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From a Week of Computer Science to A Year of Possibilities

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From a Week of Computer Science to A Year of Possibilities: Five Ideas to Take into 2023. We celebrate the incredible effort that made Computer Science Education Week 2022 a resounding success. Check out our How-to Guide for activities along with resources to advocate for computer science in your community.

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Holiday Activities To Keep the Learning Going

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It’s equally appropriate for fiction and nonfiction and does a solid job of reinforcing Common Core standards related to writing, literacy, and language. The Challenge can be played unplugged (no computer required), as a Jeopardy Game, through Kahoot, or using a similar gameshow format of your choice. Click to view slideshow.

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More Holiday Activities That Keep the Learning Going

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It’s equally appropriate for fiction and nonfiction and does a solid job of reinforcing Common Core standards related to writing, literacy, and language. The Challenge can be played unplugged (no computer required), as a Jeopardy Game, through Kahoot, or using a similar gameshow format of your choice. Click to view slideshow.

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The power of geographic information systems: bringing data to life with maps

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The application has since been taken up by lots of agencies, including the Council for Environmental Equality at the White House. I went to university to study geography, then started a master’s in meteorology. I was interested in geography, sociology, history, psychology and political science.

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Top tips for engaging your STEM students

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Geography students can demonstrate their understanding of contours by constructing a topographic model of a mapped landscape out of modelling clay. The ability to write computer code is essential in almost all fields of science these days. Can they create a computer model to show how a river will erode its channel?

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

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Contour — a line on a map joining points of equal elevation. Virtual 3D model — a three-dimensional representation of a feature that can be explored on a computer. Once stitched together, the 3D model can be viewed and manipulated, allowing anyone with a computer to explore the geology of the landscape. TALK LIKE A GEOLOGIST.

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Thanksgiving Activities That Keep the Learning Going

Ask a Tech Teacher

It’s equally appropriate for fiction and nonfiction and does a solid job of reinforcing Common Core standards related to writing, literacy, and language. The Challenge can be played unplugged (no computer required), as a Jeopardy Game, through Kahoot, or using a similar gameshow format of your choice. Click to view slideshow.

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