How To Learn Science in the Lunchroom

Sixth graders are discovering how to learn science in the lunchroom with a composting project they have designed, which keeps hundreds of pounds of food in the past year out of landfills. The project at Providence Middle School in Chesterfield County has students...

Taking Science Outdoors

Taking science outdoors is a favorite activity for River Forest Middle School teacher Jory Mathews. The first science experiment of the new school year took his sixth graders outdoors with a yard stick and a bouncey ball. It was day two of an experiment that had...

Exploring the Scientific Method in a Backpack

As a means of keeping science in the curriculum, teachers are showing students about exploring the scientific method in a backpack. At Westwood Elementary School in Indiana, fifth graders take home a backpack with a rubber band and a toy car to learn about...

It’s Solar Eclipse Day in the USA!

Today we here at HowToLearn.com encourage you to take advantage of a unique educational opportunity that comes once in a lifetime – a solar eclipse that will be seen throughout the USA, with total darkness for a few minutes across a wide section of America....

Getting a Taste of Chemistry with Ice Cream

Getting a taste of chemistry with ice cream was one of the fun activities at the Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. During Ice Cream Science Weekend, children got the opportunity to see how ice cream is made with liquid nitrogen. When a batch...