Text and talk in the science classroom constitute two of the primary vehicles by which students gain knowledge and make meaning. Yet, both involve the unique language of science. Presentations focused ...

The Smithsonian Science Education Center’s elementary curriculum, Smithsonian Science for the Classroom, received an “all-green” rating for its grades 3–5 instructional materials in a new report ...

State education officials adopted subtle changes to internal documents in February that could steer schools to buy books that misinform students about global warming. The Texas State Board of ...

When: Lampeter-Strasburg school board meeting, April 7. What happened: In a unanimous vote, the board adopted new textbooks for elementary and middle school science as well as for accelerated ninth ...

1 What’s Really Different? A group of second-grade students were engaged in an animated discussion. Their teacher had brought in some colorful ears of corn she wanted to use to decorate their ...

For decades, science educators have been encouraged to "stick to the science" and leave politics at the classroom door. But ...