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Science Sampler: Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope Project

The Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope (GAVRT) project involved thousands of student scientists across the nation in the collection and analysis o...

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Teaching Science as Inquiry by Scaffolding Student Thinking

In construction, “scaffolding” means a temporary framework used to support workers and materials during construction. The analogy is consistent w...

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Scope on Safety: Space—The final frontier!

These are the voyages of laboratory science safety! The issue of science laboratory space and class size has been on a long safety trek. For example, ...

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Scope on the Skies: Setting the Scale Straight

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. In this month’s issue the modeling exploration gives students a more accurate view of the size...

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Science Sampler: A student-constructed product

In this activity, students participate in research assignments about a region of the Earth. The students can choose or be assigned a region to researc...

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Tried and True: Simply Cells

This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. In this month’s issue the author features ways to introduce cells to s...

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Scope on Safety: Building safety into student models and projects

This column shares safety information for your classroom. In this month’s issue the author discusses the basic safety guidelines for students engagi...

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Stay Out! Stay Alive!

Abandoned mines and quarries can be extremely dangerous. In this month's insert, read up on the National Energy Foundation's (NEF) educational outreac...

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Let the Dogs Out: Using Bobble Head Toys to Explore Force and Motion

Even the simplest of toys can be great tools for promoting interest in physical science principles. Test the basic physics, systems, and simple machin...

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Demonstrations to Save the World

Students develop a better understanding of concepts when they are introduced with a model, simulation, or demonstration. In this activity, students us...

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Science Sampler: Modeling the transmission of sound

Sound can travel through solids, liquids, and gases. This activity models how sound travels faster through solid materials than through gases....

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Toothpick Chromosomes: Simple Manipulatives to Help Students Understand Genetics

Make sense of genetics terms while demonstrating the link between models and the biological processes they represent. Using toothpicks as simple model...