Students may generate questions that are off-topic or not scientifically useful if given too much latitude in inquiry-based ...

Science education is rarely a priority in elementary schools. That may be changing under the Next Generation Science Standards, adopted in whole or in part by 38 states and the District of Columbia.

Science and engineering instruction is under-resourced and not highly prioritized in preschool through elementary schools, with engineering receiving even less attention. These concerns are ...

During my time as a kindergarten teacher, I learned three major lessons about our youngest learners’ relationship to science. Specifically, I learned that elementary school students are predisposed to ...

Teaching elementary school science can be a struggle. Math and English dominate the schedule in the early grades, often leaving scant time for science. And most elementary teachers don’t have a ...

During the spring of 2020, the global education community faced tremendous disruption as it transitioned to emergency remote teaching in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfamiliar with the ...

Use this directory of public and private Elementary Schools across the U.S. to help you find the right school for your child.

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. First, research on science and engineering education has focused largely on middle and ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. REDMOND, Ore. – ...