Engage. Elaborate. Evaluate! Virtual Environment-Based Assessments of Science Content and Practices

Journal Article | December 2013

Create an immersive virtual environment to engage students in problem solving.

Using Place-Based Inquiry to Inspire and Motivate Future Scientists

Journal Article | December 2013

Combine inquiry with place-based education to improve student attitudes about science.

Stomp Rockets: A High-Impact Exploration of Science Concepts

Journal Article | December 2013

Explore the principles of engineering and design with a rocket-building activity.

Standardized Test Questions: A Tool for Developing Students' Proficiency With the Framework's Science Practices

Journal Article | December 2013

Learn to create test items that put students' higher-level thinking skills to the test.

Editor's Roundtable: Meet Me in the Middle in Boston

Journal Article | December 2013

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

Teachers Toolkit: Scientific Explanations and Arguments: Accessible Experiences Through Exploratory Arguments

Journal Article | December 2013

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This month’s issue focuses on activities that use a puzzling but accessible phenomenon to engage and familiarize students with…

Scope on Safety: Eating in the Lab: A Recipe for Disaster

Journal Article | December 2013

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses the rules associated with eating in the science laboratory.

Scope on the Skies: A Tail of Two Comets

Journal Article | December 2013

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue discusses comets, Jupiter, and visible planets.

A New Take on the Field Trip

Journal Article | December 2013

A low-tech, inquiry-based virtual field experience

Bioethics in the Hunger Games

Journal Article | December 2013

Evaluating the effects of genetic engineering through popular fiction.

Beyond "My Opinion Versus Yours"

Journal Article | December 2013

Supporting students in socio-scientific argumentation

Personalizing Science

Journal Article | December 2013

Four lessons and five strategies for engaging diverse students with socio-scientific issues

MicroWorld

Journal Article | December 2013

Interdisciplinary investigations of scale

Editor's Corner: Science and Society

Journal Article | December 2013

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

The Green Room: Back to Ecological Basics, Part 2

Journal Article | December 2013

This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. This month’s issue discusses the matter cycles in ecosystems.