Visual Poetry

Journal Article | October 2018

Interdisciplinary Ideas: Strengthening Your Word Wall

Journal Article | October 2018

This column shares ways to bring other subjects into the science classroom. In this issue, learn how to show a relationship between concepts by placing vocabulary in a chart, cycle, continuum, logical sequence, or…

Teacher to Teacher: Classroom Strategies for Analyzing and Interpreting Graph Data

Journal Article | October 2018

This column provides practical advice from your peers.

Focus on Physics: The Color Black

Journal Article | October 2018

Is the color black simply the absence of light or something more?

Scope on the Skies: Virtual Space Exploration

Journal Article | October 2018

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This issue looks at how virtual reality and augmented reality are aiding space exploration.

Magnets in Water

Journal Article | October 2018

Q: Is It Really Caused by the Bernoulli Effect?

Journal Article | October 2018

Deriving Ohm's Law Using a Guided-Inquiry Investigation

Journal Article | October 2018

Derive the mathematical relationship between voltage and a current flowing through a resistor.

Ocean Acidification Investigation

Journal Article | December 2018

Introduce a weak acid into a container of shells and water to help students understand the effects of ocean acidification.

Beluga Whales: Hyphothesis Generation and Evaluation

Journal Article | March 2017

Examine data collected during a four-year study to determine whether the seasons affect the behavior of beluga whales.

Go, Turtle, Go: Measuring Motion to Build Proficiency in Science

Journal Article | March 2017

Have students plan an investigation that will provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on sum of the forces acting on the object and its mass.

Integrating Technology: Using Google Forms to Collect and Analyze Data

Journal Article | March 2017

This column shares how teachers use technology for assessment, student learning, or classroom management. Google Forms is used for a lab activity described in this article during a unit on the circulatory system.

Classic Lessons 2.0: Using Math to Support Claims About Wind-Dispersed Seeds

Journal Article | March 2017

This column shares updated perennial classroom favorites. In this lab exercise, students make a claim about factors influencing the travel distance of wind-dispersed seeds and then use the engineering design process to…

Teacher’s Toolkit: An Inquiry-Based Activity to Show the Importance of Sample Size and Random Sampling

Journal Article | March 2017

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This article describes an inquiry-based activity that teaches students the importance of random sampling, a critical component of many…

From the Editor's Desk: Keeping Math in Perspective

Journal Article | March 2017

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