California Science Test Update
This Spring, all California 5th, 8th & selected high school students will take a pilot of the new NGSS-based test, called California Science Test (CAST).
Students Discover STEM via Summer Solar Academy
Read the powerful testimony shared by one student about discovering the impact of STEM in his life.
Misconceptions in Science
By BASIS Volunteer Riva Bruenn We can all think of topics we learned in school that turned out to be simplifications of a more complex truth. Concepts like European exploration of the Americas or the law of supply and demand. The example that sticks in my mind is a plant reproduction lesson in middle school, in which we learned […]
The Language of Science: Teaching to an ESL Class
What happens when three presenters who speak Russian, Portuguese, and Japanese teach Spanish speaking students about natural selection? Science ensues! Teaching science can be hard, teaching science to a class that doesn’t speak the same language as you can be even harder. Here are some tips for teaching science to ESL (English as a Second Language) students.
Mission Possible: It’s Never Too Early for Science!
At the beginning of summer, my aunt asked me to spend a week babysitting my four-year-old cousin. We both agreed that it would be a piece of cake—that is, until I woke up at 8 AM on my first day of babysitting, nose to nose with an antsy toddler. The gravity of the situation hit me all at once — […]
CRS Teacher Voices
August 2013 CRS works with 1,000+ teachers in over 100 elementary schools, impacting the science learning of over 25,000 students.Here’s what teachers say about teaching science to young students:
Cam the Chameleon Visits Your Lab!
Cam is very inquisitive… And Cam’s favorite way to find more questions to ask is to see what science looks like in the lab, in the field, and in the classroom! We need your help to spread the word about what scientists do! Send us your photos with Cam doing something ordinary (or not so ordinary) in lab, in the […]