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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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Middle schoolers embody a messy no-man’s land: young enough to get excited by stickers and play-acting, but mature enough to crave autonomy and opportunities to improve their world. Younger ...

Shaunna Garner’s 16th year teaching eighth-grade science began as it usually does: a week of lab safety training before students get to conduct experiments and exercises. But this year, Garner has ...

Rosie Vanzyl’s eighth-grade science class is one part desks from Porter Ranch Community School, one part lab table from Los Angeles Unified School District and one modest-size room at Northridge ...