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Readers Respond: Does Fixing the Leaky STEM Pipeline Require Calculus To Adapt?

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Memorizing formulas and equations is about as useful as memorizing poems as way of learning to write in English. A reader from Illinois : “One of my favorite things about learning calculus the last year and half was the application to the real world. That was geography.” Can math be taught [or] is it just a gift.

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Understanding the atmosphere: What can atmospheric chemistry teach us about air pollution?

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Understanding the atmosphere: What can atmospheric chemistry teach us about air pollution? Thankfully, research in the field of atmospheric chemistry identified CFCs as the culprit, and subsequent efforts to reduce the use of these gases has led to a partial recovery of the ozone holes.

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How Minecraft Teaches Reading, Writing and Problem Solving

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If the teacher wants to use games to learn history, Minecraft won’t throw students into a fully fleshed simulation of the American Revolution. The real reason we read is to learn, experience new adventures, find out what’s over the next horizon. This might include geology, geography, chemistry, or another topic.

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Classroom resources for the new school year

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Students can explore whether a sphere is a 2D or 3D shape and learn how, to a topologist, a coffee cup is the same shape as a donut! Professor Dan Romik is uncovering the mathematical surprises hidden in this brain teaser. Chemical reactions – Professor Irving Epstein is investigating oscillating chemical reactions.

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How can place attachment improve scientific literacy?

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Published: At Furman University in the US, Dr Ben Haywood and Professor Julia Parrish from the University of Washington are studying how citizen science programmes impact the relationships participants have with the places and ecology they study which might, in turn, increase scientific literacy. Why is citizen science important?

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Classroom resources for the new school year

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Students can discover how Professor Anotida Madzvamuse applies maths to address real-world challenges. Students can explore whether a sphere is a 2D or 3D shape and learn how, to a topologist, a coffee cup is the same shape as a donut! Professor Dan Romik is uncovering the mathematical surprises hidden in this brain teaser.

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From field to lab: the changing nature of archaeology

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Maryland is a state defined by its history and its geography. Learning about archaeological conservation, students understand how excavation and curation link to the research and preservation of the data recovered.” “It’s immensely rewarding to see these students enter professional positions and mentor younger students themselves.”.