Science Article Archive

• 7 Ideas for Celebrating Leap Day2012 is a Leap Year! Celebrate that extra day in February—the 29th—with your kids, using some of these fun and educational activities.
• Outdoor Winter Activities To Enjoy With Your KidsIt may be snowy and chilly in most parts of the country during wintertime, but that’s no reason for you and your child to remain indoors.
• Fun Wintertime Educational Activities for Kids and FamiliesThere’s plenty to do during the winter months besides sledding, skating, and enjoying hot chocolate. Nature and the outdoors beckon, with much for children to learn and explore.
• Parents Need To Encourage Girls To Study Science, MathEveryone can learn math and science—and they need to.
• Good Questions To Help With Science ProjectsScience projects can turn into a parent’s biggest nightmare.
• Simple Activities To Build Interest in ScienceIf your middle schooler tells you science is boring, conduct an experiment of your own.
• Recommended Reads That Build an Interest in ScienceYour child can learn more about science while reading for pleasure. Many books that middle schoolers might enjoy have scientific themes or content.
• Knowing the Scientific Method Helps With ProjectsThe scientific method will probably be used by your child throughout her school career.
• Ways To Show Your Child That Science Is FunMany students feel anxious about taking science courses. Use these tips to show them that science is part of everyday life—and is fun!
• Encourage Teens To Think Like ScientistsScientists share a few common qualities that help them understand and use what they discover.
• Study Tips for Math and Science ClassesIn most schools, students have to take several math and science classes to graduate. Studying these subjects requires different skills than studying other subjects.
• Get the Most Out of Science TextbooksReading a science book is a lot different from reading a novel.
• Make Science More Meaningful For TeensScience should be a lively, fascinating subject.
• Practice Science By Presenting LessonsA great way to find out if you know something is to try to explain it to somebody else. Instead of just looking over your teen’s science lesson, challenge her to present it to you.
• Tips To Make the Grade in Advanced ScienceIs your teen struggling with an advanced science course?
• Urge Teens To Do Science Projects: 6 ReasonsIn many schools, science fair projects are not required. But your teen should do one anyway.
• Sample Problems Help Reinforce Science Concepts“Don’t start your homework” might sound like exactly the wrong advice to give most teens. But it may help your teen see the big picture. It may also help her get an A.
• Show Your Child Ways To Become a Scientific ThinkerYou don’t have to be a rocket scientist to teach your child science.
• Hot and Cold Water Show How Nerves ReactHere’s a fun way to help children learn more about how their nerves work.
• Easy Ways To Build Science SkillsKids learn by doing. So they are natural scientists.