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Editor’s Note: My Last Editor’s Note

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

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Engaging Children in Multidisciplinary Learning Centers

By Peggy Ashbrook

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Teaching Through Trade Books: Star Light, Star Bright

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This issue discusses how younger students can learn about patterns through constellations, which have set times at which they appear in the night sky. As students get older, they ca...

Elementary Preschool 5E Instructional Materials

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Formative Assessment Probes: Using Formative Assessment Probes to Develop Elementary Learning Stations

This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This issue discusses learning station probes....

Elementary Physical Science Assessment Pedagogy

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The Poetry of Science: Force, Motion, and Energy

Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. The poem in this month's article shows us everyday uses of energy, force, and motion....

Elementary General Science Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Literacy

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Science 101: How Do We Best Teach and Learn Science Concepts?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. In this issue the author discusses the method he uses to explain a science concept or concepts....

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Breathing New Life Into Elementary Science Preservice Teacher Education

By Taylor J. Mach and Mandy M. Mach

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Methods & Strategies: Responsive Teaching and High-Stakes Testing

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This article focuses on responsive teaching, an instructional approach where the teacher seeks to understand the substance of students’ ideas, to find “seeds of science�...

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View from the Top (and the Bottom) of the World

Teaching global climate change from a polar perspective...

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On the Job

Job shadowing and internships open doors to STEM careers...

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Decoding Careers in DNA

Genetic coding lesson brings computational biology and STEM careers to life...

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Who Tagged the Bench?

Five spiraled activities to show the importance of interpreting data...

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Creative Assessments

Using RAFT writing to assess students in a course on motion...

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Editor’s Corner: A Good Day’s Work

The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue....

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Focus on Physics: Bow Waves to Sonic Booms

This column helps teachers build an understanding of physical principles. This issue discusses the effects when the source of water waves or the source of sound waves in air travels faster than the waves produced....

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Science 2.0: Map My Data

This column shares web tools that support learning. This issue describes how when using Google Maps, students can find patterns and trends that exist within a data set relative to their location, which can now be visualized in a few quick steps. Stud...

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Career of the Month: Audio Engineer

This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This issue describes Ivan Ortiz's career path to becoming an audio engineer....

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Right to the Source: Encouraging Exploration—The WPA Poster Project

Exploring science and history with the Library of Congress. This issue discusses the The WPA Poster Project....

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How Will We Freeze the Ice Cream?

Combine engineering and chemistry to learn how to create your own ice cream....

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Making Mixtures

Explore the physical mixing of substances with water to create a solution or suspension. ...

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Where Does a Tree Get Its Mass?

Measure trees to estimate their mass as part of an exploration of photosynthesis and plant growth....

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Classic Lessons 2.0: The Discovery Demonstration

This column shares updated perennial classroom favorites. This issue discusses a variation on the traditional classroom demonstration— the discovery demonstration—which is structured so that students are actively involved in making sense of the d...

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Integrating Technology: Depth of Knowledge and Conceptual Understanding

This column shares how teachers use technology for assessment, student learning, or classroom management. This article shows how an engaging, interactive online density simulation allowed students to predict, manipulate, and analyze data effectively ...

Middle School NGSS Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

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Practical Research: Help! I’ve Been Asked to Coach a Robotics Team

This article offers recommended mentoring strategies for teachers new to coaching robotics teams....

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From the Editor’s Desk: The Meaningful World of Matter

Science Scope’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

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Disequilibrium: Oobleck: Is It a Solid or Liquid?

This column shows how to use discrepant events to confront misconceptions. This article discusses two engagement activities using oobleck....

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“When You Walk Into This Room, You’re Scientists!”

By S. Elisabeth Faller

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Listserv Roundup: A Short Guide to Genius Hour Makerspaces

This column shares recent conversations taken from the NSTA listserv community about current science education topics. This month’s column is a compilation of resources and advice shared via NSTA’s e-mail listservs by teachers who successfully u...

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Science for All: Ready, Fire, Aim!

This column shares strategies for increasing student engagement. This article discusses strategies to handle impulsivity in the science classroom....

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Teacher to Teacher: Supporting Students With the Four Question Strategy

This column provides practical advice from your peers. In this article students use the Four Question Strategy to design, construct, and test the performance of hand warmers....

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Citizen Science: Citizen Science at the Shore

This column highlights formal and informal science research projects that students can join and contribute to by gathering and sharing data. This article describes the Great Eggcase Hunt....

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Scope on the Skies: Return to Sender (part 1)

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This issue discusses the Parker Solar Probe, Mars, and July celestial events....

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Strategies for Teaching STEM Subjects to College Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder

The purpose of this qualitative study is to collect the experiential knowledge of 12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) faculty about teaching students who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD)....

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Developing Shared Vision: A Case Study Documenting a STEM General Education Change Process at a Small Liberal Arts School

A small undergraduate liberal arts college explored a model, grounded in the literature, to develop a shared vision for its science and math general education curriculum that focuses on scientific literacy skills. This process has allowed the author...

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Structure and Function Relationships in the Educational Expectations of Professional Societies Across the STEM Disciplines

The authors investigated 16 professional societies’ educational expectations related to structure and function, revealing the presence of multiple discipline-specific disambiguations....

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The Product

This lesson introduces the module and the Product Design Challenge. It engages students with packaging by asking them to respond to a display of products and consider the appeal of the packaging to buyers. It also provides students with the opportuni...

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The Packaging

In this lesson, students continue to prepare for their Product Design Challenge by building background knowledge required to complete the project. This includes exploring three dimensional shapes, calculating surface area and volume, and learning abo...

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Marketing Your Product in a Global Economy

In this lesson, students learn about the marketing profession and world economy. They continue to explore how marketing influences consumers. Students work in groups to design and present a marketing plan for the team’s product, which includes logo...

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Why Is Assessing a Powerful Teaching Tool?

Authentic assessments shine a light on learning for both students and teachers! Assessments allow students and teachers to reflect on and celebrate successes along the learning journey while engaging in questioning, investigating, and assessing as a ...