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, ...
A majority of students ages 12-18 are interested in careers in science, technology, engineering, or math, finds a 2023 survey sponsored by the Walton Family Foundation. But the survey also found that ...
As different initiatives, priorities, and efforts to change teaching and learning in schools come and go, one challenge remains constant: Time is a finite resource. In elementary schools, especially, ...
Science Education at Fred Hutch has teamed up with the Greater Seattle Bureau of Fearless Ideas (BFI), a non-profit youth serving organization, to offer partnership programs for elementary-aged ...
I used to teach high school science in Oklahoma, and one day I brought in a stalk from a cotton plant with bolls of cotton still attached. Students asked me why I glued cotton balls to a stick. My ...
From purifying water to making break-dancing robots, these students at Orlando Science Elementary are using these lessons to prepare for the future. “I absolutely love it. It gets me excited to see ...