Neptune the fish teaches middle schoolers many lessons

In Mrs. Wescott’s eighth-grade earth science class, a betta fish named Neptune is both a lesson and a little relief. “Well, I ...
abc13

Conflicts over climate change prevent some textbooks from being adopted in 8th-grade classrooms

AUSTIN, Texas -- A Republican-controlled Texas State Board of Education on Friday rejected seven of 12 proposed science textbooks for eighth graders that for the first time will require them to ...
LAist

Enjoyment of science plummeted along with scores on 8th grade national test

Eighth grade students’ science test scores have fallen to the level they were in 2009, the first year the national test was given. The latest results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress ...
WABI-TV

Bangor student’s eighth grade science project gaining state, national attention

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) -The future of IV bags could be changing and it started with a Bangor middle school science project. It’s a big year for Bangor High School freshman Riley Bosco. “I really like to ...
EdSource

Enjoyment of science plummeted along with scores on 8th grade national test

EdSource · Hot classrooms, leaky roofs — one student’s fight for better school facilities Eighth grade students’ science test scores have fallen to the level they were in 2009, the first year the ...