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Journal Article

Scope on the Skies: Ancient Skies

Writing this month’s column is quite literally a once in a millennium opportunity. As the New Year, century, and millennium get underway, many of us...

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Journal Article

Planimal House: An inquiry-oriented project in which biology students study live organisms

Planimal House is a six-week-long inquiry oriented project that enables biology students to learn the secrets of nature by doing in-depth research on ...

Journal Article

Drawing on Student Understanding: Using illustrations to invoke deeper thinking about animals.

Students spent a significant amount of time learning about insects, using art and drawing as tools to deepen their understanding. Using artistic expre...

Journal Article

Editor's Roundtable: Start the new year right

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

Journal Article

Science on Wheels: A school bus turned mobile laboratory brings biotechnology curricula and activities to schools

This mobile science outreach project began as an extension of Citylab—a biotechnology learning laboratory for Boston middle and high school students...

Journal Article

Tech Trek: Probing Science

How do you light a fire under a class of 36 thirteen and fourteen-year olds and convince them that they want to learn about physics, chemistry, and ma...

Book Chapter

National Science Education Standards as a Catalyst for Change: The Essential Role of Professional Development

Standards have become a part of the educational landscape. In this chapter, we survey the origins of national standards; reflect on their power, in pa...

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