Helping students see how what they are learning in school is relevant to their lives, hopes, and dreams enhances motivation. It can also be challenging to teachers who are tasked with covering a lot ...

Fifth-grader Kira Hunt wanted to find out whether paper color had an effect on her classmates’ performance on math problems. She hypothesized that students would perform with more speed and accuracy ...

Kiley Pappas, a fifth-grader at Quail Run Elementary School, likes to jump off things. Unfortunately, jumping off swings and boxes can be both problematic and painful. Kiley has broken both her arm ...

Want to really promote science to kids so they keep that interest? Give them problems to develop solutions for. For instance, some people still like to read physical books (I’m one of them). Sometimes ...