Steve Jobs’ 8th-grade science fair project sells for nearly $35,000

A science fair project created by Cupertino eighth-grader Steve Jobs in 1968 sold for nearly $35,000 at an auction this month ...
Education Week

What’s Behind the Drop in Students’ Science Scores on NAEP?

Science is usually one of the more hands-on subjects in middle school: Students design research questions, draw diagrams, and conduct experiments. But the country’s 8th graders are less likely to do ...

The 2nd-semester midterm for 8th-grade science is 'Electric Current.' Differences in scores will come from series and parallel circuits, and units for Ohm's Law.

For many schools, the focus of the 8th-grade 2nd-semester midterm science test is 'Electric Current.' Since it involves ...
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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 ...
San Mateo Daily Journal

Enjoyment of science is down amongst some eighth graders

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 ...