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NAEP Technical DocumentationScience Kits Created for the 2000 Assessment
For the 2000 assessment, nearly half of the science booklets administered at each grade included a "hands-on" block that engaged students in manipulating equipment, observing, measuring, and reaching conclusions regarding their investigation. Science kits were created for these hands-on blocks.
| Type of kit | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Seeds | 40,000 |
| Unknown powder | 40,000 |
| Markers | 80,000 |
| Soil | 44,100 |
| Powders | 40,000 |
| Antacid | 4,100 |
| Pendulum | 4,100 |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Science Assessment. | |
Last updated 13 January 2010 (GF)
