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A long-term collaboration between a teacher and a biomedical researcher taught third through fifth-grade students at a science focus school valuable lessons on the value of research. Students created models and…
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Understanding Earth's Albedo Effect
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Learn how the Earth's surface affects how our planet absorbs and reflects the energy of the Sun.
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A Twenty-Year Survey of Science Literacy Among College Undergraduates
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First results from a 20-year survey of science knowledge and attitudes toward science among undergraduates are presented. Nearly 10,000 students taking astronomy as part of a general education requirement answered a set…
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Science Sampler: A student-constructed product
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In this activity, students participate in research assignments about a region of the Earth. The students can choose or be assigned a region to research, which will be presented to the class upon completion.
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The “Green” Root Beer Laboratory
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No, your students will not be drinking green root beer for St. Patrick’s Day—this “green” root beer laboratory promotes environmental awareness in the science classroom, and provides a venue for some very sound science…
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Editor's Roundtable: Learning in a Digital Frame
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Science Scope’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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The scientific and technological issues surrounding environmental problems exemplify why teaching scientific literacy is so vital to environmental science courses. In this paper, the authors analyze some of the…
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Properties are “hot,” not in terms of real estate but in science class. Here, the editor highlights the feature articles related to this month’s theme, Properties of Objects and Materials. With these articles as a guide…
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Celestial Studies
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Children love astronomy but the complex ideas associated with the topic often lead to misconceptions. This month’s column features simple activities for grades K-3 and 4-6 relating to the Sun and the Moon that can lay a…
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Editor’s Note: Understanding Data
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Science is a data-based subject. In any experiment, the two most important product components are the data and the analysis of that data—what happened, and what does it mean? When considering how to design inquiry…
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Becoming Wildlife Investigators
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Students love learning outdoors, but how do you ensure they are absorbing the science and gaining skills as they do so? The authors found a way—a fourth-grade classroom teacher, a gifted/science resource teacher, and a…
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To understand more about faculty perceptions of the instructional benefits of and barriers to using case studies, the authors surveyed 101 science faculty at universities and colleges in the United States and Canada.…
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“It was helpful to keep track of questions we had at the beginning so we knew what we were trying to find out.” With these words, a student described the value of using a Driving Question Board (DQB) in a project-based…
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In this article the authors look in-depth at scientific practice number 2—developing, evaluating, and revising scientific models to explain and predict phenomena—and what it means for classroom teaching.
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The Early Years: Thinking Space
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Space exploration is a high-interest topic for girls and boys. They love to play with space models (toys), pore over space images, talk about what they have seen in the sky or on television, and play astronaut. Use the…
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