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Making Molecular Movies

An alternative approach to engaging the reluctant writer....

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Giving Students a Leg Up

Strategies to support students who have weak executive functioning skills....

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Picture Perfect

Using quality graphics to support English Language Learners in science classes....

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Dialogs for Success

Helping new teachers of English language learners....

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Myths About English Language Learning

How to overcome misconceptions and help ELLs learn both science and English....

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Editor's Corner: Science for All Turns 20!

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

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Commentary: Avoiding the Rocket Scientist Syndrome

STEM programs are not only for the best and the brightest....

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Science 2.0: Formative Assessment With Online Tools

This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue discusses tools that provide the data teachers need to monitor and adjust their teaching according to current student knowledge....

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The Green Room: Mass Extinctions in the Ocean

This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. This month’s issue offers classroom activities that focus on marine extinctions....

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Health Wise: Biking to School

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 how to use the topic of bike riding in the science classroom....

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Safer Science: Heed Safety Documents

This column provides best safety practices for the science classroom and laboratory. This month’s issue discusses the importance of sharing updated safety information with department supervisors and school administrators....

High School General Science Policy Safety Administrators

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Career of the Month: Thermal Engineer

This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue describes Sara Beaini's career path to becoming a thermal engineer....

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Exploring Sound! Using Tablets in Middle School Science

Use mini–learning cycle activities to explore the properties of waves and sound....

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Using Authentic Data to Enhance Middle School Atmospheric Science Instruction

Engage with authentic data to explore the relationship between cloud-top height and tornado formation....

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Using the Scientific Process to Engage Students With Our Changing Planet

Explore the causes and consequences of two common forms of environmental change—nutrient pollution and invasive species....

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"Nor Any Drop to Drink": Students Engineer Solutions for Desalinating Ocean Water

Develop and test methods of small-scale desalination....

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Teaching With Tarantulas

Overcome student misconceptions—and fears—of tarantulas by introducing them into your classroom....

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Let Them Eat Cake ...OE-Cake!

Incorporate this digital sandbox in your classroom to explore the physical properties of different types of materials....

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Editor's Roundtable: 3-4-8: A Winning Combination for Science Instruction

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

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Guest Editorial: The Tears and Trophies of Science Competitions: Winning and Losing

An opinion piece about science competitions. In this article the authors share the results of a study on the advantages and disadvantages of science competitions—examining what students report about their ways to maximize the gains while minimizing...

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Tried and True: The Science of Bending Light

This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. This month’s issue uses discrepant events to learn about light refraction....

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Scope on Safety: An Ounce of Preventive Maintenance

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue provides a short list of maintenance issues and associated safety problems that might arise if the physical plant of your school laboratory is ignored....

Middle School Labs Makerspace Safety

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Scope on the Skies: You're Kidding? No, I'm Sirius!

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue discusses having students look for, examine, and explain humor that is based on science concepts, ideas, or events....

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Ring! Ring! Science Calling!

A series of modifications to the classic children's game of telephone helps students explore variation, inheritance, and evolution....

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A Constant of Change

Notebook prompts help second-grade students notice and reflect on change across the curriculum....

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What Happens When An Environment Changes?

Visually exploring interdependent relationships among animals, plants, and fungi within students' local context....

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The Power of Water

Fourth- and fifth-grade students model change in human–environment interactions....

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Editor's Note: Stability and Change

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

Crosscutting Concepts Learning Progression Teaching Strategies

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Teaching Through Trade Books: The Earth's Changing Surface

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue shows how to help children understand the crosscutting concept Stability and Change by looking at changes to the Earth's surface over time....

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Formative Assessment Probes: No More Plants

This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue discusses how to uncover students' ideas about interdependency and change....

Elementary Biology Assessment Crosscutting Concepts

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Methods and Strategies: Garden-Based Learning: It's Just the Berries!

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue describes indoor and outdoor experiences that engage students in plant science....

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Science 101: How Does Stable Equilibrium Differ From Other Kinds of Equilibrium?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses the different types of equilibrium....

Elementary Middle School Physical Science Physics Professional Learning old

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The Early Years: Recognizing Stability and Change

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue introduces and discusses the concepts of stability and change in systems....

Book Chapter

Roles and Responsibilities

The science department has existed in its current form for approximately 100 years. If, however, we believe that departments are places in which science teachers can begin to understand and challenge why they teach the way they do, and the imperative...

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Why Is Questioning a Powerful Teaching Tool?

Questioning cultivates student engagement and drives instruction throughout the learning process. It is a vital part of science and engineering. Questions challenge student thinking at key points within a lesson or unit of study to connect concepts a...

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How Do I Prepare for the Power of Questioning?

Involving students in the Powerful Practices model requires that you know your students as individuals and as a group. This will help create engaging questions and a collaborative environment that supports dynamic discussions, leading to purposeful l...

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How Do I Implement the Power of Questioning?

Sharing ideas with a partner or group helps students structure thoughts to communicate thinking and offers an opportunity for them to learn together. When you model metacognition and use a variety of questioning strategies, your students learn how to...

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STEM Student Research Handbook ( e-book)

eBook

Next Time You See the Moon (e-Book)