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Scope on the Skies: Imaging the Night Sky

Journal Article

Scope on the Skies: Imaging the Night Sky

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue talks about using digital photography to capture the night sky....

Scope on Safety: Kitchen Chemistry and Safety

Journal Article

Scope on Safety: Kitchen Chemistry and Safety

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue covers guidelines for household chemical use....

Middle School Chemistry Labs Makerspace Safety

Teaching Electricity and Engineering With LEDs

Journal Article

Teaching Electricity and Engineering With LEDs

Using colorful light-emitting diodes to engage students in the study of electric circuits....

The Bird Box Survey Project

Journal Article

The Bird Box Survey Project

A field-based science inquiry investigation....

Pond Power

Journal Article

Pond Power

How to establish interdisciplinary connections....

Can You Picture That?

Journal Article

Can You Picture That?

A graphic exploration of experimental design....

Learning by Sorting

Journal Article

Learning by Sorting

A kinesthetic technique for learning to recognize elements and compounds....

Editor's Corner: Practice, Practice, Practice!

Journal Article

Editor's Corner: Practice, Practice, Practice!

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

The Green Room: Get Grounded in Groundwater

Journal Article

The Green Room: Get Grounded in Groundwater

This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. This month’s issue discusses groundwater uses and issues....

The New Teacher's Toolbox: Seeking Quality Professional Development

Journal Article

The New Teacher's Toolbox: Seeking Quality Professional Development

This column shares tips for teachers just beginning their career. This month’s issue offers tips for finding worthwhile professional development....

Health Wise: The Missing Piece: Classroom-Based Exercise

Journal Article

Health Wise: The Missing Piece: Classroom-Based Exercise

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 relationship between classroom-based physical activity and test scores....

Career of the Month: An Interview With Oceanographic Engineer Amy Kukulya

Journal Article

Career of the Month: An Interview With Oceanographic Engineer Amy Kukulya

This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue describes Amy Kukulya's career path to becoming an oceanographic engineer....

Safer Science: Protecting Against Attack

Journal Article

Safer Science: Protecting Against Attack

This column provides best safety practices for the science classroom and laboratory. This month’s issue covers how to keep school labs and storage areas secure....

Activity 5: Some Striped Seeds Seem Similar! Biology: Genetic Variation

Book Chapter

Activity 5: Some Striped Seeds Seem Similar! Biology: Genetic Variation

There is a pattern in nature that appears almost every time we measure or count individuals of a species based on a specific characteristic. This activity puts students in the role of scientists as they learn about statistics and genetic variation wi...

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