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How To Organise a STEM Week

How to STEM

The idea for HowToSTEM was first planted in my mind back in 2018 when I decided to organise a STEM week at my primary school. With so much out there for the well-trodden maths or science weeks, surely someone must have organised a STEM week in their school? How will you share the learning with the school community?

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The ULTIMATE LIST of STEM PROJECTS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

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Well, we’re not just putting random words together- it looks like STEM activities in a middle school classroom! Middle school is a time of changes, a time to learn, a time to grow, and the learning is often retained in their minds to be applied in the future. The primary question arises- how? But can we even blame them?

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Who will be the engineers of the future?

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The second chapter focuses on the uptake of STEM subjects in secondary schools and colleges. Entries into GCSE single science subjects continue to rise, and maths, biology, chemistry and physics remain within the top 10 most popular A-level subjects to study, with maths being the most taken A-level subject. © The Big Bang Fair.

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Can we engineer bacteria to regenerate tissues?

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To achieve this, the team controls the endosymbiont genes using either sugars that mammalian cells do not use, heat produced by lasers, ultrasound or alternating magnetic fields. This is both an achievement and a challenge when it comes to the team’s research. Can we use these engineered endosymbionts for medical purposes?

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9 Good Collections of Videos for Education

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Bitsize is the BBC’s collection of free short videos and lessons (they’re all bite-sized) on over fifty subjects taught in Primary or Secondary education. ” Kudos to their ability to achieve that goal. School Tube. Futures Channel. Education.com Songs. National Geographic Video. Reuters Video Index.

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Teaching Out-of-the-(Zoom) Box: Outdoor, Informal, and Appropriate Technology Education for Recruitment, Retention, and Motivation of STEM Teachers

National Science Foundation

Candidates also gain an appreciation for bridging the gap between formal and informal learning experiences that in turn may improve student motivation, interest, and achievement (Holmes, 2011). The experience provides a unique task for candidates to reproduce this level of engagement in their own classrooms.

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Can we control the electrical activity in our brains?

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If they can achieve this in mice, they will then turn their attention to the much greater challenge of applying this in humans. “It Two areas of overlapping colours show the primary and secondary whisker areas. In 2008, Dr Shimomura was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his pioneering work, alongside Dr Chalfie and Dr Tsien.