On a recent afternoon in June, a line of kids between the ages of 5 and 13 snaked back from the door at the edge of classroom at St. Anthony's Catholic School in East Oakland, California. Some jumped ...

Lab activities that practice investigation, modeling, data analysis, and design skills while learning more about animals and ...

North Carolina State University researchers recently found that a program designed to get Girl Scouts involved in citizen science – programs where members of the public can participate in real ...

If the weather cooperates, science students of all ages could be in for quite a show on April 8. The first sign will be a sudden temperature drop. The sky will darken, and winds will shift. A dark ...

A new STEM festival brought interactive science learning to students at Trickum Middle School in Gwinnett County.

A citizen science study has found participants’ mental wellbeing is positively affected, in a variety of ways.

A key to designing informal experiences to support learning is to clearly articulate the goals for a particular experience. That is, what should participants learn through their experience? In this ...

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