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STEM in Science Classrooms – Difference Between Science and Technology

STEM Education Guide

Science in STEM It encompasses fields such as geology, chemistry, physics, biology, and astronomy. Discuss how observation aids in problem-solving and critical thinking. With the advent of technology, children don’t need to remain chained to their textbooks when it comes to learning basic science.

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What should mathematics majors know about computing, and when should they know it?

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

The computer is a tool for studying mathematical ideas in the same sense that a microscope is for studying biology and a telescope is for studying astronomy. Can anyone seriously imagine banning microscope technology from the biology major, on the argument that biology is a more pure discipline without the technology?