Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Science is a way of knowing about the world. At once a process, a product, and an ...

Innovation has always been an engine of success for companies. However, coming up with novel ideas can be challenging. The process of ideation requires creativity, experimentation and out-of-the-box ...

When it comes to teaching science, animation seems like a natural fit. What better way to convey how a bicycle pump works or the functions of the human respiratory system? Yet research has turned up ...

Scientific groups around the country are working to help deaf and hard-of-hearing students better envision science, technology, engineering, and math concepts. At the American Association for the ...

A new paper by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) staff details how using popular culture could effectively teach science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) concepts. The paper shares ...

CERRO GORDO, Ill. (WAND) — Experience in the lab is a key tool to helping kids understand concepts that are being taught in the classroom. They also have the potential to leave a lasting impression on ...

Scientists stage experiments all the time—but only a few stage plays. But at the University of Chicago, an innovative art/science lab embedded in its Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering has found ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The other day, my own hypocrisy slapped me in ...

Suggested Citation: "1 Introduction." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Science Literacy: Concepts, Contexts, and Consequences ...