Student Preconceptions

Describe tools used to determine student preconceptions:

Description of a student preconception (naïve conception, misconception, incomplete conception):
Students think that the word Arch is a rainbow.

Correct conception by the end of the unit:
Students know and use the word Arch to describe shape.

Describe tools used to determine student preconceptions:

Description of a student preconception (naïve conception, misconception, incomplete conception):
Students think a pencil will balance straight up and down (however it almost always balances out to the side).

Correct conception by the end of the unit:
Students know counterweights go below the balance point. Counterweight below a pencil will cause a pencil to balance out to one side.