Middle School Science Classroom

Science Scope

NSTA Connections

April/May 2013

Using Mathematics to Conduct Social Analyses of Bottlenose Dolphins in Science Classrooms

March 2013

Sense-of-Place Writing Templates

Science Circus

Everyday Engineering: An In-Depth Look at 3-D

February 2013

Editor’s Roundtable

Building on Students’ Knowledge of Solar Cells

Lunch-Trash Solar Stills: Learning About the Engineering Design Process Through Earth Science

December 2012

Everyday Engineering: Toying Around with Wind Ups

October 2012

Playing Scientist: Using Digital Resources and Role Play to Enhance Student Understanding of Science as a Human Endeavor

September 2012

Everyday Engineering: Should Ice be Cubed?

Swap Meet: A Novel Way to Introduce Unit Conversion

Recommendations for Using Computer in Science Classes: Making a Positive Impact

July 2012

Teacher’s Toolkit: Using Metacognition to develop understanding of the role of evidence in science

Tried and True: Cubes and raisins: A student-centered lesson designed to teach observations and inferences

March 2012

Reconstructing Environmental Change Using Lake Varves as a Climate Proxy

January 2012

Getting Past "Just Because": Teaching Writing in Science Class

July 2011

Twenty Ways to Assess Students Using Technology

Current Research: 2011 Summer Reading Suggestions

April/May 2011

Our Human-Plant Connection

March 2011

Flooded! An Investigation of Sea-Level Rise in a Changing Climate

October 2010

Science Sampler: The Science of Soil Textures

March 2010

Tried and True: Disrupted Food Webs

February 2010

Helping the Environment Helps the Human Race

January 2010

How Middle School Students Come Face to Face with Down Syndrome Research

March 2007

Science Sampler—Earthweek in the Classroom:

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