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Twenty Ways to Assess Students Using Technology

To ensure students are fully engaged in the learning process, educators must explore every available path for assessment. This article provides a list of ideas and programs/websites that can be used in any combination for formative and summative asse...

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Editor's Roundtable: Going Native

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

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Using Technology in the Classroom

The author describes how she has come to use technology in her classroom over the years. Her main topics include using the internet, experiencing podcasts, using technology for assessment, and recording results from science research....

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Food-System Botany

Promote better eating habits by examining the role of plants in students' diets. Students learn about biodiversity, monocultural agriculture, dangers to the food supply, and the potential power and safety of biodiverse food systems....

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Earth's Most Important Producers: Meet the Phytoplankton!

Students learn about single-celled, plantlike organisms called phytoplankton, which are the base of nearly all marine food webs. During the lesson students construct and use a phytoplankton net and create a phytoplankton bloom in the classroom....

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Scope on the Skies: A Planetpalooza

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s column discusses planet viewing and space flights....

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Editor's Roundtable: Words to Grow On

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

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Guest Editorial: Biodiversity and the Future of Food

The author discusses biodiversity and the future of food....