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Persistent misconceptions in biology, chemistry, physics.

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photosynthesis and plant biology
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Student says: “Plants eat through their roots! The roots suck up food from the soil. Tha...”
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Plants Get Their Food From the Soil

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Use the conceptual change model to replace a deeply held misconception with counterintuitive truth
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misconception
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diagnose
Output
feedback
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Earth's axial tilt and seasons
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Student says: “It's hotter in summer because the Earth is closer to the sun. It's simple...”
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Seasons Are Caused By Distance From the Sun

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Challenge a deeply intuitive but incorrect model using evidence that creates productive cognitive conflict
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misconception
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diagnose
Output
feedback
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conservation of mass in chemical reactions
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Student says: “When you burn wood, it turns to ash. The ash weighs less. So atoms must g...”
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Chemical Reactions Use Up Atoms

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Design a thought experiment or demonstration that makes invisible products (gases) visible to prove conservation
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misconception
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diagnose
Output
feedback
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natural selection and evolution
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Student says: “So evolution means animals are always improving, right? Like we evolved F...”
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Evolution Means Species Are Getting 'Better'

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Teach scientifically accurate evolution while navigating cultural sensitivity and replacing teleological thinki...
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misconception
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diagnose
Output
feedback
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nature of science and scientific inquiry
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Student says: “For my science fair, I need to do: 1) question, 2) hypothesis, 3) experim...”
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The Scientific Method Is a Recipe: Step 1, 2, 3...

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Correct the linear 'scientific method' myth while still giving students a useful framework for inquiry
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misconception
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diagnose
Output
feedback
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correlation, causation, and experimental design
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Student says: “I found that students who eat breakfast get higher grades! So eating brea...”
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My Science Fair Data Proves My Hypothesis

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Teach the correlation/causation distinction constructively while preserving student enthusiasm for data-driven...
Signal
misconception
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diagnose
Output
feedback