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, ...

Teaching elementary school science can be a struggle. Math and English dominate the schedule in the early grades, often leaving scant time for science. And most elementary teachers don’t have a ...

A kindergarten student raises her hand during a reading lesson in Jennifer Lee’s class at Southwest Primary School in Hickory, N.C. Credit: Ariel Gilreath for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report ...

The money will pay for a new aquarium and help the class start a hydroponic plant system.

Saying thank you is not a small thing. Getting thanked makes students feel valued and reinforces the kind and helpful things they do that they are being thanked for. And the act of causing someone to ...

On Feb. 8, the fifth grade science class at Clinton Elementary School conducted a stability test by adding different texture ingredients like flour, cornstarch and lecithin to an oil and vinegar ...

A local ice cream shop owner transforms a classroom into a science lab, teaching fourth graders from Polton Elementary about ...

Third graders trekked Thursday from three different elementary schools to Dewey Point for lessons from West Vigo High School ...

If the weather cooperates, science students of all ages could be in for quite a show on April 8. The first sign will be a sudden temperature drop. The sky will darken, and winds will shift. A dark ...

Students at a York County elementary school received a special STEM lesson from a hot air balloon pilot on Monday. Kids at ...

During the spring of 2020, the global education community faced tremendous disruption as it transitioned to emergency remote teaching in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfamiliar with the ...