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Guest Editorial: Technology Techniques: Using Them the Right Way
An opinion piece about using technology in the classroom....
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Editor's Roundtable: You Can't Just "Wing It"
Science Scope’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....
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Using Presentation Software to Integrate Formative Assessment Into Science Instruction
Use the backward design process and presentation software to discover what students know....
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Parts Cards: Using Morphemes to Teach Science Vocabulary
Break words into their parts to help students make meaning of unknown words....
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"Student Teaching" in the Eighth-Grade Science Classroom
Engage students by having them step to the front of the class and into the shoes of the teacher....
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Scope on Safety: Small Microbes Pose Big Problems
This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses health risks from using harmful microbes in the lab....
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Teacher's Toolkit: Helping Students Navigate Nonfiction Text: Paving the Way Toward Understanding
This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This month’s issue discusses the problem of students struggling...
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Understanding Earth's Albedo Effect
Learn how the Earth's surface affects how our planet absorbs and reflects the energy of the Sun....
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Making Sense of Dinosaur Tracks
Use observations and inferences to devise evidence-based explanations for sets of dinosaur tracks....
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Connecting Earth Systems: Developing Holistic Understanding Through the Earth-System-Science Model
Explore how the four Earth systems—the hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere—interact and are impacted by human activity....
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Scope on Safety: Turning Up the Heat on Safety
This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses safety rules when using hot plates....
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Investigating the Mercalli Intensity Scale Through "Lived Experience"
Shake up your class with a look at the intensity-based alternative to the Richter scale....
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Clear Skies Ahead! Clearing Up Confusion About Clouds
Discover how to identify different types of clouds and use them to predict future weather events....