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Teacher’s Toolkit: Methods for success as a middle school science teacher
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Effective teachers are prepared with methods for teaching science. Without them, the first day of school will be a disaster that will likely continue throughout the year. This article outlines some methods that will…
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Oil Spill!
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An oil spill occurs somewhere in the world almost everyday of the year, and the consequences can be devastating. In this month's column, students explore the effects of oil spills on plants, animals, and the…
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When a Hypothesis is <em>Not</em> an Educated Guess
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The terms prediction and hypothesis are often used interchangeably, yet one term means to think about what might happen and the other means to think about why something will happen. Misuse of these terms may deprive…
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Editor’s Corner: Brainy Science
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Despite being a subject of intense interest and scrutiny for all of human history, many aspects of human brain function are still rather poorly understood. However, this is about to change rapidly, as modern imaging…
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Editor's Roundtable: Making Science Meaningful
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Science Scope’s editor shares insights on what research reveals about how best to engage students and help them see science as relevant and meaningful to their lives.
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Teacher’s Toolkit: Misconceptions in the science classroom
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To address misconceptions, teachers first need to uncover them. Although misconceptions will surely emerge as you move through a lesson, it’s best to identify them prior to new learning. Here’s where the role of…
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The Artistic Oceanographer Program
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The Artistic Oceanographer Program (AOP) was designed to engage elementary school students in ocean sciences and to illustrate basic fifth-grade science and art standards with ocean-based examples. The program combines…
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Inquiry-based learning requires students to think about what they are doing before and during the experiment and provides opportunities to apply previously learned concepts to new situations. In this article, students…
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Teaching Through Trade Books: What's the Matter?
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This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue explores the different properties of matter.
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Think about invertebrates for a minute. Do arthropods come to mind? The phylum Arthropoda is the most diverse of the invertebrates, spanning from horseshoe crabs to lobsters to insects. These organisms have in common…
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Many resources are available to elementary teachers who wish to support science learning with literature. Unfortunately, somewhere between middle school and high school, the emphasis on using literature to teach science…
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Test the pH of soil to explore its impact on an ecosystem.
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Guest Editorial: A Brief History of the National Middle Level Science Teachers Association
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An opinion piece about the highlights and membership benefits of NMLSTA.
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Today’s Authors, Tomorrow’s Scientists
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Although not all teachers can invite scientists into classrooms on a regular basis, they can invite them into their students’ worlds through literature. Here the author shares how she used the nonfiction selection,…
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“How can we prepare students to function in a democratic society if we don’t model democracy in our schools and classrooms?” The author works with his students to develop the class syllabus and vote on which Earth…
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