Conte West Hills School third graders Olivia and Deon played tug-of-war in their classroom — not to see who was the strongest, but instead to conduct a science experiment to learn about forces. That ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --Like many kids these days, Maya Consti isn't where she'd like to be. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oakdale third-grader is doing full-time distance learning and feels like she ...

Project-based learning – a teaching approach whereby students explore and solve real-world challenges – can improve third graders’ scientific knowledge as well as their social and emotional skills.

Students learn how to synthesize information from multiple non-fiction science books. Students learn how to synthesize information from multiple non-fiction science books in order to describe factors ...

Tell me about your dog. What type is it? What color is it? How much does it weigh? If you’ve got a cat, same questions apply. What’s the dog-to-cat ratio in your classroom (or office or home)? If ...

Joseph S Krajcik receives funding from George Lucas Educational Foundaton. The work we are writing about was funded by the George Lucas Educational Foundation. Barbara Schneider receives funding from ...