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American Schools Are Failing Miserably at Science Education
The majority of U.S. states have "mediocre to awful" standards in science, according to a brutal new scorecard.
Quick! What's the easiest way to find the names of the six noble gases?
Right, Google it. But there's another way, too. Just look at the far-right side of the Periodic Table of Elements, and the gases are all lined up there vertically. If you didn't know to do that, don't fret: You're in good company.