Ninth grade biology students construct the parts of a cell using clay. A solid science background makes middle-school science teachers more effective, say experts. Credit: Allison Shelley/The Verbatim ...
TUMWATER, Wash. — The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way students at Tumwater middle schools learn science. The teachers are emphasizing on hands-on learning in the form of more lab work and ...
On most days at 1LT Charles W. Whitcomb School—a middle school in Marlborough, Mass.—seventh-grade science classes are loud. “We’re collecting data and then analyzing it in small groups. We’re huddled ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - On Monday, middle school students from Mid-Pacific Institute gathered to compete in the first “Middle School Science Distance Derby.” Sixth through eighth graders came ...
Editor’s note: First-year students, prospective students (and some of their parents) wonder and worry how they will handle the academic transition from high school to college. In a series of stories, ...
Middle school science teacher Kent Heckenlively has spent part of his time teaching, well, not science. A prominent anti-vaccine campaigner, Heckenlively made world news in 2017 when he was denied ...