All Science Scope resources

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Science Sampler: Made to measure—Teaching the skill of estimation

Estimation is an important skill that we all use every day, often without realizing it. It might not seem very scientific, because we think of science...

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Editor’s Roundtable: Threads of change

Egg, larva, pupa, adult, done! How easy it would be if teaching students to grasp the nature and role of change was that simple! Getting students to o...

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Scope on the Skies: International Year of Astronomy

This year marks the 400th anniversary of when a telescope was used for astronomical observations, and 2009 has also been designated the International ...

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Straight from the Mouths of Horses and Tapirs: Using Fossil Teeth to Clarify How Ancient Environments Have Changed Over Time

Clarifying ancient environments millions of years ago is necessary to better understand how ecosystems change over time, providing insight as to the p...

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Scope on Safety: Allergies—Nothing to sneeze at

The list from the nurse’s office of students with known allergies seems to get longer each year. Allergy symptoms can range from a simple red rash o...

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Tried and True: Modeling changes in matter, magnifying interest in science

At Daniell Middle School in Marietta Georgia, students’ interest in science and understanding of matter has been magnified. This is due, at least in...

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Scope on the Skies: Mars at opposition

On January 29, Mars will reach opposition, a point along its orbit around the Sun where Mars will be directly opposite from the Sun in a two-planet an...

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Editor’s Roundtable: What students can learn in their own backyard

Local resources and potential science education partners are underutilized, though many facilities, institutions, and professionals would gladly volun...

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Digging Into Inquiry-based Earth Science Research

To help eighth-grade students experience the excitement of Earth science research, the authors developed an inquiry-based project in which students ev...

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Science Sampler: A student-centered project focused on obtaining clean drinking water for the community

This project-based science unit, focused on a local environmental issue, created a great deal of interest and learning, as well as drew in the support...

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Guest Editorial: The polished rock

Saving the world is a pretty lofty goal. One that sounds so unattainable that most of us instinctively want to leave that up to the physicists, the br...

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The Future Scientists and Engineers Conferences: Using Community Resources to Enhance the Science Fair

Conference attendees arrive at the registration desk at 9:00 a.m. sharp, eager to start their day. While standing in line, they talk excitedly about t...

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Science Sampler: Science role models for adolescent girls

Research shows that girls are more likely to enter a field when they can identify a role model in that field (Betz 1994; Lent, Brown, and Hackett 1994...

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Tried and True: An Eggciting Alternative to a Science Olympiad

This is a new twist on a familiar Science Olympiad event. By combining two possible outcomes, it allows students to make choices in an inquiry format....

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Scope on the Skies: Lunar looks and latitude

During December, the Sun gains a bit of notoriety as its celestial position this month marks a change of seasons, a solstice. The word solstice descri...