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Engineers Week Feb. 18-24

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The goal is to inspire the next generation of engineers, showcase the importance of engineering in solving global challenges, and recognize the achievements of engineers and encourage young people to pursue careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Looking for resources for your students?

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Concrete change: the innovative chemistry of sustainable cement

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Concrete change: the innovative chemistry of sustainable cement Published: The global cement industry is gigantic, so finding ways to reduce its impact on the climate is essential for a sustainable future. The chemistry of cement It is the use of resources, especially raw materials, that forms the current focus of Theo’s research.

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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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Black holes: the meeting of gravity and quantum physics

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Black holes: the meeting of gravity and quantum physics. Published: We know that black holes exist through a mix of complex mathematics and astrophysics but linking mathematical ideas to what we can observe in the Universe is no easy task. TALK LIKE A BLACK HOLE PHYSICIST.

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How is mathematics applied to real world problems?

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How is mathematics applied to real world problems? Published: Mathematics is essential to our way of life. Professor Anotida Madzvamuse , an applied mathematician at the University of Sussex , in the UK, and the University of British Columbia , in Canada, led the UK-Africa Postgraduate Advanced Study Institute in Mathematical Sciences.

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Wherefore Art Thou, Physics Teacher?

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Although it is perhaps a bit peculiar to apply Shakespeare to physics teaching career contemplations, the notoriously misinterpreted question of “ Wherefore art thou ?” We believe it is vital to scrutinize the “wherefores” of successful physics teachers, in both the classic meaning ( why teach physics?) 2021; Shah-Amoah 2020).

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How Minecraft Teaches Reading, Writing and Problem Solving

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It’s fascinating that today’s game playing youth want a set of rules they must beat, parameters they must meet, levels (read: standards) they must achieve, and a Big Goal (think: graduation) they can only reach after a lot of hard work, intense thinking, and mountains of problems. Which they love. Do you see what I’m doing?