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  • Project WET

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    Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) is an international, broad-based water science and education program for formal and informal educators of students in grades K–12. It is part of a larger water resource…

  • Mystery Boxes, X Rays, and Radiology

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    When teaching the electromagnetic spectrum, it is often difficult to move beyond the concepts of light and color and create memorable, hands-on learning experiences. How do you teach students that the twentieth century…

  • Idea Bank: ExploraVision—Extracurricular Research and Development

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    The ExploraVision model encourages students to use their knowledge and creativity to solve real-world problems. It gives any student, at any grade level, the opportunity to participate in scientific collaboration. This…

  • The Great Build-A-Buoy

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    An engineering challenge seamlessly integrates science, technology, and math. Students try to build a PVC-pipe buoy that will support as many golf balls as possible while floating freely.

  • Editor's Roundtable: Start the new year right

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

  • Lessons Online

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    The instructors of an Earth science course used WebCT, a multipurpose software package, to create an online supplement to their course. It included class e-mail, science hyperlinks, an online calendar, an online…

  • Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K—12: Books Published in 2006

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    Apples and oranges … and lychees and loquats—how can one compare? That’s the challenge when a team of NSTA’s best science educators attempt to select the best of each year’s science trade books. It’s been 34 years since…

  • Student Geoscientists Explore the Earth: During Earth Science Week 2005

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    Visit the American Geological Institute (AGI) Earth Science Week website to learn about how you can provide your students with inquiry-based learning experiences that celebrates the theme, "Geoscientists Explore the…

  • Science Sampler: Building bridges between scientists and teachers to bring the joy of science to British Columbia students

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    Although it is hard to claim that one or two school visits by a scientist will change how students think about science and their place in it, the authors’ experience suggests that, for many students, a school visit by a…

  • Making Science Come Alive: Bucking the Declining Science Major Enrollment Trend at Annapolis—The Lure of the "Oceanography Summer Cruise"

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    Our nation is experiencing a general trend of declining enrollments in mathematics and science majors study tracks. The U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) Oceanography major is "bucking this trend" with a combination of non-…

  • Tech Trek: Software that makes the grade

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    As you make plans for the upcoming school year, consider reviewing one of the many gradebook software packages that are available for organizing and computing your classroom grades. Many different packages are available…

  • Cartooning Your Way to Student Motivation

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    Unmotivated, underachieving students pose a huge challenge for teachers. One way to motivate and stimulate student interest in a topic is to use humor. Humor can help students make new connections in learning and…

  • Action Research for Teachers

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    In this article, the authors draw on their experiences as science teacher-researches and present practical guidelines for science teachers who want to learn more about conducting teacher action research. They…

  • Science and Social Justice: Making the Case for Case Studies

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    Incorporating social justice into science curricula can attract and maintain the interest of students who shy away from science because of a lack of immediate relevance or role models, and permits them to make…

  • Inquiry dot Com: Web-based activities promote scientific inquiry learning

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    Inquiry-based activities found on the Web provide opportunities for students to learn science and may be used to promote inquiry learning. The Web permits students to approach larger, more authentic scientific problems…

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