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  • Focus on Physics: The Tapered Rims of Train Wheels

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    This column helps teachers build an understanding of physical principles. The author discusses the design of train wheels.

  • Idea Bank: The Power of STEM

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    The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This month’s Idea Bank describes how instituting a STEM certificate helped the author grow her school's STEM program.

  • Career of the Month: Virologist

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    This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This issue describes Ewan Plant's career path to becoming a virologist.

  • Right to the Source: Artificial Limbs

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    Exploring science and history with the Library of Congress. This issue discusses the photograph "Reconstruction work—Walter Reed Hospital.”

  • Outlining Informational Text

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    Analyze and evaluate information before organizing it into a hierarchically structured framework.

  • Dropping Anchor!

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    Use the CER strategy to help students express their understanding of science concepts.

  • English Learners and the Complex Language of Written Science Texts

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    Focus on nominalizations and connecting words to boost student comprehension of science texts.

  • Integrating Technology: The Innovative Utensil Challenge

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    This column shares how teachers use technology for assessment, student learning, or classroom management. This article talks about creating innovative problem-solvers.

  • Making in the Middle: Engineering Prosthetic Hands

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    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

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    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

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    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

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

  • Disequilibrium: Egg in a Bottle

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    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

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    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?

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    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…

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