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Journal Article
Science Teachers, We Have Digital Academic Liftoff!
Discover the world of online astronomy resources available from NSTA and NASA....
Journal Article
A partnership brought a community together for a science night that included a planetarium, telescopes, and science activity centers....
Journal Article
The author incorporated the ExploraVision competition into the energy unit of her school's physics curriculum with the help of a media specialist....
Journal Article
A Sun-Earth-Moon Activity to Develop Student Understanding of Lunar Phases and Frames of Reference
Lead students through a series of guided questions to explore the phases of the Moon....
Journal Article
Modifying the family science night concept mimics the engineering design process and connects families to the science curriculum....
Journal Article
The Green Room: Green School Buildings
This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. This month’s issue discusses steps you can take to ensure a healthy and sustainable learning environment....
Journal Article
Tried and True: Reflecting on Students' Misconceptions About Light
This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. This month’s issue presents a lesson that begins by eliciting students' preconceptions and then addresses their difficulties in understanding light....
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Teacher's Toolkit: Knowing by Doing and Doing by Knowing
This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This month’s issue discusses developing the metacognition of middle school science teachers....
Journal Article
Safer Science: Safety in the Eye of the Beholder
This column provides best safety practices for the science classroom and laboratory. This month’s issue discusses types of eye protection....
Journal Article
The author incorporates engineering into the biology classroom by having students safely design, construct, and analyze engineered biological systems. This article examines a new open-access curriculum designed to teach foundational engineering desig...
Journal Article
Intersections, Molecules, and Homeless Shelters
This article describes activities that motivate science students with drama and imagination. The teacher can invent curiosity-provoking scenarios that require students to apply science concepts and processes as integral and indispensable elements....
Journal Article
Parent science nights help a teacher connect with parents of upper elementary students while at the same time provide time to present exciting science challenges and problem-solving situations....
Journal Article
A virtual expedition brings polar science to students and parents to school. Students got the opportunity to interact with scientists traveling to Antarctica....
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Editor's Corner: Engineering Excellence
The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue....
Journal Article
Formative Assessment Probes: Seeing the Light
This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue discusses students' preconceptions related to the reflection of light....
Journal Article
Editor's Note: Don't Forget Families
Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....
Journal Article
Scope on Safety: Extinguishing Safety?
This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses how to use a fire extinguisher....
Journal Article
Editor's Roundtable: Exoplanet Explosion
Science Scope’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....
Journal Article
Exploring the Solar System? Let the Math Teachers Help!
Use an interdisciplinary approach to help students develop a true appreciation for the size of the solar system....
Journal Article
Learn how patterns, system, structure, and other crosscutting concepts fit into the new Framework....
Book Chapter
The question students will answer through this chapter is, What can we discover by observing objects in the sky? Three separate but related investigations reveal patterns in the sky. The inquiry begins with an investigation into the changing shape of...
eBook
Front-Page Science: Engaging Teens in Science Literacy (e-book)
“The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force issued new guidelines for mammograms in 2009. What does this mean for someone with a family history of breast cancer? Congress periodically votes on a piece of legislation called the Farm Bill. What does i...
Book Chapter
Science Literacy: The Big Picture
In this opening chapter of Front-Page Science , the authors give an over view of science literacy and the layout of the book. ...
Book Chapter
Certainly a class can learn a lot by just engaging in activities described in the previous chapters in this book and not actually writing an article. The authors believe, however, that writing moves the student to a deeper level of understanding and ...
Book Chapter
It’s All About Revising: Moving Toward Publication
In this chapter, the authors present different ways to give students feedback on their writing, including conferences, peer feedback, and other assessment strategies....
Book Chapter
For reluctant writers or tech-savvy teens, engaging in alternative approaches to creating stories is an attractive approach. Creating podcast and videos can also provide opportunities for students to work in teams and learn the type of 21st-century s...
Book Chapter
Science Journalism Goes To School
What exactly is a science news article? To understand that, it is important to differentiate journalistic writing from other forms of expression. This chapter provides a detailed description of what the authors mean by a science news article and give...
Book Chapter
Can I Do This? Frequently Asked Questions
Teachers and administrators have expressed certain practical concerns, the answers to which help them decide if SciJourn is possible given the realities of their own school. In these Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) the authors seek to address so...
Book Chapter
In this chapter, the authors briefly outline the process used to create the SciJourn standards, and then describe each in some detail, furnishing the reader with real student examples. As you seek to “sell” the project to your schools, parents, a...
Book Chapter
Literacy professionals often think about the connection between reading and writing. How does reading impact the ability to write and think? What do competent writers notice when they read? In this chapter, the authors suggest a systematic approach, ...
Book Chapter
Finding and Keeping Track of Sources
Scientifically literate people seek credible sources, knowing that they cannot always depend on firsthand encounters. Several credible sources are typically needed to assess the value of new findings or commercial product in order to confirm informat...