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

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The need to strengthen the science, technology, math and engineering (STEM) careers pipeline has received renewed interest lately. My college professor while he was teaching us announced to the class that math can’t be taught. That was geography.” So what would it take to make STEM truly open to would-be future scientists?

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How Minecraft Teaches Reading, Writing and Problem Solving

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This might include geology, geography, chemistry, or another topic. I have online efriends whose students use Minecraft to build molecules for a chemistry class, designs for 3D printing, and bridges for an 8th grade science project. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Classroom resources for the new school year

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Professor Dan Romik is uncovering the mathematical surprises hidden in this brain teaser. Poetry – Professor Will May helped establish the Poetry Ambassadors scheme, allowing aspiring young poets to be mentored by experienced poets. Chemical reactions – Professor Irving Epstein is investigating oscillating chemical reactions.

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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. Professor Dan Romik is uncovering the mathematical surprises hidden in this brain teaser. Poetry – Professor Will May helped establish the Poetry Ambassadors scheme, allowing aspiring young poets to be mentored by experienced poets.

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3 Augmented Reality Apps to Take Your Lessons to the Next Level

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Ask a Tech Teacher guest blogger, Steven Wesley, has some great suggestions for using augmented reality: Day by day, technology is becoming more and more present in our lives. As the time goes by, we tend to rely on technology more and more. Technology can be either a curse or a blessing, depending on how we use it.

Geography 174
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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. We bring together students from backgrounds in history, anthropology, archaeology, chemistry and museum studies to work collaboratively on the project,” he says. DR LIZA GIJANTO Associate Professor of Anthropology St. LARSEN Professor of Chemistry St.

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

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Professors Terry Pavlis and Laura Serpa , from the University of Texas at El Paso, USA , are creating virtual 3D models to make the benefits of geology fieldwork accessible to everyone. Professor Terry Pavlis. Professor Laura Serpa. or ‘When’s lunch?’. Field of Research : Structural Geology. Field of research : Geophysics.

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