Evaluating Scientific Arguments With Slow Thinking

Journal Article | October 2013

Explore System 1 and System 2 thinking as it relates to evaluating scientific arguments.

Engaging Middle School Students in the Analysis and Interpretation of Real-World Data

Journal Article | October 2013

Use research articles written specifically for middle school students to analyze and interpret real data.

Student-to-Student Collaboration and Coming to Consensus

Journal Article | October 2013

Promote a dialogue among students that helps develop the art of consensus-building.

Editor's Roundtable: Developing Critical Consumers of Science and Engineering

Journal Article | October 2013

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

Teacher's Toolkit: Scientific Explanations and Arguments: Understanding Their Nature Through Historical Examples

Journal Article | October 2013

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This month’s issue discusses explanation and argument.

Tried and True: Classroom Zoo: Practicing Ethical Research on Animals

Journal Article | October 2013

This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. This month’s issue discusses how to responsibly conduct scientific research.

Scope on Safety: Safety in Videos

Journal Article | October 2013

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue addresses safety issues that accompany the increased access to and use of experiments found in videos.

Scope on the Skies: Comet of the Century?

Journal Article | October 2013

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue discusses comets.

What Happens When You Flip a Switch?

Journal Article | October 2013

A series of hands-on activities to help students understand what energy is and how we generate it.

Physics Portfolios

Journal Article | October 2013

Students submit essays and pictures at the end of a unit of study to show real-life examples of the unit's physics concepts.

Rethinking Failure

Journal Article | October 2013

When getting it wrong can increase students' chances for getting it right.

Toying Around

Journal Article | October 2013

A seemingly simple pull toy can open students' eyes to the nature of science.

Inexpensive Equipment for the Physics Classroom

Journal Article | October 2013

How to construct a ramp and five labs that make use of it.

Editor's Corner: Physics Instruction in the Era of the NGSS

Journal Article | October 2013

The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue.

Science 2.0: Gamify AP Biology

Journal Article | October 2013

This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue interviews a biology teacher who has created video screencasts for his "flipped" classes and recently reinvented his Advanced Placement Biology…