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Having children consider the source of knowledge promotes scientific thinking....

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Science in Sync

Integrating science with literacy provides rewarding learning opportunities in both subjects....

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Explicitly Speaking

An instructional routine supports students’ science language development....

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How About Teaching Literacy With Science?

Strategies employing whiteboards can be used to address Common Core literacy standards while including science practices....

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Making and Recording Observations

When done well, observations can serve as evidence when engaging in science practices....

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To Kit or Not to Kit?

Evaluating and implementing science materials and resources....

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Editor's Note: Developing a Curriculum

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

Elementary Curriculum NGSS Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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Teaching Through Trade Books: Roly-Poly Pill Bugs

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. In this month’s column, students learn through observation and investigation how a pill bug senses and reacts to its environment....

Elementary Preschool 5E Instructional Materials

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The Early Years: Encouraging Curiosity

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month's column describes an activity that will connect families to children’s learning at school by posing questions for them to answer together....

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Teaching Strategies

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Formative Assessment Probes: Talk Moves

This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. In this issue a formative assessment strategy for fostering productive probe discussions is described....

Elementary Assessment Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

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Science 101: What, Exactly, Is the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses the Heisenberg uncertainty principle....

Elementary Middle School General Science Physical Science Physics Professional Learning old

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Science 102: This Month’s Task: Pennies From Heaven

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

Elementary High School Middle School Physical Science Inquiry

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Addressing Student Diversity and Equity

The Next Generation Science Standards can bridge science achievement gaps....

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Using Apps to Integrate Writing Into Science Education

Download these useful tools to improve your students’ writing and promote collaboration....

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Making Science Real: Supporting English Learners in Argumentation and Exploration Through Authentic Tasks

Explore plate tectonics while supporting content and academic language development....

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Personalized Vocabulary Learning in the Middle School Classroom

Master new science vocabulary through rephrasing, summarizing, and replacing terms with symbols....

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Light, Color, Vision, Optics! A Text Set for Grades 6–8

Use a coherent, graduated sequence of texts to build vocabulary and content knowledge....

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Naming the Solar System: Implementation of Vocabulary Strategies to Improve Scientific Literacy

Use interactive word walls and other tools to teach science vocabulary....

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Editor's Roundtable: Moving Beyond Traditional Science Writing

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

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Tried and True: Problem-Based, Enhanced–Language Learning With Pendulums

This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. This article describes a pendulum PBELL experience developed and implemented in university methods classes and an eighth-grade classroom in an urban Arizona school, where ...

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Teacher's Toolkit: Explanations Across the Curricula: Integrating Common Core State Standards in Literacy With the National Science Education Standards

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This month’s issue presents examples of how an explanation framework is used to promote literacy across several content areas: science, integrated public speaking,...

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Scope on Safety: Creating Latex-Safe Classrooms

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses latex allergies to latex-containing materials in the middle school laboratory....

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Scope on the Skies: In Transit

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue describes transits and their four stages....

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Which Comes First—Language or Content?

Learning science content through SIOP and the 5E Learning Cycle....

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Many Ways of Knowing

A multilogical science lesson on climate change....

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Family Science Night

A fun way to engage English language learners and get their parents involved....

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Helping Reluctant Readers

How to make science texts more accessible....