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Professional Development in Real Time

Teachers learn from a live lesson on binary code....

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Creating STEM Kits for the Classroom

Preservice teachers design developmentally appropriate science lessons and gain STEM experience....

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Integrating Science Methods With Professional Development

How “third space” courses benefit preservice and inservice teachers...

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Scientists Overnight

Preservice teachers and science majors host STEM family nights....

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Discussing Science in Professional Learning Communities

Teachers collaborate to transform next generation science teaching and learning....

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What’s in Our Soil?

A university-nonprofit-school partnership aims to raise environmental awareness....

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Editor's Note: Learning and Teaching (and Vice Versa)

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

Teaching Strategies Professional Learning old

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The Early Years: Experiencing Inquiry

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue shows how teachers can experience physical science inquiry with colleagues while investigating properties of matter using the EER cycle a...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool General Science Inquiry Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

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Formative Assessment Probes: Uncovering Preservice Teachers’ Ideas About Magnetism and Formative Assessment

This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue discusses the formative assessment probe “Can You Pick It up With a Magnet?” which is designed to find out what types of materials students think interact with mag...

Elementary Physical Science Assessment Preservice Science Education

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Teaching Through Trade Books: The Tool and Eye

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. In this month’s issue students explore animal adaptations through books that show how body structures assist in survival or how animals use objects in their environment to meet th...

Elementary Preschool 5E Instructional Materials

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The Poetry of Science: What Do Scientists Do?

Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. Students use poetry to learn about Rachel Carson. ...

Elementary General Science Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Literacy

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Science 101: Can Electromagnetic Waves Affect Emotions?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses electromagnetic waves....

Elementary Middle School Physical Science Physics Professional Learning old

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Science 102: Area of a Circle Conundrum

This column shares exercises to challenge content knowledge. This month's issue presents a new challenge and answers the Match Magic challenge from last month....

Elementary Middle School STEM Inquiry Phenomena

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Engineering Encounters: Teaching Educators About Engineering

This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month's issue describes preservice elementary teachers learning engineering principles from engineers....

Postsecondary Engineering STEM Interdisciplinary Preservice Science Education

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Designing a Sustainable Neighborhood: An Interdisciplinary Project-Based Energy and Engineering Unit in the Seventh-Grade Classroom

Learn to design homes that are both energy efficient and affordable....

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Teaching Thermal Energy Concepts in a Middle School Mathematics-Infused Science Curriculum

Explore thermal energy transfer while reinforcing students’ graphing skills....

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Exploring the Engineering Design Process Through Computer-Aided Design and 3-D Printing

Build and race soap box derby cars as part of a unit on force and motion....

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What’s in Your School Yard? Using Citizen Science Wildlife Cameras to Conduct Authentic Scientific Investigations

Use motion-triggered wildlife cameras to study mammals in your neighborhood....

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Teacher's Toolkit: STEM Career Bingo

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This month’s issue describes STEM Career Bingo, which is an activity that raises student awareness of career opportunities in STEM fields. During the activity, stu...

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Integrating Technology: Enhancing a Scientific Inquiry Lesson Through Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning

This column shares how teachers use technology for assessment, student learning, or classroom management. This month's column describes an activity for eighth-grade classrooms that addresses energy transformation and renewable energy. This activity a...

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From the Editor's Desk: STEM Integration: A Tall Order

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

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Citizen Science: Navigate Classroom Citizen Science Throughout the School Year with Journey North

This column highlights formal and informal science research projects that students can join and contribute to by gathering and sharing data. Journey North invites students to serve as scientists while they construct a greater understanding of season...

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Disequilibrium: Colorful Covalent Bonds

This column shows how to use discrepant events to confront misconceptions. This month’s discrepant event is a colorful way to help students visualize changes in molecular bonds and explore the concept of surface tension. The activity provides stud...

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Listserv Roundup: Add More STEAM to Your Classes

This column shares recent conversations taken from the NSTA listserv community about current science education topics. Add STEAM to your classroom by using STEAM-based icebreakers and team-building activities on the first day of school. You can also ...

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Science for All: Breaking the Cycle: Thoughts About Building Grit in the Classroom

This column shares strategies for increasing student engagement. Learn how to foster two important skills in students: perseverance and passion to achieve long-term goals....

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Teacher to Teacher: Written Assessment in Three Dimensions

This column provides practical advice from your peers. This month’s column will illustrate how you can use the NGSS evidence statements to create a summative assessment, focusing on the question: What are the characteristics of waves, and how can t...

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Scope on the Skies: Cassini’s Grand Finale

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue discusses the last portion of Cassini's mission....

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The Case of Dinosaur Metabolism

Using evidence-based reasoning in biology....

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Reasoning From Models

Using metacognitive modeling in the physics classroom....

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Modeling Periodic Patterns

Analyzing chemical reactions to determine trends in ionization energy and electron affinity....

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Learning Iteratively

Iteration is at the heart of science and engineering....

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Editor's Corner: Evidence-Based Reasoning

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

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Science 2.0: Enhancing Google Sheets for the Classroom

This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue focuses on one of the benefits of Google Sheets that sets it apart from similar tools: the add-ons....

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Commentary: Reasoning Versus Post-Truth

An opinion piece about how the history of science reminds us of the qualities that support all the practices of science, including evidence-based reasoning....

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Focus on Physics: Eight Tips for New (and not so new) Teachers

This column helps teachers build an understanding of physical principles. This month's issue discusses traits and practices that make the difference between loving teaching and enduring teaching....

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The Green Room: Exploring Our Public Lands

This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. This month's issue discusses the different uses of public lands....