Engineering Encounters: From STEM to STEAM

Journal Article | January 2017

This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. Incorporating the arts in a roller coaster engineering project.

Supporting Student Understanding of Watersheds by Using Multiple Models to Explore Elevation

Journal Article | January 2017

Use a variety of tools to help students understand how water flows through a watershed.

Learning and Applying Systems Thinking When Studying a Local Creek System

Journal Article | January 2017

Help students see the big picture as they attempt to identify the boundary and parts of a local creek system.

From Fish Tank to Fuel Tank: Engineering Photobioreactors in the Classroom

Journal Article | January 2017

Grow algae in the classroom to explore bioenergy and related concepts.

Water, Water, Everywhere! But Is It Clean to Drink? Applying Engineering Design to the Challenge of Water Purification

Journal Article | January 2017

Build on students’ prior knowledge of watersheds to solve the problem of how to clean water.

An Inquiry Lesson on Stream Ecosystems

Journal Article | January 2017

Determine the ecosystem attributes of a stream by studying its biological and physical relationships.

From the Editor's Desk: The Essential Substance

Journal Article | January 2017

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

Science on a Shoestring: Testing the Waters

Journal Article | January 2017

Low-cost labs, lessons, and equipment. Students use Secchi disks to measure water turbidity.

Citizen Science: Citizen Science for a Rainy (or Snowy) Day

Journal Article | January 2017

This column highlights formal and informal science research projects that students can join and contribute to by gathering and sharing data. The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network.

Disequilibrium: Sticking Together

Journal Article | January 2017

This column shows how to use discrepant events to confront misconceptions. This month's issue discusses the cohesive properties of water.

Teacher to Teacher: Designing the Water Treatment Process

Journal Article | January 2017

This column provides practical advice from your peers. The ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan, served as the inspiration for a design brief the author created that asked students to explore the process of water…

Science for All: Using Technology to Unlock Content for Students

Journal Article | January 2017

This column shares strategies for increasing student engagement. Although there is an incredible number of technological tools that make content-area reading and writing easier for students who struggle with grade-level…

Listserv Roundup: Teaching the Water Cycle

Journal Article | January 2017

This column shares recent conversations taken from the NSTA listserv community about current science education topics. The water, or hydraulic, cycle is a popular topic on the NSTA listservs. This month’s column…

Scope on the Skies: In the Midst of an Eclipse Season

Journal Article | January 2017

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue discusses lunar and solar eclipses happening in 2017.

Defusing Discomfort

Journal Article | January 2017

Bridging philosophical and religious conflicts through reflective writing.