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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Students can sit, stand, kneel, stretch out on the floor or pedal their way through David Browne’s eighth-grade science class at Oak Valley Middle School. There’s no seating chart nor desks. Glass ...

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 ...

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 ...

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