Making in the Middle: Engineering Prosthetic Hands

Journal Article | September 2018

This column explores maker spaces, engineering, and more. This article highlights an activity for integrating STEM into the science classroom.

Teacher’s Toolkit: The Argumentation Toolkit

Journal Article | September 2018

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. A resource for integrating argumentation into your science classroom.

Practical Research: From Interest to Identity

Journal Article | September 2018

Tips for maker spaces, robotic labs, and more. Learn how to create and nurture STEM kids in middle school.

From the Editor’s Desk: Critical Thinking and the Adolescent Brain

Journal Article | September 2018

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

Disequilibrium: Egg in a Bottle

Journal Article | September 2018

This column shows how to use discrepant events to confront misconceptions. This month’s Disequilibrium column carries out the traditional version of the egg-in-a-bottle activity with the addition of a few other steps to…

Science For All: Demystifying Reading in the Science Classroom

Journal Article | September 2018

This column shares strategies for increasing student engagement. Using content-area literacy skills to deepen students’ content knowledge.

Citizen Science: I See Change: Do You?

Journal Article | September 2018

This column highlights formal and informal science research projects that students can join and contribute to by gathering and sharing data. This article describes the I See Change project, which integrates citizen…

Interdisciplinary Ideas: Project GUTS

Journal Article | September 2018

This column shares ways to bring other subjects into the science classroom. Using, modifying, and creating computer models for simulating phenomena.

Scope on the Skies: Milestones in Space Exploration

Journal Article | September 2018

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. To mark its 60th anniversary, this month we will be reviewing some of the highlights achieved by NASA over the past 60 years, as well as those of Russia’s Space…

Teaching With Live Insects

Journal Article | October 2018

Overcome student and teacher discomfort with this series of lessons—touching optional!

Virtual Oceanography

Journal Article | October 2018

Studying river plumes using data visualization tools, ocean model data, and satellite imagery

Providing Pedagogy Education for Aspiring Instructors at Institutions Without Formal Pedagogy Curriculum or Undergraduate Populations

Journal Article | October 2018

This article describes the effectiveness of a Twin Talk Series in which a content expert discusses a pedagogical technique (Take-in) and then volunteers practice the technique (Try-out).

Exploring Newton's Laws of Motion With a Balloon Car

Journal Article | October 2018

Reinforce the laws of motion by building and testing balloon-powered vehicles.

Absorbing Visual Literacy

Journal Article | October 2018

Using diaper advertisements to create product testers

Approaches to Teaching Rube Goldberg

Journal Article | October 2018

Rube Goldberg machines and transfers of energy