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How do you judge the power of a simple science experiment? Step inside a 4th grade classroom—and behold the near-total silence. One recent day, elementary teacher Jamie Curbow achieved just that, as ...

The third-graders looked puzzled when asked what they liked best about science. No answer. OK, then, next question: "What is science?" a visitor asked the children in a hallway at Bessie Carmichael ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The battle over Common Core education standards is playing out across the country, but a new set of requirements for teaching science is creeping into curricula without the same fanfare. Some states ...

Teams from 62 elementary schools competed for medals and trophies on May 11 at one of the largest and longest-running Science Olympiad competitions in the nation. Approximately 2,800 students, ...

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