Grade 8 PARCC math: scientific notation
Do you know how to put numbers expressed in "scientific notation" in order from least to greatest? You'll need to if you're taking the PARCC 8th-grade math test.
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Comparing quantities helps more than counting
New research from Vanderbilt shows that preschool math skills support 1st-grade math skills, which in turn support fifth-grade math knowledge.
Best not to put fun activities on a schedule
Scheduling leisure and fun activities makes them take on qualities of work, so be fun: Don't put leisure activities in a planner.
Grade 8 PARCC math: integer exponents
Another new topic for 8th graders under the Common Core is the idea of expressions in exponents. Do you know the rules?
Cassini sees Saturn’s hexagon-shaped jet stream
An intriguing jet stream can be found in Saturn's atmosphere, and NASA's Cassini sent back a few pics from the latest phase of its mission.
Expelled for using the N-word? Sue the school.
A text-message exchange between friends at a private high school in Chicago has led to the expulsion of 2 girls for making racist remarks.
Japan’s prime minister to visit Pearl Harbor
Japan’s prime minister will help commemorate the 75th anniversary of the country’s attack on Pearl Harbor…
Virginia district considers banning racial books
A school district in Virginia might ban 2 books that have been banned by school districts across America many times before. They contain racial slurs.
Flyers players relate science, math to hockey
Getting kids interested in learning about math and science, as it relates so much to the world around them, means something in Penn., Del., & N.J.
Subsidized housing benefits some kids, not others
Kids with good scores and few behavioral issues are boosted by living in subsidized housing; if the have low scores or behavioral problems, subsidized housing fails them.