They want to learn more about the world around them. So they ask themselves questions,and try to find answers by conducting experiments – often using scientific equipment. They use microscopes to ...

Around the turn of the 6th century B.C., beside the Aegean Sea in the city of Miletus, the first Greek philosopher concluded that “all is water.” His name was Thales. His pupil, Anaximander, disagreed ...

Learning how to find things out is what the scientific method is all about. The curriculum would benefit from more of it I’ve been giving considerable thought recently to the way we teach science at ...