Scope on the Skies: Motions of the Earth and Beyond

Journal Article | February 2018

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This issue discusses rotational speed and visible planets.

Scope on the Skies: Beyond Earth’s Orbit

Journal Article | February 2017

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.

Bringing Moon Phases Down to Earth

Journal Article | August 2008

Teaching astronomy concepts to elementary students does not have to be complicated or require expensive materials. As a teacher resource agent for the American Astronomical Society and through involvement with other…

Compost: The Rot Thing for Our Earth

Journal Article | January 2013

A yearlong classroom project encourages scientific practices and knowledge about ecology.

Editor's Corner: Our Changing Earth

Journal Article | August 2015

The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue.

Editor's Note: Earth's Systems: Climate

Journal Article | September 2015

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.

Embodying Earth's Place in the Solar System

Journal Article | November 2015

Upper elementary students investigate seasonal constellations using software and model them with their bodies.

The Early Years: The Earth-Sun System

Journal Article | November 2015

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue has children measuring the length of their shadow at two different times of the day to learn about how the…

Astrobiology: Explorations in Earth and Life Science

Journal Article | June 2014

Explore the fundamental conditions that make life possible on Earth and the creatures that inhabit its most extreme environments as you consider the possibility of extraterrestrial life.

Editor’s Roundtable: Sculpting the Earth’s surface

Journal Article | September 2008

Our students need to know about the structure of the Earth and about the geological processes that shape its surface—both the long-term and the everyday processes, the abrupt shifts of faults, the sustained movements of…

Scope on the Skies: The view from Earth

Journal Article | October 2008

A practical method for either observing or modeling the view we have of other planets is to focus on planets near the horizon, specifically morning or evening planets and their location relative to the Sun. Planets…