Q:MY fourth-grader is required to participate in his schools science fair next month. His teacher has given us very little guidance except for one very general instruction sheet. How are we ever going ...

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During which season of the year would a rabbit’s fur be thickest? A computer program called Aristo can tell you because it read about bears growing thicker pelts during winter in a fourth-grade study ...

In the words of Panther Valley science teacher Stefanie Palina, her fourth grade students demonstrated “generosity, curiosity and a collaborative spirit.” The students held a “cereal box challenge,” ...

Marcia C. Linn, Catherine Lewis, Ineko Tsuchida and Nancy Butler Songer Between 4th and 8th grade, American students fall behind on international norms, whereas Japanese students continue to perform ...