Science Education

A small group of high school science teachers is developing curriculum about COVID-19 and teaching it to their students during the pandemic.

There are pros and cons: Much less pay. But summers off from work.As schools across the country struggle to fill science teacher positions, some educators…

The welfare of all sorts of insects has been garnering attention of late, with some disconcerting headlines about declining insect populations.On…

Ben Routhier never imagined brain cells could be so tiny.As the 9-year-old squints through the eyepiece of a microscope for the first time, his…

Webster University held a workshop Saturday to introduce middle school girls to computer science and cybersecurity, with a goal of encouraging them to…

For the first time in more than a decade, the St. Louis public school district is celebrating the first graduating class of a new high school.The…

Does this sound familiar?“Most students will tell you that the main job scientists have is to make things as complex and difficult as possible,” Norman…

More than 300 students from age eight to 18 spent Saturday doing hands-on activities like building straw rockets and trying out a flight simulator at…

Libraries throughout the St. Louis area will soon have more telescopes available for checkout.The St. Louis Astronomical Society put 29 telescopes…

Some incoming freshmen at Harris-Stowe State University are getting their first taste of college life — and a crash course in math and science.Every…