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What landscapes are hidden deep within the Earth?

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As a seismologist at the University of Oxford, she is using seismic waves to image the structures that exist deep within the Earth. “My My research focuses on understanding the structures in the mantle,” she says, “which are products of the dynamic processes occurring in the Earth since its formation.”.

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Modelling mines: how can a new 3D modelling platform make mining more sustainable and be part of the solution to climate change?

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The team behind the Loop project is made up mainly of researchers and developers. Q&A Meet Laurent What do you find rewarding about research in geoscience? Planet sustainability should be at the forefront of future research. Geology, maths, physics, chemistry and biology are all sciences that will be leading this research.

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How STEM Education Improves Student Learning

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STEM stands for “Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.” The ‘Science’ realm includes fields such as chemistry, biology, and physics. The ‘Technology’ section includes computer science and medical technology. Are you looking for fun science experiments?

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9 Good Collections of Videos for Education

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This placed the responsibility for learning on the students, using teacher-prescribed methods, even though decades of research screamed that lots of kids perform better with images than pages filled with black-and-white text. Common practice was to assign a chapter to read in a textbook and then a worksheet to assess student knowledge.

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A Teacher’s Guide to Science Fair

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In a science fair, students typically choose a topic of interest, formulate a scientific question or hypothesis, and conduct experiments or research to find answers or solutions. The projects can cover various fields of science, such as biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences, environmental studies, and more.

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A rocky revolution: Can virtual 3D models transform the teaching of geology?

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Field of Research : Structural Geology. Field of research : Geophysics. Research project : Creating virtual 3D models of geological features to revolutionise the teaching of geology. Funder : US National Science Foundation (NSF). Terry explains the teaching and research applications of 3D models. ABOUT GEOLOGY.

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Understanding eruptions: how can we determine which volcanoes pose the greatest threat?

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Dr Michael Eddy , a geologist from Purdue University in Indiana, USA, is researching how to make more accurate predictions about where the most violent eruptions are likely to happen. The process by which this separation occurs remains unknown and is the subject of Michael’s research. WHAT HAS MICHAEL’S RESEARCH TAUGHT US?

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