(July 24, 2014: See the editor's note at the bottom of this page for an explanation of the story's new headline.) When 12-year-old Lauren Arrington heard about her sixth-grade science project, she ...

SPARTA — Students, parents and teachers crowded around Kaeli Rank’s table Friday morning for a chance to play with food coloring and other kitchen liquids. The Meadowview Middle School sixth-grader ...

Cardinals Local Schools sixth grade science class participated in a Skittles Science Lab recently. Students used Skittles (their rock), water and a pipet (their precipitation), and a Petri dish (Earth ...

A sixth-grader's project for her school's science fair made waves among academics studying the invasive lionfish that infest many U.S. waters. These colorful fish, equipped with venomous spines, can ...

Lauren Arrington, a 13-year-old scientist, poses with a tank of lionfish. Arrington recently presented her research on the fish, but marine biologist Zack Jud claims Arrington stole his findings.

Educational research indicates that error reflection, especially reflection on incorrect examples, has a positive effect on knowledge acquisition. The benefit of ...

ODESSA, Texas — If you are a fan of space, it would likely be quite the opportunity to take a trip to NASA. That is the reality for Kimberly Neal — a sixth grade science teacher and department chair ...