Shooting Star

by: Page Keeley and Cary Sneider

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about objects in the night sky. The probe is designed to uncover students’ understanding of the nature of meteors, comets, and stars.

Grade Levels

Elementary High School Middle School

Topics

Assessment Astronomy Earth & Space Science Phenomena Three-Dimensional Learning

Details

Type Book ChapterPub Date 3/23/2012Stock # PB307X_34

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