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Formulating scientific explanations using the Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CEF) framework....
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Writing poetry provides an engaging and creative outlet for primary students to share observations made during scientific investigations....
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Primary students have many options for graphic organizers to help develop writing skills in science....
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In a poetry-inspired invertebrate investigation, observations are the basis for both scientific discovery and writing....
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Programming Digital Stories and How-To Animations
Computer science and engineering design in the science classroom....
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Editor's Note: Specialized Writing
Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....
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Three-Dimensional Instruction: Using a New Type of Teaching in the Science Classroom
Integrate the three dimensions of the NGSS to figure out phenomena and design solutions to problems. ...
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Teaching Through Trade Books: That Was Then, This Is Now
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue includes nonfiction and historical fiction selections that help to demonstrate similarities and differences "then and now" while incorporating engineering desig...
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The Early Years: Documenting Discoveries
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue describes how to engage students in long-term observation and data collection as part of caring for a living organism, such as "compostin...
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Formative Assessment Probes: Constructing Cl-Ev-R Explanations to Formative Assessment Probes
This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue discusses the formative assessment classroom technique C-E-O-SE....
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Engineering Encounters: Sailing Into the Digital Era
Students transform STEM journals into eBooks while integrating science, technology, and literacy....
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Methods and Strategies: Deep Assessment
This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue describes a science classroom assessment guide for analyzing students' written responses....
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Science 101: How Do People Design Safe Amusement Park Rides?
This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue focuses on the factors amusement park designers must consider so that human bodies don't experience too large an acceleration, or g-force....
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Science 102: This Month's Task
Exercises to challenge content knowledge. Figure out why the pitch of sound gets higher when you tap on a cup of hot liquid....
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Three-Dimensional Instruction: Using a New Type of Teaching in the Science Classroom
Integrate the three dimensions of the NGSS to figure out phenomena and design solutions to problems....
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Troubling Tides: Will Sea Turtles Survive the Rising Seas?
Explore how climate change and rising tides are putting sea turtle hatchlings at risk....
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There's a Glacier in Your Backyard: Modeling Glaciers Through Active Learning
Create your own glaciers to explore how they move, erode, and deposit material....
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The Ocean Platform Engineering Design Challenge: Flooded With Stem Content and Practices
Design and build a floating structure that can withstand the motion and forces at play in the ocean....
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Astrobiobound: Tying Science and Engineering Design Together
Engage your students in the engineering design process used by all NASA missions....
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Exploring the Complexity of Ocean Acidification: An Ecosystem Comparison of Coastal pH Variability
Use authentic data to compare pH variability in three different coastal marine ecosystems....
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Modeling the Physical Properties of Glaciers
Create a glacier model to simulate the physical properties of glacial ice....
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Editor's Roundtable: Teaching for a Dynamic Planet
Science Scope’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....
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Tried and True: Volcano! Investigating Plate Tectonics, Geologic Time, and the Rock Cycle
This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. This month’s issue explores volcanoes....
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Teacher's Toolkit: Scaffolding Students Toward Argumentation
This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This month’s issue discusses activities that teach argumentation....
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Scope on Safety: Don't Bench Lab Safety
This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses guidelines for purchasing lab benches....
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Scope on the Skies: The Shape of Things
This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue discusses conjunctions and occultations....
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Students become citizen scientists to contribute to research that may help declining populations of hummingbirds....
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Create citizen scientists while teaching content and helping your community....
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Three-Dimensional Instruction: Using a New Type of Teaching in the Science Classroom
Integrate the three dimensions of the NGSS to figure out phenomena and design solutions to problems....
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Reforming science fairs in middle and high school science education....
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Editor's Corner: Citizen Science
The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue....
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Science 2.0: Science and Literacy in the Digital Age
This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue discusses online textbooks and other digital content that can be accessed with powerful technology tools that help students develop their science literacy....
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The Green Room: Keeping Soils Fertile
This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. This month’s issue discusses how to replenish nutrients in agricultural soils....
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Health Wise: "Study Drugs" Don't Help With Studying
This Q&A style column provides up-to-date information on current health topics—helping students (and teachers) make healthy choices. This month’s issue discusses the negatives of using prescription stimulants to boost cognitive function....
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Safer Science: Safety Acknowledgment Form for Earth and Space Science
This column provides best safety practices for the science classroom and laboratory. This month’s issue discusses why Earth and space science teachers need to include guidelines specific to their discipline when creating a safety acknowledgment for...