I believe Common Core goals are useful for teachers because they help define what students should be able to do at different stages in school. But the Common Core does not detail what students should actually know about content and concepts or how they should be taught.
That morning I was taking the experiment to be approved by my teacher. My friends and I were outside, and they wanted to see how it worked. It did not react the way I expected it to. The lid popped off and smoke came out. If I could go back in time, I definitely wouldn't have done it.
Last month, 15-year-old Jack Andraka won first place at the world's largest high school science research competition, the Intel Science and Engineerin...
We need to celebrate our scientific high achievers. Regional and national science fairs should be broadcasted, publicized, and covered in the media. And we need to find and commend role models in science, engineering, and math, whom young Americans can aspire to be like.
WASHINGTON (AP) ā For a president who promotes technology at every opportunity, Barack Obama often strikes an awed, self-effacing pose in the presen...
BRENTWOOD, N.Y. -- A homeless New York teen who's a semifinalist in a prestigious national science contest has been invited to watch President Barack ...
A new competition from YouTube is helping to promote science education and bring students closer to outer space. YouTube Space Lab, which launches thi...
Three girls from different parts of the country defied the status quo earlier this week -- by snagging the top title in a global science fair for each...
Sports bring a community together because the people on the sidelines feel that they are part of the team experience. The same should be true for science.
DARIEN, Ill. -- When one team's model helicopter broke before a recent science competition here, the students made a replacement at the last minute us...
The White House Science Fair launches a week of activities that concludes with the USA Science and Engineering Festival Expo on the National Mall this weekend, all of which are part of the Educate to Innovate campaign.
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The father of Kyron Horman, a 7-year-old Oregon boy missing for more than three weeks, filed for divorce from the boy's stepmother o...