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(July 24, 2014: See the editor's note at the bottom of this page for an explanation of the story's new headline.) When 12-year-old Lauren Arrington heard about her sixth-grade science project, she ...
Fifty-eight percent of parents said their child has asked for their help with math Homeschooling is not so easy. The average American parent’s science and math knowledge taps out around the ...
Through a multidisciplinary approach to learning, with differentiated and student-centered instruction, GPS Middle School students strengthen these skills: creativity, critical thinking, collaboration ...
The average American parent’s science and math knowledge taps out around the sixth-grade level, according to new research. When asked to estimate the grade they’d be placed into for both math and ...
Cardinals Local Schools sixth grade science class participated in a Skittles Science Lab recently. Students used Skittles (their rock), water and a pipet (their precipitation), and a Petri dish (Earth ...
Bryce Radzwich captured first place in MMI Preparatory School’s sixth grade science fair for his project “Protect Your Melon.” David Yamulla captured second for his presentation, titled “Making ...
As California Gov. Jerry Brown joins world leaders in Paris next week after several months of campaigning to curb climate change around the world, many middle schools in his state are using science ...
Sixth-grade is usually the first time California students are formally taught about climate change as part of their science curriculum. A recent study shows some textbooks present the subject as a ...
Kati Stasko did not set out to be a teacher. “If you would have told me seven years ago, while I was wading chest-deep through alligator-infested waters to help an injured manatee, that one day I ...
The West Melbourne School for Science, a choice elementary school serving students from Pre-K through sixth grade, has completed a major expansion.
Kristen Bratcher, a sixth grade science teacher at Somerset Intermediate School, was named Somerset County's 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year. Allison Grove, a fifth grade teacher at Carter G. Woodson ...