Science for All: Using the Textbook Effectively to Encourage Student Growth

Journal Article | October 2018

This column shares strategies for increasing student engagement.

Right to the Source: Using 5E to Explore an Epitome of the Universe

Journal Article | October 2018

Exploring science and history with the Library of Congress. This issue discusses Thomas Wright's three-page "synopsis of the universe, or, the visible world, epitomiz'd" from 1742.

The Early Years: Analyzing Media Representations of Animals

Journal Article | October 2018

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This issue aims to engage children in analyzing and interpreting illustrations to determine sizes of pictured animals and give…

Citizen Science: Raspberry Shake

Journal Article | October 2018

This column highlights formal and informal science research projects that students can join and contribute to by gathering and sharing data.This issue, learn how to join in a study of plate tectonics.

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.