Engineering Encounters: Goldilocks and the Engineers

Journal Article | January 2018

This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This issue shares information about developing science discourse and understanding with kindergarten students.

Methods and Strategies: Drawing for Meaning

Journal Article | January 2018

Students develop three-dimensional skills through scientific drawings.

Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12: 2018

Journal Article | January 2018

Recently published books selected by the Children’s Book Council and the National Science Teachers Association.

Composting: A Problem, Place, or Project? Using the PBL Trifecta (PBL3) in the Classroom

Journal Article | January 2018

Combine problem-, place-, and phenomenon-based learning to engage students in a composting project.

The NGSS-ification of Too Slow to Notice: How to Turn Any Unit into a Phenomena-Based, Student-Driven Investigation

Journal Article | January 2018

Add phenomena to your teaching to support three-dimensional instruction.

A Framework for Integrating Science, Engineering, and Literacy

Journal Article | January 2018

Incorporate scientific texts into lessons to help students make crosscurricular connections.

Why Do Fishermen Need Forests? Developing a Project-Based Learning Unit With an Engaging Driving Question

Journal Article | January 2018

Use driving questions and anchoring phenomena to capture students’ curiosity.

Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12

Journal Article | January 2018

Recently published books selected by the Children’s Book Council and the National Science Teachers Association.

How Can We Provide Water for Developing Countries? 5E Unit Empowers Students to Solve the Global Water Crisis

Journal Article | January 2018

Students use science knowledge and engineering skills to address a significant real-world problem.

From the Editor’s Desk: Tips for Project-Based Learning

Journal Article | January 2018

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

Commentary: Codesigning Science Projects With Students

Journal Article | January 2018

An opinion piece about including student voice and collaborating with students as project codesigners.

Citizen Science: Take a Stream Selfie for Science

Journal Article | January 2018

This column highlights formal and informal science research projects that students can join and contribute to by gathering and sharing data. Stream water quality data are lacking across the country, and citizen…

Disequilibrium: The Advantages of Biodegradable Products

Journal Article | January 2018

This column shows how to use discrepant events to confront misconceptions. In this month’s discrepant event, students learn about the environmental impact of two kinds of packing peanuts. Students then identify an…

Listserv Roundup: Note-Taking Strategies in the Science Classroom

Journal Article | January 2018

This column shares recent conversations taken from the NSTA listserv community about current science education topics. Focusing on tools and strategies that not only organize information but also increase student…

Science For All: Managing Group Work

Journal Article | January 2018

This column shares strategies for increasing student engagement. Although group work has its advantages, it can present issues in the middle school classroom. In this column, the authors share problems to look for when…