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The assessment items on this website are the result of more than a decade of research and development by Project 2061, a long-term science education reform initiative of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Here you will find free access to more than 600 items. The items:Are appropriate for middle and early high school students.Test student understanding in the earth, life, physical sciences, and the nature of science.Test for common misconceptions as well as correct ideas.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The assessment items on this website are the result of more than a decade of research and development by Project 2061, a long-term science education reform initiative of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Here you will find free access to more than 600 items. The items:Are appropriate for middle and early high school students.Test student understanding in the earth, life, physical sciences, and the nature of science.Test for common misconceptions as well as correct ideas.</div>

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The Physics of Sprints and Kickoff Safety : Uncertain Principles - 0 views

scienceblogs.com/...physics_of_sprints_and_kic.php

kinematics momentum capstone_ideas sports

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Ten Design Principles For Engaging Math Tasks - 0 views

blog.mrmeyer.com/?p=12141

best_stuff nextyear math physics curriculum_development

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stuckwithphysics.co.uk | Newton's Rings - 0 views

www.stuckwithphysics.co.uk/...comment-page-1

optics interference

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Evolution has given humans a huge advantage over most other animals: middle age - The W... - 0 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...gIQAtVnccS_print.html

evolution science biology

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Genetics Education Center - 0 views

www.kumc.edu/gec

genetics biology

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Science & Cooking Public Lectures - Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences - 0 views

www.seas.harvard.edu/...cooking_2011

chemistry project_ideas nextyear to_watch

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K-12 Engineering: Squishy Circuits Tips and Tricks « Shifting Phases - 0 views

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projects circuits exploratorium physics project_ideas

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Inside the Lytro - Graphic - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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optics camera physics infographic

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nice infographic about lytro light field camera.

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The Secret Life of Plankton A new video from... - 0 views

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video biology

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cool video on the secret life of plankton

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A Car on the Wall of Death | Wired Science | Wired.com - 0 views

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circular_motion cpm video

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Geogebra Physics Simulations - 0 views

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oscillations lenses dispersion color_mixing refraction reflection polarization EMwaves waves physics simulations

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Great archive of simulations for optics, waves & oscillations

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US students need new way of learning science - 1 views

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science_education_reform

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Traditionally, science in the United States has been taught in isolated disciplines such as chemistry, biology and physics without clear connections being made between the subjects. The 8+1 effort encourages K-12 teachers to use the eight science concepts to build understanding within and between their courses as students advance through the grades.
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Today's frontiers in science often occur at these disciplinary edges. Aided by the explosion in technology and scientific discoveries, new fields are arising that were hardly imagined a generation ago such as synthetic biology, digital organisms and genomics.
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Simple Harmonic Motion and Uniform Circular Motion - 0 views

www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/...index.php

shm circular_motion physics simulations

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This Is What A Scientist Looks Like - 0 views

lookslikescience.tumblr.com

careers science_careers

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excellent tumblr blog with pictures of real scientists.

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The Structure of a Pterosaur :: John Conway's Palaeontography - 0 views

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anatomy biology dinosaurs

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cool interactive diagram of structure of pterosaur

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30 Rock: "I am a protein" speech by...Alec Baldwin - 0 views

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protein video

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funny video for introducing macromolecules

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