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Applying Scientific Principles to Resolve Student Misconceptions

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Applying Scientific Principles to Resolve Student Misconceptions

Using sinking and floating as an example, this article introduces a method to guide students to solve misconception problems by using scientific princ...

Everyday Engineering: It's Stuck on You

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Everyday Engineering: It's Stuck on You

This column provides an inside look at the marvels of engineering in everyday life. This month's issue takes a closer look at adhesive bandages....

Guest Editorial: Misunderstanding Misconceptions

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Guest Editorial: Misunderstanding Misconceptions

An opinion piece about the different ways teachers view misconceptions....

Tech Trek: A Coruscating Star in the Calvalcade of Electronic Devices: The iPad

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Tech Trek: A Coruscating Star in the Calvalcade of Electronic Devices: The iPad

This column provides a look at the latest technology for science educators. This month's issue focuses on the iPad....

Investigating Students' Ideas About the Flow of Matter and Energy in Living Systems

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Investigating Students' Ideas About the Flow of Matter and Energy in Living Systems

In this article we describe strategies for eliciting student thinking, common responses to elicitation prompts, and implications for moving students' ...

A Change for Chemistry

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A Change for Chemistry

By using a preassessment of chemical and physical change, teachers can become better equipped to bridge conceptual gaps through instruction....

Scope on the Skies: "I'm Your Venus"

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Scope on the Skies: "I'm Your Venus"

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue centers on Venus, the Kepler Mission, and the annular solar eclipse....

Folding Inquiry Into Cookbook Lab Activities

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Folding Inquiry Into Cookbook Lab Activities

Learn how to convert teacher-directed, highly structured lessons into more open-ended inquiry experiences that allow for student input, wonder, and in...

Editor's Roundtable: A Tough Climate for Teachers

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Editor's Roundtable: A Tough Climate for Teachers

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

Why Did the Bald Eagle Almost Become Extinct?

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Why Did the Bald Eagle Almost Become Extinct?

The activity described in this article poses a question, provides evidence needed to answer the question, and uses a cooperative learning structure wi...

Explaining Four Earth Science Enigmas With a New Hypothesis

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Explaining Four Earth Science Enigmas With a New Hypothesis

Students learn group process skills and transferable ideas about how science works by researching and studying four enigmas....

Scope on Safety: Is Greener Cleaner?

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Scope on Safety: Is Greener Cleaner?

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses cleaning the laboratory with green cleaners....

Teacher's Toolkit: Opening the Door to Science Instruction for All Through Literature

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Teacher's Toolkit: Opening the Door to Science Instruction for All Through Literature

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This month’s issue discusses using literature to engage student...

Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12: Books Published in 2011

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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12: Books Published in 2011

NSTA and the Children's Book Council identify the best science trade books of 2011....

Integrating the Arts: Teaching About Color Mixing With Light

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Integrating the Arts: Teaching About Color Mixing With Light

This guided inquiry lesson is designed to help students develop conceptual understanding of the primary colors of light and differentiate between addi...

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