(Note: This is the final post in a four-part series on teaching science. You can see Part One here, Part Two here and Part Three here) Two weeks ago I posed this question: What is the best advice you ...

The 3-year science research program at Seaford High School allows students to study a topic of their choosing.

A new survey on scientific literacy from the Center for Accountability in Science found that most respondents failed to correctly answer questions designed for a fifth-grade science class. “Most ...

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Note: This article, to be published in the October 2008 issue of Scientific American, was originally printed with the title, "Questions for Would-Be Presidents." Add your own questions for McCain and ...

Back in September, we shared eleven questions that would make even the most understanding science teacher take back the saying, "There's no such thing as a stupid question." We'd now like to present ...

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Last April, I joined more than a dozen cognitive scientists at a workshop called "Breaking New Ground in the Science-Religion Dialogue." The workshop, organized by Cristine Legare at the University of ...