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Out in the Field: Learning About Plant Diversity

Use plant-based education to teach students about the environment in which they live....

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Teaching NGSS-Aligned Lessons in Science Classrooms

Learn to design and present three-dimensional science lessons....

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Integrating Technology: Weather Versus Climate

This column shares how teachers use technology for assessment, student learning, or classroom management. Helping middle school students distinguish t...

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Teacher's Toolkit: How to Start a STEM Club

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This month’s issue describes the steps (and challenges) involve...

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From the Editor’s Desk: Sparking the “Need to Know”

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

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Citizen Science: Where the Wildlife Are

This column highlights formal and informal science research projects that students can join and contribute to by gathering and sharing data. See wildl...

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Disequilibrium: Exploring Buoyancy and Density with Cartesian Divers

This column shows how to use discrepant events to confront misconceptions.In this month’s column, students design and test Cartesian divers....

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Listserv Roundup: Technology tools for a paperless classroom

This column shares recent conversations taken from the NSTA listserv community about current science education topics.This month shares how to create ...

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Science For All: Planning and Preparing Your Students With Special Needs

This column shares strategies for increasing student engagement. This issue presents a few suggestions to help your students with ADHD and autism bene...

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Teacher To Teacher: Teaching With Learning Cycles and Storylines

This column provides practical advice from your peers. This issue discusses how to frame the learning cycle around a storyline....

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Scope on the Skies: Measuring the Universe

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue discusses how to measure how far away galaxies are....

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Preparing Preservice K–8 Teachers for the Public School: Improving Evolution Attitudes, Misconceptions, and Legal Confusion

The study in this article examines the effectiveness of a curriculum on preservice teachers’ attitudes and knowledge of evolution and legalities of ...

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Impact of a Robert Noyce Scholarship on STEM Teacher Recruitment

Funding from the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program supports the University of Portland Noyce Scholars and Interns Program (University of Portl...

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Using Clickers for Deliberate Practice in Five Large Science Courses

Clickers are often used as an active learning tool in face-to-face classes to enhance student engagement and assess student learning. In this article ...

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Case Study: Assembling a Case Study Tool Kit: 10 Tools for Teaching With Cases

This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. T...