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Classic Lessons 2.0: The Discovery Demonstration

This column shares updated perennial classroom favorites. This issue discusses a variation on the traditional classroom demonstration— the discovery demonstration—which is structured so that students are actively involved in making sense of the d...

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Integrating Technology: Depth of Knowledge and Conceptual Understanding

This column shares how teachers use technology for assessment, student learning, or classroom management. This article shows how an engaging, interactive online density simulation allowed students to predict, manipulate, and analyze data effectively ...

Middle School NGSS Pedagogy Teaching Strategies

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Practical Research: Help! I’ve Been Asked to Coach a Robotics Team

This article offers recommended mentoring strategies for teachers new to coaching robotics teams....

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From the Editor’s Desk: The Meaningful World of Matter

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

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Disequilibrium: Oobleck: Is It a Solid or Liquid?

This column shows how to use discrepant events to confront misconceptions. This article discusses two engagement activities using oobleck....

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“When You Walk Into This Room, You’re Scientists!”

By S. Elisabeth Faller

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Listserv Roundup: A Short Guide to Genius Hour Makerspaces

This column shares recent conversations taken from the NSTA listserv community about current science education topics. This month’s column is a compilation of resources and advice shared via NSTA’s e-mail listservs by teachers who successfully u...

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Science for All: Ready, Fire, Aim!

This column shares strategies for increasing student engagement. This article discusses strategies to handle impulsivity in the science classroom....

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Teacher to Teacher: Supporting Students With the Four Question Strategy

This column provides practical advice from your peers. In this article students use the Four Question Strategy to design, construct, and test the performance of hand warmers....

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Citizen Science: Citizen Science at the Shore

This column highlights formal and informal science research projects that students can join and contribute to by gathering and sharing data. This article describes the Great Eggcase Hunt....

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Scope on the Skies: Return to Sender (part 1)

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This issue discusses the Parker Solar Probe, Mars, and July celestial events....

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Strategies for Teaching STEM Subjects to College Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder

The purpose of this qualitative study is to collect the experiential knowledge of 12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) faculty about teaching students who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD)....

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Developing Shared Vision: A Case Study Documenting a STEM General Education Change Process at a Small Liberal Arts School

A small undergraduate liberal arts college explored a model, grounded in the literature, to develop a shared vision for its science and math general education curriculum that focuses on scientific literacy skills. This process has allowed the author...

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Structure and Function Relationships in the Educational Expectations of Professional Societies Across the STEM Disciplines

The authors investigated 16 professional societies’ educational expectations related to structure and function, revealing the presence of multiple discipline-specific disambiguations....

Book Chapter

The Product

This lesson introduces the module and the Product Design Challenge. It engages students with packaging by asking them to respond to a display of products and consider the appeal of the packaging to buyers. It also provides students with the opportuni...