Zoubeida R. Dagher, professor in University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), remembers the childhood joy she felt as she helped her brother with his homemade ...

The minute kids walk into Mr. Alan Southern's classroom, they are captivated by his enthusiasm for teaching science.

A couple of years ago, five faculty members at Harvard University published an intriguing study. They had run an experiment in an introductory undergraduate physics course to figure out why active ...

Since 2011, at least 72 people—mostly children—have been injured in alcohol-fueled fires ignited during educational demos. The accidents most commonly occur when teachers doing “rainbow” flame ...

The new question-of-the-week is: What is the single most effective instructional strategy you have used to teach science? This post is part of a longer series of questions and answers inviting ...

A key feature of effective teaching is the selection of instructional materials that meet the needs of students and fit the constraints of the teaching and learning environment. There are many ...

Science is usually one of the more hands-on subjects in middle school: Students design research questions, draw diagrams, and conduct experiments. But the country’s 8th graders are less likely to do ...

Short demo: The fan in a vacuum pushes air out, creating a system of low pressure. This in turn creates a system of low pressure within the bag, allowing for an entertaining demonstration of the power ...

Middle-grades science teachers that dedicate a minimum of five hours of instructional time to science each week are more likely to implement inquiry-based teaching, a best practice among science and ...

Science in Schools is a program dedicated to teaching children the scientific method through fun hands-on experiments. The kids love science and I continue to love teaching them. Thank you again, ...

The minute kids walk into Mr. Alan Southern’s classroom, they are captivated by his enthusiasm for teaching science. “He ...