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Are You Dressed for a Spacewalk? Harnessing Student Interest in Space Exploration to Engage Them in Energy and Engineering

Challenge students to design a spacesuit that can maintain a safe temperature for astronauts who are working in space....

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The August 2017 Total Solar Eclipse: The Perfect Opportunity to Highlight Three-Dimensional Science Learning

Use an NGSS-based lesson to help students understand what causes solar eclipses....

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Skynet Junior Scholars: Authentic Astronomy for All, Including Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students

Build a portfolio of resources to use with students who have difficulty accessing the dense terminology and concepts often found in astronomy....

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Moving Students Toward a More Accurate View of the Solar System

Use technology to collect data that students can use to model and better understand the solar system....

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Sunrise, Sunset: Using Personal Observations to Understand Changing Sun Patterns from an Earth Perspective

Confront students’ misconceptions about the Earth–Sun system with this collection of activities....

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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12

Recently published books selected by the Children’s Book Council and the National Science Teachers Association....

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From the Editor's Desk: When a Shadow Sheds Light

Science Scope’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

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Commentary: Science Teachers as Community Eclipse Outreach Agents

An opinion piece about using science teachers as a link to the community....

High School Middle School Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Physical Science Citizen Science

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Citizen Science: Out of this World Citizen Science—Sun, Space, and Your Mission: Starlight

This column highlights formal and informal science research projects that students can join and contribute to by gathering and sharing data. Mission: ...

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Disequilibrium: The Bernoulli Bag

This column shows how to use discrepant events to confront misconceptions. Students explore pressure and the Bernoulli principle with a Bernoulli Bag....

Middle School Physical Science 5E Inquiry Phenomena

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Listserv Roundup: Four Stellar Modeling Resources for Those Who Teach About the Sun and Solar System

This column shares recent conversations taken from the NSTA listserv community about current science education topics. The author focuses on the NGSS ...

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Scope on the Skies: Beyond Earth’s Orbit

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue discusses orbits and which planets can be seen in the sky right now....

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Science for All: Helping Students Succeed by Preteaching Content-Area Vocabulary

This column shares strategies for increasing student engagement. In this article the authors discuss why teaching vocabulary is so important and expla...

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Teacher to Teacher: Tackling Misconceptions About Seasons

This column provides practical advice from your peers. The author uses data and computer simulations to clear up misconceptions because students can ...