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Students sample air at their school and generate ideas about how to classify the microorganisms they observe. This investigative, hands-on laboratory activity allows students to gain an awareness of science from a personal perspective and share their...
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Scope on the Skies: Peeking at the planets
This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. In this month’s issue learn more about the exciting things happening in our solar system....
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In this activity students are assigned occupations that rely on specific minerals. To obtain the minerals they need, each student must trade a service or mineral to another worker. Teachers can show students real-world applications of Earth science u...
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Rocketing into Adaptive Inquiry
To ensure that each student achieves success, teachers can tailor activities with students’ strengths and weaknesses in mind using the process of adaptive inquiry. Adaptive inquiry is the product of the synergistic relationship between what a stu...
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After the Bell: Science of the symphony: Part I
When do we consider the science of music? When do we connect what we do in music with what we teach in science? As listeners, we often ignore the scientific bases of sound. Yet, modern composers often use the science of pitch to create entertaining p...
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Editor's Roundtable: <i>Dragonfly</i>TV takes flight
Science Scope’s editor shares thoughts regarding the first season of DragonflyTV. ...
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Project ASTRO is a nationwide program that pairs educators and their students with professional and amateur astronomers. Educators attend training and receive an activity manual and other curriculum materials to engage students in astronomy. Students...
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Teachers can use these activities to teach students the basics of soil permeability, groundwater movement, and pollution risks. Students use inquiry to develop experiments in which they construct models, collect and analyze data, create graphical rep...