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Editor's Corner: Reading, Writing, and Science

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

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Transformative Professional Development: Inquiry-Based College Science Teaching Institutes

Two summer institutes had the overall goal of promoting learning and practice of inquiry-based college science teaching. They involved a collaborative and active learning format for participants that involved all phases of the 5E learning cycle of cl...

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Climbing the Pyramid

The Source-Quality Pyramid activity described in this article is a student-driven activity that promotes classroom discussion of science literacy and media awareness. It also helps address any student misconceptions about what makes a news source cre...

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Core Ideas of Engineering and Technology

This article addresses Chapter 8 of A Framework for K–12 Science Education, which presents core ideas in technology and engineering at the same level as core ideas in the traditional science fields....

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Teaching With Visuals in the Science Classroom

Visuals play an important role in the teaching and learning of science and should be embedded within and supportive of authentic science inquiry. This article provides seven suggestions for helping students get the most out of visuals presented in th...

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The Way They Want to Learn

This article discusses students using technology to build their literacy across science disciplines. Six free software and web applications are highlighted, as well as ways to use them in the classroom....

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Career of the Month: Adventure Therapist

This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue highlights the experiences of an adventure therapist....

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Teaching Through Trade Books: Gravity and Weight

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue explores the concept of gravity through several activities and readings....

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Research and Teaching: Surveying Science Literacy Among Undergraduates: Insights From Open-Ended Responses

This article presents the qualitative analysis of data from a 20-year project analyzing the knowledge and attitudes toward science of undergraduate students enrolled in introductory astronomy courses....

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Science 101: What Causes the Tides?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. In this month’s issue the author discusses the reason tides occur....

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Editor's Roundtable: Overlapping Reading and Writing Skills

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

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Reach for the Stars!

This article describes NASA and NSTA teaching resources that can accentuate your Earth and space science lessons....

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Green Science: Nuclear Energy

This column focuses on issues related to environmentally friendly and sustainable science. This month’s issue focuses on the pros and cons of nuclear energy....

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Point of View: Who Is Catching Up With Whom? Internationalization of Science Education

This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This month’s issue compares Chinese chemistry and chemistry education to that of the United States....

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Core Ideas of Engineering and Technology

This article addresses Chapter 8 of A Framework for K–12 Science Education, which presents core ideas in technology and engineering at the same level as core ideas in the traditional science fields....

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Two Paper Airplane Design Challenges: Customizing for Different Learning Objectives

This article describes two examples of how a common, underlying design task—designing a paper airplane—was modified to meet the needs of two very different college science courses. These cases illustrate both important considerations in the desig...