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The Early Years: Safe Smelling
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Using the sense of smell, animals find food or a mate and detect the presence of predators; their survival depends on this. In a discussion on using our sense of smell to keep use safe, some children may relate…
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This mobile science outreach project began as an extension of Citylab—a biotechnology learning laboratory for Boston middle and high school students and teachers at Boston University School of Medicine. Quality science…
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NSTA is breaking new ground with this month’s issue of Science Scope. For the first time, an NSTA journal is focused on action research and the role teachers play as classroom researchers. This issue chronicles the…
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Science 101: What writing represents what scientists actually do?
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This article addresses whether or not a report based on scientific method accurately represents what scientists do as well as what kind of writing scientists engage in that goes beyond the reporting of conclusions.
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In 1997, Project JUST (Join Underrepresented in Science and Technology) was launched. This school system project increased the number of underrepresented minority students taking and completing high school science and…
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Research and Teaching: Gauging Students’ Learning in the Classroom
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To find out what helps students to learn, the author administered Elaine Seymour’s Student Assessment of their learning Gains instrument to her introductory biology classes. Using the student feedback from the 1998…
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Commentary: Challenging Gifted Students
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Gifted students in many states are not always provided the opportunity to take challenging advanced courses of study. Find out what steps the state of Virginia is taking to change this.
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Educators and scientists alike acknowledge the shortage of minorities pursuing science careers. To address this problem, West Virginia University (WVU) has created the Health Sciences and Technology Academy (HSTA),…
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The process of a successful undergraduate student-faculty research collaboration involving a student with documented learning disabilities is detailed. As the student developed research skills, she also learned how to…
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Editor's Roundtable: Non-Standard Science
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Science Scope’s editors share thoughts regarding the current issue.
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Editor's Note - November/December 2002
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Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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Scope on the Skies: Total lunar eclipse
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On March 3, 2007, the Moon will be at its descending node, crossing the Earth’s orbital plane, moving southward. The Moon will also be at 100% illumination, or at full Moon, during the node crossing. These are the…
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To teach critical-thinking skills in introductory biology, the authors selected an immersion system using analysis problems that incorporates critical thinking into a specific discipline rather than presenting it as an…
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In professional communities of both nurses and chemists, it is widely agreed that chemistry is an essential component of nurses' educational preparation. This article highlights Supplemental Instruction (SI)—one method…
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Recognizing Excellence: From Macro to Micro to Nano
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This column features profiles of award-winning science programs and teachers. In this month’s issue the author shares his experience of working with a university researcher. Third-grade students benefit from this…
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