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Editor's Roundtable: Walking a Thin Line
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Science Scope’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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Everyday Engineering: UV or Not UV? That Is a Question for Your Sunglasses
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This column provides an inside look at the marvels of engineering in everyday life. In this 5E learning cycle lesson students use UV-sensitive beads to test different sunglasses' lenses to determine their ability to…
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This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This month’s issue provides a set of questions useful for thinking about explanation and argumentation in students' talk with each…
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Scope on Safety: LAMP: Shining a Light on Safety
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This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses LAMP: an acronym for lead, asbestos, mercury, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).The article describes where in the school…
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Scope on the Skies: Prograde and Retrograde
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This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue discusses the motion of planets.
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Our World Without Decomposers: How Scary!
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A fifth-grade outdoor study of essential organisms in ecosystems.
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Exploring Nature Through a New Lens
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Students use digital cameras to record evidence of the animal habitats that surround their school.
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Examining stability and change in a local pond connects students to their environment.
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Growing Gardens, Growing Minds
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A garden project introduces plants and healthy eating.
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The Amazing Ecology of Terrestrial Isopods
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Third-grade students investigate roly-polies to learn about ecosystems.
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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12
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Discover trade books published in 2013 that cover science content, engineering, and design.
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Editor's Note: Support for Implementation of NGSS
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Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Let's Talk Trash
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This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue helps students focus on what trash is, which trash can be recycled, and where their trash ends up in the process.
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The Early Years: Ecosystems, Up Close and Personal
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This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue discusses children observing and documenting the growth of a plant from a seed to seed-production and animal…
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Formative Assessment Probes: Habitat Change: Formative Assessment of a Cautionary Word
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This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue discusses word usage and learning about habitat.
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