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High school and middle school science teachers should include English language learners (ELLs) in interactive science learning, thereby increasing the opportunities for these students to learn science. Creating…
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Take Off With NASA’s Kepler Mission!
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Humans have long wondered about life in the universe. Are we alone? Is Earth unique? What is it that makes our planet a habitable one, and are there others like Earth? NASA’s Kepler Mission seeks the answers to these…
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Scientific Journals: A Creative Assessment Tool
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The typical use of science notebooks is for students to record information as they complete an investigation, writing down their procedure, observations, data, results, graphs, and any other factual information…
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Safer Science: Building Safety with Engineering Controls
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Before conducting any laboratory activities, science teachers need to be in the know about the OSHA-required hierarchy of defense in the laboratory. At the top of OSHA's list are engineering controls, which are designed…
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Morning Meeting and Science—A Winning Combination
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Daily morning meetings help improve key social skills needed for science class.
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Editor's Roundtable: Report on reform
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Science Scope’s editor shares thoughts regarding the findings of a new report, What America Thinks About Science Education Reform.
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Editorial: Stuck in the Certainty Gradient
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We are increasingly seeing incoming college students who haven’t experienced (or perhaps haven’t responded to) this gradual presentation of increasing uncertainty. And the author believes this is one of the profound and…
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Editor’s Roundtable: Nurturing Scientific Habits of Mind
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Science process skills and content knowledge are not enough to produce the scientists and scientifically literate citizens we need in the 21st century. Shared values and dispositions within the science community such as…
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And the Winners Are… Award-Winning Science Books of 2008
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Most people are probably familiar with major literary awards such as the Nobel Prize for Literature, Pulitzer Prizes, National Book Awards, Booker Prizes, and the Caldecott and Newbery awards for children’s literature.…
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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12: Books Published in 2012
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This year's list of science trade books can be used in the science classroom to enrich and inspire students while they learn science content.
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Object boxes—plastic shoe boxes containing carefully selected figures, toys, and household items—can provide a hands-on opportunity for students to explore both abstract concepts, such as scale, and more concrete topics…
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Editor's Note: Is There Nothing New . . .
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Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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Nonscience majors enrolling in introductory science courses may not have a chance to conduct authentic scientific research and therefore may develop a distorted view of science. This article describes how authentic…
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The Early Years: Objects in Motion
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Objects in motion attract children. The following activity helps children explore the motion of bodies riding in a vehicle and safely demonstrates the answer to their questions, “Why do I need a seatbelt?” Children will…
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In this study, the authors analyzed how students’ grades in high school biology courses are associated with their predicted and actual grades in college courses. The results of the study revealed a disconnect between…
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