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Engineering Design and EFFECTs: A Water Filtration Example

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Engineering Design and EFFECTs: A Water Filtration Example

Teach students the language of engineering while addressing a real-world problem....

Saving Pelicans: A STEM Integration Unit

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Saving Pelicans: A STEM Integration Unit

Design pelican nests as part of a STEM unit that explores food webs, migration patterns, wildlife populations, and related concepts....

Redesigning the Water Rocket: An Engineering-Design Cycle for Integrating Science and Engineering Practices and Nature of Science Learning

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Redesigning the Water Rocket: An Engineering-Design Cycle for Integrating Science and Engineering Practices and Nature of Science Learning

Examine a variety of aerodynamic factors that affect the distance traveled by a projectile....

The Justin Time Challenge

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The Justin Time Challenge

Engage students in both science and engineering by designing a metronome that keeps the beat to a popular song....

Designing Earthquake-Resistant Structures: Integrating Science and Engineering Practices

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Designing Earthquake-Resistant Structures: Integrating Science and Engineering Practices

Research how earthquakes affect structures and then design your own buildings that will withstand a tectonic event....

Construct, Critique, and Connect: Engineering as a Vehicle to Learn Science

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Construct, Critique, and Connect: Engineering as a Vehicle to Learn Science

Design a better wind-turbine blade with this activity that explores energy transformation and conservation....

Editor's Roundtable: EQuIP—A Tool to Help Keep the NGSS on Course

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Editor's Roundtable: EQuIP—A Tool to Help Keep the NGSS on Course

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

Teacher's Toolkit: Exploring the Science Framework and NGSS: Computational Thinking in the Science Classroom

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Teacher's Toolkit: Exploring the Science Framework and NGSS: Computational Thinking in the Science Classroom

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This month’s issue discusses computational thinking and how it ...

Scope on Safety: Culturing Safety in Life Science

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Scope on Safety: Culturing Safety in Life Science

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue covers safety in life sciences labs....

Middle School Biology Labs Safety

Scope on the Skies: Anyone Out There?

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Scope on the Skies: Anyone Out There?

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue discusses the Kepler mission to discover other planets orbiting their respe...

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