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 ...

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, ...

Few decisions have greater impact on the effectiveness of science teaching in the nation's schools than the process of selecting instructional materials. This selection determines to a large extent ...

Free lesson plans aligned to NGSS, student activity sheets, and integrated animations help students understand science and chemistry in everyday life. Inquiry in Action is a FREE teacher resource of ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — We are less than two months away from one of the biggest and rarest solar eclipse events of a lifetime. Dozens of students at Raymer Elementary School got a little taste of what to ...

Jace’s interest in marine biology may stem from his frequent visits to the Da Vinci Science Center, just down the street from Central Elementary STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading and Writing, ...

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 ...

This chapter presents background information on "Curriculum Projects Past and Present"—that is, it provides project descriptions and lists of titles produced by some major funded projects in hands-on ...