Katelyn Clark

Journal Review
McGinnis, P. (Eds.). (2018) Science Scope, 41(5), 41(6), 41(7), 41(8)
 The National Science Teacher Association (NSTA) publishes the peer reviewed journal,
Science Scope, which is a journal that supports middle school science teachers.
 Intended audience
o This journal is used by middle school science teachers, it provides ideas for
teacher to implement within the classrooms and provides science literacy for
students. Several of the articles in the journal are science focused and then the
journal provides activities that can go along with the journal for students to do.
 Publishing
o Published monthly starting in August which lines up with the beginning of a
school year
 Main Topics
o The journal is published every month with a different theme and the articles
discuss either using the topic in the classroom or using the theme within the
article.
 Editor
o The editor of Science Scope is Patty McGinnis
o Every journal, the editor writes an article discussing the topic of the issue, that is
feature at the beginning of the magazine.
 Regular contributors
o The featured readings do not have regular contributors
o Citizen Science is written by Jill Nugent
o Disequilibrium is written by Tom Hoover
o Listserv roundup is written by Cheska Robinson
o Science for all is written by Kaitlyn McGlynn and Janey Kelly
o Teacher to teacher is written by Susan German
 Regular features
o Every issue has these sections:
 Mystery Photo
 NSTA recommends
 Scope on the skies
 Teacher to teacher
 Science for all
 Listserv roundup
 Disequilibrium
 Citizen science
 Scope’s scoops
 Commentary
 Access to the Journal
o To be able to receive this journal you need to be a member of NSTA but once you
are a member you can receive it in the mail or can access through an app.
 Journey to the Journal
o I came upon this journal through using the National Science Teacher Association
as a SPA, and there is also an NSTA chapter at JMU.
 Nuggets
o One of the article in a journal wilderness water crisis which is using real world
scenario to engage scientific practice
o Mystery Photo is a fun way you could engage student for future reference.