Dear Editor:We attended the recent Wednesday night Physics-is-for-Kids BBQ and Lecture with George Stranahan and Walter Isaacson on Einstein’s special relativity. Although we tried, we never ...

Hampton resident Kaityln “KK” Stoltz hopes a children’s book she wrote will spark excitement in younger generations about science, technology, engineering and math. “Physics Fun: For Younger Ones” was ...

Since its beginning in 1994 at the University, the Physics Van has traveled across the United States, teaching young students science through exciting demonstrations and accessible explanations. For ...

Statepoint When many of us think of physics, we think of high-level science courses taught in high school and college. The truth is that not only can you teach your child the basic principles of this ...

Children as young as seven apply basic laws of physics to problem-solving, rather than learning from what has previously been rewarded, suggests new research. Children as young as seven apply basic ...

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Knowing trick-or-treating might not be the same this year, Maple River High School students came up with a more creative way to get children their Halloween candy Saturday. Seniors and juniors in Gwen ...

The human brain undergoes significant functional and structural changes during the first decades of life, as the fundamental building blocks of human cognition are established. However, relatively ...

Ian Glynn believes that inadequate textbooks are partly to blame for the steady decline in the number of pupils taking physics at school About a year ago my 15-year-old granddaughter asked me to ...

It’s never too early to bring science to life for kids. There are not only real-world examples of physics at play to discover, but new toys can make learning about these concepts a fun, exciting ...