Uncovering Student Ideas in Physical Sciences, 2 volume set

Volume 1- Uncovering Student Ideas in Physical Sciences: 45 New Force and Motion Assessment Probes

Description:

Nationally known science educator Page Keeley-principal author of the hugely popular, four-volume NSTA Press series Uncovering Students ldeas in Science-has teamed up with physicist and science educator Rand Harrington to write this first volume in their new series on physical science. They begin with one of the most challenging topics in physical science: force and motion.

The 45 assessment probes in this book enable teachers to find out what students really think about key ideas in force and motion. The Teacher Notes, which can be used before and after administering the probe, provide background information on

• the purpose of the probe;
• related concepts;
• an explanation—for the teacher—of the force and motion idea being taught;
• related ideas in Benchmarks for Science Literacy and the National Science Education Standards;
• research on typical student misconceptions related to the force and motion concept; and
• suggestions for instruction and assessment

Contents:

Foreword by Jim Minstrell, FACET Innovations • Preface • Acknowledgments • About the Authors
Introduction

Section 1: Describing Motion and Position
Concept Matrix • Related Curriculum Topic Study Guides • Related NSTA Press Books, NSTA Journal Articles, and NSTA Learning Center Resources • How Far Did It Go? • Skate Park • Following Jack: Part 1 • Following Jack: Part 2 • Go-Cart Test Run. • Checking the Speedometer. • Speed Units • Just Rolling Along. • Crossing the Finish Line • NASCAR Racing • Roller Coaster Ride • Rolling Marbles • String Around the Earth

Section 2: Forces and Newton's Laws
Concept Matrix. • Related Curriculum Topic Study Guides • Related NSTA Press Books, NSTA Journal Articles, and NSTA Learning Center Resources • Talking About Forces • Does It Have to Touch? • Force and Motion Ideas. • Friction • A World Without Friction. • Rolling to a Stop. • Outer Space Push. • Riding in the Parade. • Spaceships. • Apple in a Plane • Ball on a String • Why Things Fall. • Pulling on a Spool. • Lifting Buckets • Finger Strength Contest • Equal and Opposite • Riding in a Car

Section 3: Mass, Weight, Gravity, and Other Topics
Concept Matrix. • Related Curriculum Topic Study Guides • Related NSTA Press Books, NSTA Journal Articles, and NSTA Learning Center Resources • Pizza Dough • What Will Happen to the Weight? • Weighing Water • Experiencing Gravity • Apple on the Ground. • Free-Falling Objects • Gravity Rocks! • The Tower Drop • Pulley Size • Rescuing Isabelle • Cutting a Log. • Balance Beam • Lifting a Rock • The Swinging Pendulum • Bicycle Gears
Index

Volume 2- Uncovering Student Ideas in Physical Sciences: 39 New Electricity and Magnetism Formative Assessment Probes

Description:

“I have used this entire series for assessing student understanding, for small- and large-group class discussions, and to fill those five- or 10-minute?unexpected?moments that arise during the day. The prompts are so popular that students  or beg to do them.... This series is so helpful that I would not consider teaching without it!”

—A teacher review of the Uncovering Student ldeas in Science series from the NSTA Science Store

If you and your students can’t get enough of a good thing, Volume 2 of Uncovering Student ldeas in Physical Scienceis just what you need. The book offers 39 new formative assessment probes, this time with a focus on electric charge, electric current, and magnets and electromagnetism. It can help you do everything from demystify electromagnetic fields to explain the real reason balloons stick to the wall after you rub them on your hair.
Like the other eight wildly popular books in the full series, Uncovering Student ldeas in Physical Science, Volume2:

• Provides a collection of engaging questions, or formative assessment probes. Each probe in this volume is designed to uncover what students know—or think they know—about electric or magnetic phenomena or identify misunderstandings they may develop during instruction.
• Offers field-tested teacher materials that provide best answers along with distracters designed to reveal misconceptions that students commonly hold.
• Is easy to use by time-starved teachers like you. The new probes are short, easy-to-administer activities that come ready to reproduce. In addition to explaining the science content, the teacher materials note links to national standards and suggest grade-appropriate ways to present material so students will learn it accurately.

By helping you detect and then make sound instructional decisions to address students? misconceptions, this new volume has the potential to transform your teaching.

Contents:

Preface • Acknowledgments • About the Authors • Introduction

Section 1: Electric Charge
Concept Matrix • Related Standards • Related NSTA Resources • Do the Objects Need to Touch? • How Will the Balloons Move? • Can It Be Electrically Charged? • What Happens When You Bring a Balloon Near a Wall? • Conductors or Insulators? • Does the Example Provide Evidence? • Where Can You Find Electric Charge? • Where Does the Charge Come From?

Section 2: Electric Current
Concept Matrix • Related Standards • Related NSTA Resources • One Wire or Two? • How Can You Light the Bulb? • Where Do I Put the Switch? • How Do You Think About the Flow of Electric Current Through a Circuit? • How Bright Will the Bulbs Be? • Which Burns Brighter? • How Would You Rank the Brightness of the Bulbs? • How Does the Current in Each Battery Compare? • Does it Matter if the Wire Has Knots? • Does Electricity Leak From an Outlet? • Why Two Prongs? • Does the Weight Change? • How Fast Do the
Charges Move?

Section 3: Magnets and Electromagnetism
Concept Matrix • Related Standards • Related NSTA Resources • Can Magnets Push or Pull Without Touching? • Can You Pick It up With a Magnet? • Does a Magnet Pick up Any Kind of Metal? • What Happens When You Wrap a Magnet With Aluminium Foil? • What Happens If You Use the Other End of the Magnet? • Does a Magnet Work Without Air? • Which One Attracts? • How Would a Magnet Work on the Moon? • What Happens When You Hold a Magnet Near a Refrigerator? • What Happens When a Magnet Is Brought Near a Charged Ball? • What Makes It Stick? • What Happens When a Magnet Breaks? • How Can You Represent a Magnetic Field? • How Can You Magnetize a Nail? • How Can You Make an Electromagnet? • Does the Type of Wire Make a Difference in an Electromagnet? • How Can You Make a Stronger Electromagnet? • What Happens When You Bring a Compass Near a Current Carrying Wire?
Index

About the Author:

Page Keeley is an author, speaker, and consultant who works with school districts and STEM organizations throughout the USA and internationally in the areas of formative assessment and teaching for conceptual change. She is the author of several books and articles.
Rand Harrington is the preK-12 science department chair and science curriculum coordinator for The Black School in Minneapolis. A PhD in physics, he has served as a consultant for several independent schools, is a reviewer for the American Journal of Physics and received the Juliet Nelson Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Target Audience:

Teachers of Physical Sciences.