Students put objects and materials into groups based on their observable properties, test materials for strength and absorbency, and use their results to make a boat that can hold the most pennies ...

Eighteen states and the District of Columbia, along with many individual districts, have now adopted the Next Generation Science Standards, meaning millions of students around the country will be ...

Lincoln University students got a chance to work with local elementary students in preparation for leading their own classrooms one day. Through the River Reporters project with local Thorpe Gordon ...

UNION CITY, Calif. (KGO) -- Talking about Newton's Second Law of Motion may not be too appealing to a bunch of sixth-graders. But if you do it in an unconventional science lesson, well that's a game ...

Generative artificial intelligence, like ChatGPT, can do a lot with the right prompts. Teachers can − and are − using it to help create lesson plans or to enhance lesson plans they've used in the past ...

In Alexis Galerno’s busy classroom at Burns Science and Technology Charter School, a little voice cried out over the commotion: “Oh my god, look at Leah!” Everyone’s heads whipped around to a girl, ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that Oklahoma had adopted the Next Generation Science Standards. The state created science standards based on the K-12 Framework for ...

STANSBURY PARK — When a massive rainstorm flooded Tooele County this past weekend, most people were focused on cleanup and damage assessments. But in one Stansbury Park classroom, all that water led ...

The Divas of the Dry Ingredients and the Lords of the Liquids got right to work. They measured, mixed, kneaded, tossed, and rolled—all in the name of science. Approximately 350 fourth-graders from ...