Science Scope—August 2019

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Developing a Highway Crash Safety Barrier

Using science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and disciplinary core ideas to solve problems...

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Moving From Product-Driven Models to Meaningful Practices

Applying evidence-based ways to help teachers creatively approach scientific models...

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A Metacognitive Approach to the Next Generation Science and Engineering Practices

Modifying and executing practice trackers in the classroom using metacognitive exercises...

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Petroleum and Me

Creating compelling NGSS storylines for environmental solutions...

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Keeping Critical Thinking Afloat

Creating compelling NGSS storylines for environmental solutions...

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Making in the Middle: Using the maker movement to forge a middle-school collaboration to support English language learners

Exploring maker spaces, engineering, and more...

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Teacher's Toolkit: Using existing lessons to create three-dimensional lessons

How-to strategies and classroom management tips...

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Disequilibrium: Why do some objects fall faster than others?

Using discrepant events to confront misconceptions...

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Citizen Science: Celebrate Urban Birds with citizen science

Collaborative science projects you can join...

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Interdisciplinary Ideas: Strategies to improve nonfiction reading

Bringing other subjects into the classroom...

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Science for All: Creating a self-sufficient classroom

Strategies for increasing student engagement...

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Scope on the Skies: Water conservation

Astronomy throughout the year...

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From the Editor's Desk: Moving toward 3-D instruction

Science Scope's editor introduces the current issue....