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7 Popular Science Museums

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Science museums from all around the world capture and document this knowledge allowing anyone interested in learning about science, to access this wealth of knowledge and learn about major achievements and milestones that got us where we are today. The Gwacheon National Science Museum has you covered.

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Measure me up! A cross-curricular and multicultural approach to STEM through measurements

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To do so, every partner country decided to share an area of expertise and design hands- on activities, so the students could explore areas that traditionally are not covered by the curricula in Secondary Education, such as architecture, astronomy and cultural heritage history. They participated in a workshop about physics and chemistry.

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A star is born – using next generation telescopes to explore star formation

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The PAF technology is brand-new in radio astronomy and provides a significant upgrade on traditional radio telescopes, which have only a few receivers, at most. Explore careers in Astrophysics • The American Astronomy Society and the British Royal Astronomical Society both have careers pages with lots of useful information.

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To boldly know what no one has known before

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Addressing these questions involves answering smaller ones, like: “How old are the stars in a specific part of the Milky Way and what is their chemical makeup?”, “What series of evolutionary events could give us this pattern of stellar ages and chemistry?”, Department of Physics and Astronomy. Astronomy and Astrophysics.

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Examining the extremely small

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“Nanoscientists manipulate materials at the atomic and molecular level, and thus nanoscience merges physics, chemistry, materials science and biology,” explains Susanne. Nanoscience goes beyond these traditional borders, which is why CeNS strives to bring together researchers from physics, chemistry, biology, pharmacy and medicine.”

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Black holes: the meeting of gravity and quantum physics

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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DANIEL TERNO The Centre for Astronomy, Astrophysics and Astrophotonics; The Centre for The Macquarie Centre for Quantum Engineering (MQCQE), School of Mathematical & Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science & Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. As a youngster, I loved reading and history.

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STEM in Science Classrooms – Difference Between Science and Technology

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As the country rolled into the 21st century, STEM achievements in the US were behind those in other countries. Science in STEM It encompasses fields such as geology, chemistry, physics, biology, and astronomy. The institution began to ramp up programs in support of STEM subjects in a boatload of American schools.

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