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Straws and Air Pressure: Using An Everyday Object to Explain Air Pressure

Use straws and other inexpensive items to explore concepts related to air pressure....

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Ring the Bell: An Asynchronous Learning Experience

Use household materials to engineer your own Rube Goldberg device that links a series of physical actions to ring a bell....

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Polymer Family Night: The Science Behind the Fun

Engage the entire family with a night of fun, hands-on activities that explore the science of polymers....

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The Great Viscosity Race: Using the 5E Model to Make Connections Between Properties of Matter and Viscosity

Determine if a liquid's viscosity affects the rate at which it flows....

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The Great Iced-Tea Debate

Test two samples of iced tea—one sweetened when hot and the other when cooled to room temperature—to determine if their physical characteristics a...

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Editor's Roundtable: The NGSS Call to Reengineer Your Curriculum

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

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Guest Editorial: Modeling Modern Physics With Literature

An opinion piece about using models with nuclear physics....

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Tried and True: If You Build It, Will It Fly?

This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. This month’s issue describes a project in which students look at the n...

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Scope on Safety: Safety Requires Collaboration

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue covers teachers receiving multidisciplinary safety training....

Middle School STEM Science and Engineering Practices Safety

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Scope on the Skies: A Tale of Two Nodes

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue discusses lunar and solar eclipses....