All Science Scope resources

Journal Article

Spice up your science curriculum by partnering with a local university to bring talent and resources into your classroom-- it's not as daunting as you...

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Tech Trek: How reliable is the temperature forecast?

The internet has become as commonplace as a daily newspaper, and is a primary source of news for middle school students. Access to up-to-the minute we...

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Tried and true: It's all done with mirrors

Reflect the magic of science using the following activities to spur an interest in the study of light and its associated properties with the use of m...

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EPICS Exploration

Learn about the partnership formed between students from Purdue University’s, "Engineering Projects In Community Service" (EPICS) and students at H...

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Reaching Out to Outreach

Resources like university science camps, 4-H, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America can help motivate curious students with experiences related to c...

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Service Learning: A Way to Connect Science to the Community

How often have we tried to connect middle school science to students' lives only to lack an idea or a vehicle for making the connection? Service learn...

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After the Bell: Science and algebraic thinking part I: Rates and Change

One of the most important connections that must be made during the middle school years is the relationship between scientific inquiry and algebraic t...

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The Prairie Science Class

Students from a rural middle school in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, joined with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restore a native tallgrass prairie. ...