For Melissa Pearcy, science has always been an umbrella for other learning. “If you’re curious about something, you’ll want to read and write about it,” she said. “The heart of science is asking ...

New elementary teachers who promote equity in science are proving highly effective at engaging students, no matter their background, a new University of Michigan study shows. U-M researchers found ...

Clarification: This story has been updated to clarify the nature of the organization WestEd. Using an elementary curriculum aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards improved students’ science ...

During my time as a kindergarten teacher, I learned three major lessons about our youngest learners’ relationship to science. Specifically, I learned that elementary school students are predisposed to ...

A newly released independent study conducted over a five-year period offers evidence of the impact of the Smithsonian Science for the Classroom high-quality curriculum paired with professional ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A new learning opportunity is afoot for elementary school children in the Hillsboro School District. Students at the new Tamarack Elementary School in Hillsboro have the unique ...

As a student teacher I witnessed extreme inequalities in how science is communicated and taught at California elementary schools. My first teaching experience was as a STEM (science, technology, ...

With only 18 minutes a day spent on science in the average elementary classroom, advocates are hoping outdoor learning labs are a way to spark students’ interest in the topic. Credit: Luis Bernardo ...

The Jazz Lab program at Cedarwood Elementary merges art and science, teaching students about sound through music and hands-on ...

Munford Elementary School officials announced this week the school has formed a new partnership with the Challenger Learning Center of Northeast Alabama, expanding hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, ...

The ISLL houses two types of courses. The “iBC: integrated Biology and Chemistry” course series delivers interdisciplinary instruction for a broad population of life science majors. Interdisciplinary ...