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Students’ Physical and Mental Health Declined During the Pandemic. Could a New Telehealth Initiative Help?

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Faced with these daunting realities, it’s understandable that school and district leaders might put deep investment in students’ physical and mental health on the back burner. Children’s Health Is Crucial to Closing the Achievement Gap Student wellbeing—including physical and mental health—is deeply intertwined with learning outcomes.

Physics 212
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24 New Year’s STEM Activities for 2024

STEM Sport

Pop-up Firework Craft Engage in a creative exploration of physics and art with a pop-up firework craft. It’s a fun way to discuss energy transfer and the principles that make real fireworks soar. Homemade Party/Confetti Poppers Create homemade party poppers to learn about energy transformation and materials engineering.

STEM 97
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A superpowered model of the whole universe

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A superpowered model of the whole universe Published: The mysterious substance of dark matter and the enigmatic force of dark energy may hold the key to how the Universe formed. At Durham University in the UK, Dr Sownak Bose is using techniques from computational cosmology to uncover the mysteries of the early Universe.

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Black holes: the meeting of gravity and quantum physics

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Black holes: the meeting of gravity and quantum physics. Dr Daniel Terno and his team at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, are building a framework of characteristics that can be used to search for black holes in the Universe, but their findings may challenge our understanding of the fundamental laws of physics.

Physics 68
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Silicon - Powering Our World

STEMe

Silicon wafers, made from highly pure silicon crystals, are used in microchips and integrated circuits that power computers, smartphones, and other electronic devices we use daily. Additionally, silicon is essential in renewable energy. Researchers are also exploring silicon's potential in energy storage. Read more blogs!

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CSTA New England Regional Conference #cstaNE2022

Computer Science Teacher

The energy level is high here with teachers from all over New England and New York. Physical blocks that cane be connected together. And a lot of good learning, Last regular session of the day for me, Bring Computation to Life with the micro:bit. I am running into a number of people I know and meeting some new people as well.

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Can we harness the power of the oceans?

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RENEWABLE ENERGY – a source of energy that will never run out. MARINE ENERGYenergy derived from oceans and tides. Imagine, at the flick of a switch, you could transform that surging water into electric energy for your phone, light for your living room, or heat to cook your dinner. WHY USE MARINE ENERGY?