The National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) is bringing its highly anticipated National Conference on Science Education to Minneapolis from November 12--15. This premier four-day event gathers ...

In this lesson, students will investigate the nature of radioactivity and the effect of both distance and shielding materials on different radioactive sources using a Geiger-Muller tube with a counter ...

I ’ve noticed a definite trend whenever I serve on faculty search committees lately: More and more job candidates seem to be relying heavily on PowerPoint during their teaching demonstrations. Such ...

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS - PVC pipe, duct tape, zip ties, screws, small buoy floats and motorized propellers — these were the materials science teacher Patrick Burke handed his class to make underwater ROVs, ...

The Mississippi School for Math and Science hosted its annual Science Carnival. Second and third graders, along with students ...

Certain species of ant use a technique known as 'tandem running' to lead another ant from the nest to a food source. Signals between the two ants control both the speed and course of the run. It is ...

This popular browser extension addresses two teacher needs—quickly generating customized sub plans and tracking the evolution ...