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  • Best STEM Books

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    Books published in 2017.

  • Cells on Mars

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    Develop a deeper understanding of plant and animal cells.

  • Cell Modeling Students Can Really Get Into

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    Use a real-world scenario to engage in the scientific practice of collecting, analyzing, graphing, and interpreting data.

  • Classic Lessons 2.0: Diffusion in Action

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    This column shares updated perennial classroom favorites. Investigating the surface area–to-volume ratio in cells.

  • Integrating Technology: Mapping Digital Game Analogies to Science Instruction

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    This column shares how teachers use technology for assessment, student learning, or classroom management. This article describes an instructional sequence that shows teachers how to use analogy mapping techniques with…

  • From the Editor’s Desk: Sparking Student Interest in Hidden Worlds

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

  • Citizen Science: iNaturalist

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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. Citizen science for 21st-century naturalists with the iNaturalist app.

  • Disequilibrium: Sensory Illusions

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    This column shows how to use discrepant events to confront misconceptions. The use of optical illusions in the classroom helps students understand that the brain may process reactions based upon a previously learned…

  • Listserv Roundup: Interactive and Digital Notebooks in the Science Classroom

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    This column shares recent conversations taken from the NSTA listserv community about current science education topics. Last month, NSTA listserv members shared effective note-taking strategies for science students. This…

  • Science For All: Making Science Memorable

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    This column shares strategies for increasing student engagement. Memorization techniques for the middle school student.

  • Teacher To Teacher: Scaffolds for Scientific Explanations

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    This column provides practical advice from your peers. This month provides an example of an activity that guides middle school students through the formation of a scientific explanation.

  • Scope on the Skies: Motions of the Earth and Beyond

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    This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This issue discusses rotational speed and visible planets.

  • School Maker Faires

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    This event blends Next Generation Science goals with the concepts of the Maker Movement.

  • Plastic Pollution to Solution

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    Second graders turn knowledge into action as they engineer solutions for a real-world problem in a school makerspace.

  • Mars Mission Specialist

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    An integrated payload design challenge provides an authentic maker experience.

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