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Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science

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Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science. THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE. We have to consider farmers’ motivators from a social science perspective,” says human geographer Dr Ray Chan. Published: May 25, 2022. Farmers often use fungicides to protect their crops from fungal diseases.

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SHAPE in Schools: Changing mindsets in support of social sciences, humanities and the arts

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SHAPE in Schools: Changing mindsets in support of social sciences, humanities and the arts Published: Social sciences, humanities and the arts are vital for addressing complex challenges, but do young people truly understand their value? What is SHAPE? Society depends on creatives just as much as scientists.

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The Math Revolution You Haven’t Heard About

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Around the country, “ math wars ” are raging over attempts to increase equity by playing down calculus from the curriculum in favor of statistics or computer science, or by delaying when students take algebra. But there’s also a quieter revolution taking place that applies a different strategy to achieve the same principles.

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Essential Tips: What Are The Key Elements of Integrative Learning?

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Integrative learning is all about connecting different areas of knowledge and skills, and interdisciplinary approaches play a crucial role in achieving this goal. We can draw upon various fields such as science, humanities, social sciences, and arts to enrich our understanding.

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Fire trackers: how can we use modelling techniques to predict where wildfires will occur?

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This type of fire is deliberately applied to a pre-determined area at the time, intensity and rate of spread required to achieve the desired management objectives, and occurs under a strict set of environmental conditions Fire suppression techniques — the various strategies for stopping a fire once it has started.

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What Image Comes to Your Mind When You Think of a “Doctor”?

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Such implicit bias can negatively impact students’ self-efficacy and achievement, can marginalize students, and create a sense that they “don’t belong” or cannot be successful in STEM. Female students had learned the biology concepts as meaningfully as males; however, this knowledge was not “tapped” by the multiple-choice question format.

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Monitoring the canopy temperature of forests

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A collaborative approach helps with the sharing of skills and data among many researchers and allows for outcomes that are not possible to achieve by people working individually at separate sites. DR SOPHIE FAUSET School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, UK.