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Ecological Investigations Within an Interactive Plant Community Simulation

This article describes how students can create a virtual plant community that uses simple ecological models of plant species to simulate changes in a ...

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Science Meets the Arts

Build your own fish, amphibian, and reptile models to explore the diversity of life....

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Tried and True: Simulating Biodiversity: The Effects of Human and Environmental Factors

This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. This month’s issue discusses a simulation-type game where students can...

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The <i>Next Generation Science Standards</i> and the Earth and Space Sciences

This article examines the important features of Earth and space science standards for elementary, middle, and high school levels....

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Using Mathematics to Conduct Social Analyses of Bottlenose Dolphins in Science Classrooms

Observe dolphin social interactions in an interdisciplinary math and life science unit....

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Scope on Safety: Sizing Up for Safety

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses occupancy load....

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Having pHun With Soils

Test the pH of soil to explore its impact on an ecosystem....

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Scope on the Skies: The Geography of Eclipses

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue talks about eclipses....

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Cold Scat Creamery: Using Ice-Cream-Parlor Tricks to Create Fake Scat

Create fake scat that reflects animal diets and have students learn about local wildlife, animal sign identification, and a variety of animal diet cla...