Recognizing that the average American will spend 95% of their time outside of the classroom, a new lecture series will spotlight the science of informal teaching and learning and the important role ...

THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE can inspire curiosity anywhere. Think cruise ships, museums, theater stages, and the Internet. Activities at these and other nonschool environments can engage the ...

The bioeconomy demands special approaches for attracting youth to science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines and cultivating the multidisciplinary skills needed for a future ...

A major recent study showed that informal science learning can play an important role in improving student learning in that subject. Such out-of-class learning can include trips to zoos or museums and ...

Kindergarten and first-grade students dance to instrumental music, pretending to rake leaves and falling to the ground to do snow angels on the floor of the dance studio. The dance class is part of ...