Gravity Rocks!

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 objects closer to the center of Earth's mass experience the greatest gravitational force. The probe also reveals whether students confuse energy of position (potential energy) with gravitational force.

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_37

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

Looking to see student ideas about gravity?

Page Keeley sets up simple probes to elicit student ideas. Great probe that lets the teacher know what students are thinking about gravity and the distance between objects. Such a difficul... See More

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