Does the Moon Orbit the Earth?

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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the Moon’s motion. The probe is designed to find out whether students recognize that the Moon orbits the Earth, and, if so, how long they think it takes to complete one orbit.

Grade Levels

Elementary High School Middle School

Topics

Assessment Astronomy Earth & Space Science Phenomena Three-Dimensional Learning

Details

Type Book ChapterPub Date 5/29/2012Stock # PB307X_18

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Susan German (Hallsville, MO)

Eventhough you think your students should know...

They don't. The probes ask simple questions designed to elicit student response. The real value comes in the teacher materials in which you read the research behind the probe to know how y... See More

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