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Science Scope, Jul 12
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NSTA Recommends reviewers present a summer reading list.
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| By: Sandy Buczynski, Kathleen Ireland, Sherri Reed, and Evelyn Lacanienta |
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Science Scope, Jul 12
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To demonstrate the strength of integrating conceptual art strategies into a variety of science curricula, science teachers recruited the school's art teacher to provide basic art lessons during science classes. This allowed students to learn the fundamentals... [view full summary]
To demonstrate the strength of integrating conceptual art strategies into a variety of science curricula, science teachers recruited the school's art teacher to provide basic art lessons during science classes. This allowed students to learn the fundamentals of art, which they could then apply to their science lessons. [hide full abstract]
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| By: Inez Liftig |
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Science Scope, Jul 12
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Science Scope’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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| By: Patricia Holloway and Carol Mahan |
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Science Scope, Jul 12
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This article describes using technology as a tool to provide and enhance students' connection with nature. Students use digital photography of nature to tell a story.
This article describes using technology as a tool to provide and enhance students' connection with nature. Students use digital photography of nature to tell a story. [hide full abstract]
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Science Scope, Jul 12
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An opinion piece about a proposed oil pipeline.
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| By: Alan Fiero |
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Science Scope, Jul 12
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The author describes a technique called metacognitive circles, which is used with heterogeneous classes. Metacognitive circles allow teachers to provide opportunities to obtain, evaluate, and communicate information.
The author describes a technique called metacognitive circles, which is used with heterogeneous classes. Metacognitive circles allow teachers to provide opportunities to obtain, evaluate, and communicate information. [hide full abstract]
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| By: Ken Roy |
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Science Scope, Jul 12
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This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses greenhouse safety.
This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses greenhouse safety. [hide full abstract]
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| By: Bob Riddle |
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Science Scope, Jul 12
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This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue focuses on various upcoming space missions.
This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue focuses on various upcoming space missions. [hide full abstract]
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| By: Erin Peters Burton |
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Science Scope, Jul 12
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This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This month’s issue focuses on strategies to encourage students to make more effective observations, collections, and recordings of data.
This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This month’s issue focuses on strategies to encourage students to make more effective observations, collections, and recordings of data. [hide full abstract]
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| By: Chris Sperry |
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Science Scope, Jul 12
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In this article the author introduces many engaging media-literacy lessons that educators have developed, piloted, and evaluated.
In this article the author introduces many engaging media-literacy lessons that educators have developed, piloted, and evaluated. [hide full abstract]
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| By: Julie Vowell, Brian Plankis, and John Ramsey |
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Science Scope, Jul 12
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This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. This month’s issue discusses making observations and inferences.
This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. This month’s issue discusses making observations and inferences. [hide full abstract]
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| By: Lisa M. Blank, Mike Plautz, Heather Almquist, Jeff Crews, and Jen Estrada |
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Science Scope, Jul 12
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The author describes the Cyber-Enabled Earth Exploration Curriculum. Using this curriculum, students progress from making simple observations in the Google Earth environment to creating their own data files and overlays to evaluate and visualize data.
The author describes the Cyber-Enabled Earth Exploration Curriculum. Using this curriculum, students progress from making simple observations in the Google Earth environment to creating their own data files and overlays to evaluate and visualize data. [hide full abstract]
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| By: Michelle Klosterman, Troy Sadler, and Julie Brown |
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Science Scope, Jul 12
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The authors present a lesson designed to address the 21st-century skills of information and media literacy in the context of science issues. This lesson was embedded in a full unit focused on viruses and vaccines at the eighth-grade level.
The authors present a lesson designed to address the 21st-century skills of information and media literacy in the context of science issues. This lesson was embedded in a full unit focused on viruses and vaccines at the eighth-grade level. [hide full abstract]
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