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Journal Article

Science Scope’s editor shares thoughts on the benefits of joining professional organizations....

Journal Article

Connecting Middle School, Oceanography, and the Real World

The Sierra Oceanic Institute curriculum is an excellent way to channel students’ energy into completing tasks and learning about the ocean. Students...

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Learning from your Mistakes

Using lamps directed at black, gray, and white cans to show the impact of color on heat absorption is a classic experiment, one that the author came t...

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Earth Science in the News

Earth scientists gather and analyze evidence of change on Earth through time to increase our understanding of the geologic past and the history of lif...

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Tech Trek: Getting students charged up about batteries

The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation’s (RBRC) lesson plan entitled Charge Up to Recycle! is a nonprofit organization that recycles Nickel-...

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Turning Bread into Rocks: A Multisensory Unit Opener

How can we engage middle school students and pique their interest in rocks? How can we better demonstrate the vital links between minerals and rocks? ...

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After the Bell: Amoebas and euglenas and paramecia ... Oh, My!

How can teachers develop lessons that maximize students’ science experiences outside of the classroom to better prepare them for the future work for...

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Solving Solutions: Exploring unknowns through chemistry

Developing middle school students’ problem-solving skills is a common goal of the National Science Education Standards and the Principles and Standa...