Editor's Note: Creating Meaningful Products

Journal Article | August 2016

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.

Teaching Through Trade Books: What We Do With Ideas

Journal Article | August 2016

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue focuses on allowing students to expand their thinking around simple objects and ideas while maintaining a science focus.

The Poetry of Science: Sinking and Floating

Journal Article | August 2016

Build literacy in playful, meaningful ways with sinking and floating.

Science 101: What Constitutes a Good Science Project

Journal Article | August 2016

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses the elements of a good science project.

Science 102: Elucidating

Journal Article | August 2016

This column shares exercises to challenge content knowledge. This month's issue presents a new challenge and answers The Speed of Light challenge from last month.

Engineering Encounters: Designing Healthy Ice Pops

Journal Article | August 2016

This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month's issue shares information about a STEM enrichment project for second graders that incorporates nutrition and design principles.

Methods and Strategies: Science Storybooks

Journal Article | August 2016

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue discusses using Giverny Award winners to engage elementary students in science.

A Middle School Lake Study: Connecting Disciplines Through a Hands-On Experience

Journal Article | August 2016

Dip into this cross-disciplinary, hands-on exploration of a local lake that can lead to a community learning experience.

A Closer Look at Flowers: Exploring Structure and Function in Science and Art

Journal Article | August 2016

Integrate art into a 5E model unit on the anatomy of flowers to provide students with another lens through which to view the specialized structures and organization of flowering plants.

From the Editor's Desk: A Welcome From the New Editor

Journal Article | August 2016

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

Teacher to Teacher: Start the School Year With an Authentic Activity

Journal Article | August 2016

This column provides practical advice from your peers. This month's column provides an activity to engage students in scientific argumentation.

Disequilibrium: Teaching Discrepant Events With the 5E Instructional Model

Journal Article | August 2016

This column shows how to use discrepant events to confront misconceptions. This month's issue takes a vinegar–baking soda activity through the various stages of the 5E Instructional Model.

Science for All: Creating Student Buy-In on Day One

Journal Article | August 2016

This column shares strategies for increasing student engagement. This month's issue discusses how to engage students at the beginning of the school year.

Listserv Roundup: A Definitive Guide to the NSTA Listservs

Journal Article | August 2016

This column shares recent conversations taken from the NSTA listserv community about current science education topics.

Classic Lessons 2.0: The Power of Nanoscale

Journal Article | August 2016

This column shares updated perennial classroom favorites. This month's issue describes activities in which students examine how the ratio of surface area to volume is related to the size of an object, a concept that…