Science

This eight-step framework can help teachers create units that integrate science and social studies with math and English language arts.

New elementary science teachers can build student engagement and enhance learning by using the explore-before-explain approach.

Proficiency scales provide an excellent way to evaluate students on their scientific knowledge and skills.

Teachers can use these strategies to help students in grades 6 to 12 develop skills that are crucial to scientific study and exploration.

An inquiry-based, immersive approach can spark early elementary teachers’ enthusiasm for teaching this critical subject.

These strategies help elementary students grapple with the very large numbers involved in talking about time and space.

Teachers can use learning progressions to give students a framework to build on their science knowledge, fostering curiosity and enthusiasm.

Focusing on fun during science lessons can help elementary students develop more curiosity about the world and engage more deeply in learning.

Plants can illustrate how different people need different things to be nourished—and how equality and equity differ.

Do your high school students think that taking notes during class means writing down everything you say? You can teach them effective note-taking skills that increase their engagement.

Scientific discovery can have a deeper impact on students when they see how it is relevant to their lives.

An inquiry-focused method gives students a way to connect scientific ideas to their experiences and apply their learning.

Removing summative assessments from instructional practice can make class more interesting, engaging, and stress free for students.