Curriculum Source
Curriculum Series: Insights
Unit Title: Structures
Content Area of Unit: Physical Science
Developer: Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC),
at http://www2.edc.org
Publisher: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company at http://www.kendallhunt.com
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curriculum.
View a brief [pdf] overview of the Structures
unit.
Purpose of these "Drawings"
To assess students’ emerging understandings of tension and compression, and to inform future instruction.
View the Assessment
Student Materials [pdf]
Teacher Background Materials
[pdf]
Next Steps
Following the assessment, a teacher might:
- Provide further targeted instruction on tension and compression.
- Set goals for individual students or the whole class for the next investigation or unit.

