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How Do You Grade a Creative Assignment?

ED Surge

I've thought about opening it up widely—write a historical novelette (using primary sources, of course), create a sculpture, write a song—but, again, I have no idea how to grade something like that, considering the wide range of talent that my students likely will have.

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The James Webb Space Telescope: A New Era of Discovery

STEMe

The JWST specifically is a space telescope designed for infrared astronomy. Going back to the JWST, it uses a tall primary mirror to collect light, which then reflects to a smaller mirror, then redirects to the two main cameras onboard. The idea for this telescope was raised in 1989-even before the Hubble Space Telescope was launched.

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To Serve All of Our Students, 'We Have to Do Something Different'

ED Surge

Our primary guide for observing these learning environments was a book by Vanderbilt University Professor Rich Milner called Start Where You Are, But Don’t Stay There , which offers a framework of opportunity-centered teaching.

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The Artemis Mission: Returning to The Moon

STEMe

This test successfully accomplished a few primary tasks that are important for future development, such as reaching its expected orbit and attaining its full-duration ascent burn, which is the burn time of the engine. An important aspect of these test flights is the cryogenic fuel within the tanks of the Starship.

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The Best STEM Learning Kits

STEM Education Guide

Whether you’re teaching your students about astronomy, chemistry, engineering, or anything in between, there’s a STEM kit that can enhance their learning and help you explain complex science concepts a lot more easily. Primary Science Deluxe Lab Kit. Top 5 STEM Learning Kits. 3 Pack Professions Starter Kit.

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The Latest from Our R&D Pipeline: Version 13.2 of Wolfram Language & Mathematica

Stephen Wolfram

But it’s also got some “surprise” new dramatic efficiency improvements, and it’s got some first hints of major new areas that we have under development—particularly related to astronomy and celestial mechanics. Relativity also isn’t important in geography, but it is in astronomy. Introducing Astro Computation. Dates are complicated.

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21 New STEM Picture Books to Use in Elementary Classrooms

Science and Steamteam

STEM Concepts: Astronomy, perseverance. Vera Rubin was one of the few female astronomers of her time. She discovered and named “black matter.” ” This book is a timeline of Vera’s life. Thank You, Dr. Salk!: The Scientist Who Beat Polio and Healed the World. Author: Dean Robbins, Illustrator: Mike Dutton.