Ninth grade biology students construct the parts of a cell using clay. A solid science background makes middle-school science teachers more effective, say experts. Credit: Allison Shelley/The Verbatim ...
On most days at 1LT Charles W. Whitcomb School—a middle school in Marlborough, Mass.—seventh-grade science classes are loud. “We’re collecting data and then analyzing it in small groups. We’re huddled ...