The lessons align with the fourth-grade science curriculum on the changing states of matter, properties of matter, and the differences between mixtures and new substances. Learning science while ...

My colleague Sean Cavanagh, who covers math and science here at Education Week, recently wrote an article about science labs in elementary schools. According to the story, although science ...

Fourth-grade students turned into budding scientists during Brandon Elementary’s first Science Fair earlier this month, showcasing the projects on which they have been working for the last six weeks.

More than half of 4th graders spend less than three hours a week on science, according to a report from Change the Equation.

Fourth-graders also erased the gender gap between boys and girls on the science test. Still, just 38% of fourth-graders tested at a proficient level or above, which some say reflects the high ...

New test results show U.S. fourth and eighth-graders have made improvements in their study of science, narrowing persistent achievement gaps based on gender and race. The National Assessment of ...