Students observe the wavelength of light at which different compounds burn during a Sept. 19, 2024, science lab at the College Community School District’s Prairie Ninth Grade Center in Cedar Rapids.

The committee will review research on science investigations and engineering design for middle and high school students conducted since publication of America’s Lab Report (2006) to inform the ...

Educators and scientists say they are encouraged by the latest version of the National Research Council's science education standards, an effort aimed at defining what United States K-12 students ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa’s department of education released proposed changes to the state’s science education standards. The proposed update replaces mentions of climate change with ‘climate ...

Scientists conduct investigations for a wide variety of reasons. Scientific explanations must adhere to criteria such as: a proposed explanation must be logically consistent; it must abide by the ...

After a national outcry, the West Virginia school board on Wednesday removed language from the state’s science education standards that cast doubt on the science behind climate change, according to ...

The state board of education Thursday voted to change how students learn about climate change, jettisoning a couple of proposals that sharpened the connection between burning fossil fuels and rising ...

We provide in-person and web-based education and resources for teachers, students, and the general public—all designed to improve science teaching and learning, while promoting science skills and ...

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On June 1, Dr. Elizabeth Mulkerrin, Vice President of the Omaha Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska, became the 2022–2023 President of the National Science Teaching ...