This is what you want to see in a science classroom: Less memorizing. Fewer ready-made science experiments. Students designing their own hands-on investigations in pursuit of scientific questions.

I once saw a sea turtle dying because of a straw stuck in its nose. It made me think about the suffering marine animals go ...

Teachers must be able to combine several important kinds of knowledge in order to successfully implement classroom science instruction for concept learning. These include knowledge of science content, ...

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Eighth-graders at Britton Middle School transformed their gymnasium into a showcase of scientific inquiry Dec. 11, presenting ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this story gave an incorrect university affiliation for one of the Florida-based research teams. They are with Florida State University in Tallahassee, Fla. Washington ...