Testing Oil Spill Cleanup Methods Ethically

Journal Article | August 2018

Strategies to develop students’ ethical habits of mind in science-integrated engineering.

Editor’s Note: Finding a Way

Journal Article | August 2018

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.

The Early Years: Begin With Open Exploration

Journal Article | August 2018

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This issue discusses ways to encourage children to engage in open exploration to learn about living organisms.

The Poetry of Science: Teaching Strategies

Journal Article | August 2018

Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. This poem introduces observation and the skills of a natural scientist.

Biological Diversity

Journal Article | August 2018

Science 101: How Can I Make Science Fun and Have Students Learn More By Using Phenomenon-Based Learning?

Journal Article | August 2018

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This issue discusses phenomenon-based learning and activities to use in the science classroom.

The Soda Can Crusher Challenge

Journal Article | August 2018

Seeing the Struggle and Reaping the Rewards

Journal Article | August 2018

Classroom-Scale Experiments in System-Scale Modeling With Application to the Global Cycle of Water and Energy

Journal Article | August 2018

Model the movement of energy through the water cycle.

Getting Beneath the Surface

Journal Article | August 2018

Explore plate tectonics with this series of lab investigations.

When Air Masses Collide!

Journal Article | August 2018

Use anchoring phenomena to explain air mass interactions.

National Parks Investigation

Journal Article | August 2018

Use parks to introduce the three rock types and the rock cycle.

From the Editor's Desk: Earth: The Ultimate Recycler

Journal Article | August 2018

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

Integrating Technology: Using Science and Technology to Protect Urban Water Sources

Journal Article | August 2018

This column shares how teachers use technology for assessment, student learning, or classroom management. In this article, the authors describe an eighth-grade science lesson in which the teacher discussed with her…

Teacher’s Toolkit: Community Connections

Journal Article | August 2018

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This issue describes how the author fosters more communication between her students and their families in her sixth-grade science…