Scholastic Science World

Scholastic Science World is filled with articles about current events and topics, plus it includes a variety of worksheets and lesson plans.

Past Issues

  • Current News Mini-articles
  • The Wonders of Physics [Wonder Woman]
  • The Science of Sparklers
  • A Whole New Ballgame? [baseball]
  • Understanding coronavirus
  • The Future of Meat? [lab grown meat]
  • Gross Out: Blood-sicle
  • What in the World?: Swimmer and Water
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Instruments of Change [sustainable music instruments]
  • Plight of the Pangolin
  • Marching for the Planet
  • Medals Go Green [Olympic medals]
  • Reshaping Earth
  • Flower Power on Wheels [orchids]
  • STEM Jobs: Underwater Ranger
  • Gross Out: Poop Patties
  • What in the World?: Sphinx moth caterpillar
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Rising Waters [Mississippi]
  • Opioids: What You Need to Know
  • Killer Fungus
  • Crazy Contraptions [Rube Goldberg machines]
  • Breaking Barriers [women astronauts]
  • A Better Board [skateboard]
  • Gross Out: Wormy Invaders
  • What in the World?: Goats in a Tree
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Search for a Monster! [cryptozoology]
  • No Snow Required [garbage ski mountain]
  • Training Ground [Minecraft]
  • Fight Over Pompeii
  • STEM Jobs: Custom Specs Designer
  • Name That Element!
  • Gross Out: Octopus Hockey
  • What in the World?: Yuncheng Salt Lake
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Trapped in Ice! [arctic research expeditions]
  • Butterfly Vision
  • Yo-Yo Wizards
  • The Wolves of Isle Royale
  • Winter Warm-Up [chemical hand warmers]
  • STEM Jobs: Museum Director
  • Gross Out: 6,000-Year-Old Gum
  • What in the World?: Fire-Breathing Llama
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Plastic or the Planet? [marine microbes]
  • Spice it Up! [plants we get common spices from]
  • Robots: Star Wars vs. the Real Woeld
  • Hey Human! [dog facial expressions]
  • Frozen Concert [musical instruments made of ice]
  • STEM Jobs: Avian Artist
  • Name That Element!
  • Gross Out: Antler Shedding
  • What in the World?: Flaming RR Tracks
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Studying Infernos (wildfires)
  • Why Zebras Have Stripes
  • Is the World Running Out of Helium?
  • Cell Phone Chemistry
  • STEM Jobs: Parade Balloon Master
  • Animal Survivors (3D printed prosthetics)
  • Heads Up!: The Real Risks of Marajuana
  • Golf Ball Cleanup (ocean pollution)
  • Gross Out: Beard Sculpture
  • What in the World?: Ice Circles
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • The Quest for Artificial Blood
  • Bats and Light Pollution
  • Origins of a Human Anatomy Skeleton
  • Spider Super Powers
  • Scary Movies and Your Body's Reaction to Fear
  • STEM Jobs: Wilderness Doctor
  • Gross Out: Eyeball Drink
  • What in the World?: Multi-Color Tree Bark
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Bitten by a Venomous Snake!
  • All About Emojis
  • Human Towers in Spain
  • Cell Phone Chemistry
  • Would You Spend Two Months in Bed for Science?
  • STEM Jobs: Wildlife Tracking Team
  • Name That Element!
  • Gross Out: Tentacle-Nosed Fish
  • What in the World?: Cow Brush
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Chewing Gum
  • Operation Iguana: Repopulating the Galapagos
  • Watch Your Step: Pain and Nerves
  • Human Waste on Mt. Everest
  • Facial Recognition
  • STEM Job: Animal Advocate
  • Gross Out: Bug Banquet
  • What in the World?: Drifting Sand
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Wild Rides [theme park ride physics and technology]
  • STEM Job: Movie Magician [special effects]
  • Jellyfish Invasion!
  • Crazy Putty [Silly Putty]
  • Back to the Moon [NASA]
  • Gross Out: Black Ice Cream
  • What in the World?: Caterpillar
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Creature Close-Ups [photographing endangered animals]
  • STEM Job: Seed Saver [Hawaii's endangered plants]
  • Can We Stop Climate Change?
  • Coral Killer [sunscreen]
  • Ball Game Over? [bugs damaging baseball bat trees]
  • Gross Out: Seal and eel
  • What in the World?: International Space Station
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Moving Sculptures [artwork race]
  • STEM Job: Rocket Woman [Space X]
  • Losing Their Tusks [elephant evolution]
  • The New Kilogram
  • Gross Out: Mud Plunge
  • What in the World?: Earthquake Damage
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Push to the Finish [teen races with his brother]
  • The Write Stuff [how pencils are made]
  • Eroding Away [Easter Island]
  • What's killing Killer Whales?
  • Gross Out: Worm Infection
  • What in the World?: Tumbleweeds
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Hidden Forest [evolutionary "island" in Mozambique]
  • STEM Job: Fossil Hunter
  • What's in a Scent? [perfume]
  • A New [geological] Age
  • Domino Designer
  • Gross Out: Moldy Mouth
  • What in the World?: Rental Bikes in Shanghai
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Kids on the Line [slacklining]
  • Fictional Element: Vibranium [Black Panther]
  • Upgrading an Icon [Hoover Dam]
  • STEM Job: Music Master [Pandora Radio data analysis]
  • Stolen! [7,000 bugs taken from museum]
  • Gross Out: Deep-Sea Creature
  • What in the World?: Soap Bubble
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Walking on Thin Ice [polar bears]
  • Home Sweet Home [gingerbread house]
  • Puzzle Solver [Rubik's cube]
  • Twin Snowflakes
  • STEM Jobs: Auto Engineer
  • Gross Out: Fingernails
  • What in the World?: Vertical research boat
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Battling the Flu
  • Storm Simulator [weather testing]
  • Lionfish Invasion!
  • Name That Element!
  • Gross Out: Pruney Hands
  • What in the World?: Butterfly Mask
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Extreme Candy
  • Glow-in-the-Dark Mine
  • Sixth Senses [animal abilities]
  • Dissecting Frankenstein
  • STEM Jobs: Wildfire Researcher
  • Gross Out: Insect Ramen
  • What in the World?: Rusty Glacier
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • App for Cool Kicks [sneakers]
  • The Final Straw? [banning plastic straws]
  • Testing the Waters [Flint, Michigan]
  • Mapping Mangroves
  • STEM Jobs: Healthy Eating Expert
  • Gross Out: Frog with Extra legs
  • What in the World?: Supersonic Jet with Vapor Cone
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Buried by Lava [active volcano in Hawaii]
  • Fat Ban? [trans fat]
  • Portal to the Universe [telescope]
  • Linebacker with No Limits [Shaquem Griffin]
  • STEM Jobs: Studying Squirrels
  • Gross Out: Exploding Ant
  • What in the World?: Baltic Sea Algae Bloom
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Should You Clone Your Dog?
  • Greener Jeans [eco-concious blue jeans]
  • Into the Storm
  • Speed Racer [teen race car driver]
  • STEM Jobs: Science Cartoonist
  • Gross Out: Sewer Sludge
  • What in the World?: Painted Crosswalk
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Wild Vacation Spots [cliffside, arctic, under-the-sea]
  • Flash Freeze [ice cream science]
  • Making Waves [wave pool]
  • Gone in a Flash? [fireflies]
  • STEAM Jobs: Sand Sculptor
  • Gross Out: Pierced in the Heart X-Ray
  • Explain this!: Lightning Volcano
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Finding Freedom [former lab chimpanzees]
  • Trash Collector [ocean cleaning boat]
  • Do We Still Need the EPA?
  • Winds of Change [offshore wind farm]
  • STEAM Jobs: Classroom Gardening Pioneer Alice Waters
  • Gross Out: Slime Science
  • DIY Challenge: Litter Collector
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Stopping Turtle Poachers
  • Speedy Shoe [racing sneakers]
  • Fighting Fake News
  • Be A Science Fact-Checker [media literacy]
  • Name That Element!
  • Gross Out: Sea Bug Bites [amphipods]
  • Explain This!: Marble Caves of Cuevas de Marmol
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • A Wrinkle in Spacetime
  • Bad for Bees [pesticides]
  • Sleeping Giant [Yellowstone supervolcano]
  • Cancer Cure? [CAR-T therapy]
  • STEM Jobs: LEGO Creator
  • Gross Out: Fish Eats Mole
  • DIY Challenge: LEGO Science Set
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Running Out of Chocolate?
  • Catching Big Air [snowboarding]
  • Holding Back the Floods
  • Heads Up: Synthetic Drugs
  • Frogs for Sale [wildlife smuggling]
  • Gross Out: Robo-Eye
  • Explain This!: Art Installation
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Tricked-Out Treehouses
  • Creatures Without Color [albino]
  • Solar Explosion
  • Name That Element!
  • STEM Jobs: Head Trauma Investigator
  • Gross Out: Monster Snail
  • DIY Challenge: Design a Treehouse

December 11, 2017

  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Star Wars: On Location
  • A Secret Salt Mine
  • All Aboard! [hyperloop trains]
  • Saved by Selfies? [Australian quokkas]
  • STEM Jobs: Computer Coder
  • Gross Out: Bird-Eating Bug
  • Explain This!: Headless Penguins
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • North Korea: A Nuclear Threat
  • Superslide [world's tallest and longest slide]
  • Cloud Spotting
  • What a Waste! [food waste]
  • STEM Jobs: Whale Detective
  • DIY Challenge: Reduce School Food Waste
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Ticks on the Move
  • Heads Up: How do Genes Affect Addiction?
  • Mystery of the Bog Bodies
  • World's Deadliest Garden [poison garden]
  • Ghostbusters! [are ghosts real?]
  • Gross Out!: Hagfish Accident
  • Explain This!: Spider-Webbed Trees
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • A Champion for Trees [teen tree-planter]
  • A Winning Ball [soccer trainer]
  • Shooting for the Stars [aspiring Mars astronaut]
  • Fighting Drought with Oranges
  • STEM Job: First-Aid Vending Machine Developer
  • Gross Out!: Puffin Poop
  • DIY Challenge: Vending Machine
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Wild Patients [exotic pet vet]
  • Standing Guard [China's clay army]
  • Teens vs. Climate Change
  • Colossal Construction [Tappan Zee replacement]
  • STEM Job: Butterfly Rescuer
  • Gross Out!: Growing a New Ear
  • Explain This!: Square Watermelon
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Hands-Free Ride [self-driving cars]
  • The Science of S'Mores
  • Extreme School Commutes
  • Monkey Trouble! [baboons in South Africa]
  • STEM Job: Pop-Up Book Designer
  • Gross Out!: Bug Burger
  • DIY Challenge: Pop-Up Book
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Summer Survival Guide [rip tides, shark attack, heat stroke, zika etc]
  • Improving Fireworks [eco-concious, safer]
  • A Better [baseball] Bat
  • Sand Wars [rebuilding beaches]
  • STEM Job: Zipline Designer
  • Gross Out!: Scorpion Manicure
  • Integrating Visuals: Anatomy of a Baseball
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • An Ocean of Plastic
  • Toxic Air Alert [China]
  • Powered Up [remote village gets electricity]
  • Helping an Elusive Bird [hoiho penguin]
  • STEM Job: Lion Defender
  • Gross Out!: See-Through Frog
  • Interpreting Visuals: Editorial Cartoons on Ocean Pollution
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Sky-High Science [skyscrapers]
  • What's in a Name? [naming new elements in the periodic table]
  • Alien Land [Danakil, Africa]
  • The Secret Life of Plants
  • STEM Job: Video Game Designer
  • Gross Out!: Bee Pee?
  • Integrating Visuals: Tectonic Plates
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • You've Been Hacked! [privacy and cyber attacks on personal devices]
  • Keeping Their Cool [naked mole-rats]
  • Bye-Bye, Bao Bao! [panda returns to China]
  • Alien Hunting Telescope
  • Heads Up: Opioids and the Overdose Epidemic
  • STEM Job: Neon Sign Artist
  • Gross Out!: Two-headed Shark
  • Integrating Visual Information: Neon Signs
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Devils Fight Back! [Tasmanian devils]
  • Sugar Coating the Truth [misinformation and the sugar industry]
  • The Real Cost of Batteries [cobalt mining]
  • Airships Take Off! [blimps]
  • STEM Job: Sneeze Scientist
  • Gross Out!: Poop or Prey?
  • Analyzing Data: Sugar Showdown
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Icy Ascent [climbing Niagara Falls]
  • The Chameleon's Secret Weapon
  • Music: Then and Now [playback technology]
  • Name That Element!
  • STEM Job: NASA's Human Computer Katherine Johnson [Hidden Figures]
  • Gross Out!: Farty Foods
  • Compare and Contrast: Sticky Animal Adaptations
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Condor Comeback
  • The Amazing Zamboni!
  • Outbreak in Siberia! [thawing anthrax killing reindeer]
  • Heads Up: Stressed Out?
  • Freefall! [skydiving without a parachute]
  • Gross Out!: Enormous Earthworm
  • Analyzing Data: Redwoods
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Look at That Face! [horse facial expressions]
  • Hello from Jupiter [spacecraft Juno]
  • New Blue [new pigment YInMn]
  • Heads Up: Mapping the Brain
  • Pokemon Go and Augmented Reality
  • STEM Job: Color Detective/Art Conservator
  • Gross Out!: Bumpy Bones [calcite encrusted fossil]
  • Sequence of Events: Future Space Missions
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Back from the Dead [resuscitation]
  • Glow Stick Science
  • Creepy Crawly Cave
  • Batty Ability [studying bats to improve drone technology]
  • STEM Job: Scream Scientist
  • Gross Out!: Snake Stunt
  • Analyzing Data: Scare Science
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • The Evolution of Robots
  • DNA Blasts Off! [genetic research on the ISS]
  • Pitch Perfect [baseball training tool]
  • Beating the Heat [safety gear for firefighters]
  • STEM Job: Inventor of a Safer Drive [preventing distracted driving]
  • Gross Out!: Nosy Birds [oxpeckers and buffalo]
  • Analyzing Data: Distracted Driving
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Rise of the Supergerms! [antibiotic-resistant bacteria]
  • Lightning Hotspot [Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela]
  • Croc Invasion! [invasive species]
  • Name That Element!
  • STEM Job: Insect Photographer
  • Gross Out!: River of Trash
  • Writing Arguments: Science in the White House
  • Current News Mini-articles
  • Pup on Patrol [preventing aircraft-wildlife collision]
  • Swallowed by a Mine [city in Peru]
  • Reefs in Peril [Great Barrier Reef die-off]
  • Eye to Eye [animal eye adaptations]
  • STEM Job: Planet Protector [keeping alien matter off Earth]
  • Gross Out!: A Muddy Mess
  • Interpreting Visuals: Editorial Cartoons on Coral Reef Damage