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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

View a [pdf] profile of the Insights 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.





















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