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Catching Waves: Making Wave Prints to Introduce Wave Properties

Use a water tank to create and capture standing waves as part of an activity that explores wave properties through modeling, measurement, and mathematics....

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The Wonders of Terrestrial Isopods

Curl up for an in-depth look at the roly poly pillbug....

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Editor's Roundtable: The "Magic" of PS4

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

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Teacher's Toolkit: Differentiating Inquiry

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This month’s column describes how to differentiate a density investigation for variations in student readiness by varying the level of inquiry using an approach th...

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Tried and True: Songs in Service of Science

This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. This month’s issue describes the technique of singing songs to teach vocabulary and key facts for a variety of science topics....

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Scope on Safety: Wave Warnings

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses safety when using equipment that is used to provide students with a better understanding of light, sound, and wave energy....

Middle School Physical Science Labs Safety

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Scope on the Skies: The Sound of Sound

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue discusses sound in space....

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All Screwed Up

A game of nuts and bolts designed to help students discover chemical kinetics...

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Theories, Laws, and Hypotheses

Teaching overarching science concepts through gas laws and kinetic molecular theory....

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Bill's Box

A simple and effective approach to stoichiometry...

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From Cars to Creatures

Converting analogies into student-centered activities...

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Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier: A "Climate Canary"?

Using atmospheric and oceanic processes and the poles to teach the climate system....

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Editor's Corner: Chemistry Instruction in the Era of the NGSS

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

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Science 2.0: Designing Your Course Like a Video Game

This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue discusses gamification, which is the practice of applying game mechanics to nongame situations, and how it is being used as an instructional design approach in the classroom....

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The Green Room: Good Ozone, Bad Ozone

This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. This month’s issue discusses the types of ozone....

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The New Teacher's Toolbox: Is That the Teacher?

This column shares tips for teachers just beginning their career. This month’s issue talks about tips to use in the classroom when you are a young teacher....

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Safer Science: Safety to the Wind

This column provides best safety practices for the science classroom and laboratory. This month’s issue talks about appropriate laboratory ventilation....

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Career of the Month: An Interview With Aerosol Scientist Melissa Lunden

This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue talks about the career of an aerosol scientist....

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Health Wise: Dietary Fats: Friend or Foe?

This Q&A style column provides up-to-date information on current health topics—helping students (and teachers) make healthy choices. In this month’s issue the author discusses dietary fats....