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The 3rd Grade Science Fair: A Common Core Conundrum

Alan Singer | Posted 06.04.2013 | Politics
Alan Singer

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.

An Unexpected Reaction: Why a Science Experiment Gone Bad Doesn't Make Me a Criminal

Kiera Wilmot | Posted 05.23.2013 | Black Voices
Kiera Wilmot

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.

LOOK: Obama Hosts Students' Rockets, Robots At White House Science Fair

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 04.22.2013 | Science

WASHINGTON — It was an offer President Barack Obama couldn't refuse. "You're welcome to try this out if you like," the Oakland Park, Fla., high...

At Google's Science Contest, Another Faire for Makers

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 09.25.2012 | Home
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

By Malachi Segers and Maya Godfrey Photo Credit: Youth Radio Yassine Bouanane has been a coding whiz since before he was a teenager -- at 12, he ...

Teen Wows Google With Brilliant Cancer Diagnosis App

The Huffington Post | Dino Grandoni | Posted 07.26.2012 | Technology

Have you ever helped the hard-of-hearing listen to music? Or built a computer program to diagnose breast cancer? These kids have. The five teenage...

This Is What Pure Joy Looks Like! (WATCH)

The Huffington Post | Posted 06.22.2012 | Teen

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...

The 4 Questions Anyone Struggling with Work-Life Balance Should Ask

Claire McCarthy, M.D. | Posted 05.21.2012 | Parents
Claire McCarthy, M.D.

It's not about balance. It's about life, and what we cram into it, either out of necessity or choice or both.

Will the Next Celebrity Scientist Please Stand Up?

Harvard Kennedy School Democrats | Posted 04.28.2012 | Home
Harvard Kennedy School Democrats

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.

Obama Marvels At Flying Marshmallows

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 04.08.2012 | Science

WASHINGTON (AP) — For a president who promotes technology at every opportunity, Barack Obama often strikes an awed, self-effacing pose in the presen...

Homeless Science Whiz Invited to State Of Union

AP | Posted 01.17.2012 | Science

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 ...

High School Science Experiments ... In Space

The Huffington Post | James Gerken | Posted 12.10.2011 | Green

A new competition from YouTube is helping to promote science education and bring students closer to outer space. YouTube Space Lab, which launches thi...

All Three Winners Of Google Global Science Fair Were Girls From U.S.

Posted 09.14.2011 | Home

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...

Student: How To Make Science As Exciting As Football

Shubhro Saha | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Shubhro Saha

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.

Keep Science Fairs Alive

Paula Golden | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Paula Golden

Science fairs, those time-tested incubators of future American scientists and engineers and a national fixture for generations, are in trouble.

No More Science Fairs? Competitions Struggle To Survive As School Budgets Are Crunched

nytimes.com | EMMA GRAVES FITZSIMMONS | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

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...

Could the School Science Fair Offer a Model to Repair our Democracy?

Shirley Sagawa | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Shirley Sagawa

How do we make service-learning a universal experience? And here is where I've come out: use the school science fair as a model.

Educate to Innovate: The White House Science Fair Kickoff

Wilson To | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
Wilson To

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.

Missing Boy's Father Files For Divorce, Restraining Order Against Wife

AP /Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

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...

WATCH: Teens at Intel Science Fair Explain Their Breakthroughs

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. By: Ross Andrews Fixing herniated spines,...