A dad, a son, an eighth-grade science project. Stand back. Let’s see, a carbon atom, or an atom of Pepto-Bismol? Or maybe something with a little more punch?

Though most students improved and achievement gaps narrowed, fewer than a third of 8th graders reached proficiency in science last year on "the nation's report card." ...

GREENWICH — Despite school just breaking for the summer, some of the incoming eighth-graders in the Greenwich Public Schools are exploring possible science projects. Why? A new class is coming ...

The future of IV bags could be changing -- and it started with a Bangor middle school science project.

Eighth-graders are doing better in science. Marginally. The science results of the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress -- more catchily referred to as the nation’s report card ...