Connect-the-Engineer Activity

Journal Article | July 2018

Help students make connections between the four main branches of engineering—electrical, chemical, mechanical, and civil.

Illuminating Food Webs

Journal Article | July 2018

Assign students specific tasks to complete a maker jigsaw electric circuit that models energy flow and transfer in a food web.

Making in the Middle: Celebrity Statues

Journal Article | July 2018

This column explores maker spaces, engineering and more. Students learn computational thinking by designing biomimetic robots.

From the Editor’s Desk: Reinventing STEM Through the Maker Movement

Journal Article | July 2018

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

Commentary: A Real-World STEM Competition

Journal Article | July 2018

An opinion piece about the eCYBERMISSION competition.

Disequilibrium: Flight and the Bernoulli Effect

Journal Article | July 2018

This column shows how to use discrepant events to confront misconceptions. This lesson incorporates several discrepant events that demonstrate Bernoulli’s principle to help students understand lift, one of the four…

Science For All: Engineering a Classroom That Works for All

Journal Article | July 2018

This column shares strategies for increasing student engagement. The authors have found that there are multiple strategies that support students with special education needs, as well as ELLs. Here are just a few…

Interdisciplinary Ideas: Creating a Classroom Library

Journal Article | July 2018

This column shares ways to bring other subjects into the science classroom. This issue discusses the importance of building your classroom library.

Teacher To Teacher: Forming Parent-Teacher Relationships Around Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article | July 2018

This column provides practical advice from your peers. This article is based on several conversations the author has had with teachers using three-dimensional instruction who are now struggling to garner parental…

Citizen Science: Be a Zombee Hunter for Science

Journal Article | July 2018

This column highlights formal and informal science research projects that students can join and contribute to by gathering and sharing data. Celebrate National Honey Month this September with honeybee citizen science.…

Scope on the Skies: Return to Sender (part 2)

Journal Article | July 2018

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This issue discusses NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex mission.

Killing Two Birds With One Stone

Journal Article | August 2018

Integrating science and English/language arts instruction with interactive science notebooks.

Debate, Dialogue, and Democracy Through Science!

Journal Article | August 2018

Using controversial issues to develop scientific literacy and informed citizenship.

Science Is “RAD”

Journal Article | August 2018

The use of mnemonics as an effective strategy to support the integration of writing in science for students with disabilities.

Engaging in Argumentation

Journal Article | August 2018

Strategies for early elementary and English language learners