Laboratory work is essential for developing students’ observational skills and helping them better understand the experimental foundations of natural sciences. But hands-on labs are expensive and not ...

With only 18 minutes a day spent on science in the average elementary classroom, advocates are hoping outdoor learning labs are a way to spark students’ interest in the topic. Credit: Luis Bernardo ...

When it comes to teaching science courses online, colleges are getting creative. Institutions are using virtual reality programs to immerse students in laboratory simulations. They’re also mailing lab ...

Schools in all 50 states are supplementing or even replacing the beaker and Bunsen burners found in traditional lab settings with a simulation program that teaches science through gamification — ...

Elementary science lessons often follow a rigid, textbook-driven approach, with students passively following predetermined procedures and observing expected outcomes. This “cookbook recipe” teaching ...

Learning Undefeated's space-themed Explorer Lab bus sits parked outside of Benjamin Banneker Middle School in early May. The bus is one of several immersive mobile labs bringing STEM education to ...

Most educational technology is designed to reduce friction. Prof. Rene Kizilcec, information science, thinks that is precisely the problem. “Learning is not about feeling good,” Kizilcec said, who is ...

Middle schools and high schools return to Argonne for hands-on STEM learning. As a world-class hub for science and engineering, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory welcomes ...

From designing creative learning experiences for families to combating information overload, our faculty-led labs are hubs for innovative, cross-disciplinary research. Together, our faculty and ...

In 2006, the TGR Learning Lab in Anaheim, founded by golf legend Tiger Woods’ foundation, opened to give 150 local, underserved youth more hands-on opportunities to help with learning in engineering ...