With a few systems in place, active science experiences can be fun and meaningful for both students and teachers.

Last year, when the pandemic forced schools to go virtual, Libertyville High School chemistry teacher Sherri C. Rukes was heartbroken to see students struggling with remote education, she says. She ...

We’ve stepped into a new year, which for many people means new resolutions. And this story was supposed to tackle a big one: the best exercise people can do to be healthy. There’s just one small ...

Engaging underrepresented minorities and policymakers in science through outreach activities also provides transferable skills to scientists.

When Abilene High School Science teacher Molly Burton walks into her classroom each morning, she can hardly believe she’s in the same building where she started teaching more than two decades ago. The ...

In recent years, a host of new ways have emerged for people with little or no formal science training to take part in scientific research projects. Such citizen science often entails crowdsourcing ...