractive force. This probe provides background information to help the teacher's knowledge in addition to suggestions... See More

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