I want you to think back to your eighth grade science class. For some of us, this walk down memory lane will bring nothing but cheerful memories. However, some of us will find this a dark and ...

This story has been edited to add additional information about 12th grade mathematics and reading scores. Eighth grade students’ science test scores have fallen to the level they were in 2009, the ...

Science is usually one of the more hands-on subjects in middle school: Students design research questions, draw diagrams, and conduct experiments. But the country’s 8th graders are less likely to do ...

White lab coat buttoned, glasses perched firmly on his head, eighth-grade science teacher Todd Munoz lies flat on the classroom table. Atop his stomach is a bowling ball. Next to him is a student ...

He reads aloud question No. 1, and he emphasizes that students must include evidence and reasoning with their answer. “So, do not just say, ‘Yes,’” he tells his students. “Yes,” one of them responds ...

Decatur – A 8 th grade class needs your help to dig wells in developing countries. Mrs. Bartimus's 8 th grade science class, at Johns Hill started the "Pennies for Pozos" project. The class is trying ...

Tyraine Ragsdale, aka Grand Hank (left), challenges 8th grade students’ perception during an interactive science demonstration at the Allen M. Stearne middle school in Philadelphia on February 6, 2024 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. It started out as a simple assignment in Mrs ...

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