An outdoor learning area will be added onto this year to enhance student opportunities. David Murduck, a fifth-grade ...

With only 18 minutes a day spent on science in the average elementary classroom, advocates are hoping outdoor learning labs are a way to spark students’ interest in the topic. Credit: Luis Bernardo ...

Laboratory work is essential for developing students’ observational skills and helping them better understand the experimental foundations of natural sciences. But hands-on labs are expensive and not ...

When it comes to teaching science courses online, colleges are getting creative. Institutions are using virtual reality programs to immerse students in laboratory simulations. They’re also mailing lab ...

In addition to the school science lab makeover support package—valued at $15,000 (for the elementary winner) and $20,000 (for the middle level and high school winners)—each grand prize–winning teacher ...

Learning Undefeated's space-themed Explorer Lab bus sits parked outside of Benjamin Banneker Middle School in early May. The bus is one of several immersive mobile labs bringing STEM education to ...

Most educational technology is designed to reduce friction. Prof. Rene Kizilcec, information science, thinks that is precisely the problem. “Learning is not about feeling good,” Kizilcec said, who is ...

Elementary science lessons often follow a rigid, textbook-driven approach, with students passively following predetermined procedures and observing expected outcomes. This “cookbook recipe” teaching ...

Middle schools and high schools return to Argonne for hands-on STEM learning. As a world-class hub for science and engineering, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory welcomes ...

For many undergraduate students, exploring the complexities of physics for the first time, from wading through advanced ...

From designing creative learning experiences for families to combating information overload, our faculty-led labs are hubs for innovative, cross-disciplinary research. Together, our faculty and ...