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10 Websites + 4 Apps that Make Geography Fun

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One of the hardest challenges for teachers is how to engage students in core subjects such as geography. If you aren’t a geography buff, you’re probably nodding. But watch how quickly the fourteen resources below morph geography from dusty to dynamic: 2-minute Geology. Geography Games. Scribble Maps.

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

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A rocky revolution: Can virtual 3D models transform the teaching of geology? Published: Fieldwork has long been a mainstay of geology education, but it is not everyone’s cup of tea. Not all geology trips are this challenging. TALK LIKE A GEOLOGIST. Contour — a line on a map joining points of equal elevation. not in a classroom).

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How Minecraft Teaches Reading, Writing and Problem Solving

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I want to see their creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving in action. Describe research you did to make your Minecraft world more realistic and workable. This might include geology, geography, chemistry, or another topic. This is great motivation for critical thinking and problem solving.

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How can place attachment improve scientific literacy?

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Together, Ben and Julia are collaborating to research whether COASST participant place attachment shapes understanding of the local environment and specific critical thinking skills. “In Ben and Julia used two social science research methods to gather data. How are Ben and Julia working on this? What do the results show?

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Ways of knowing: how can traditional knowledge enrich geoscience education?

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Dr Judith Brown Clarke , from Stony Brook University , and Dr Wendy K’ah Skaahluwaa Todd , from the University of Minnesota Duluth , USA, hope to increase the participation and retention of Indigenous students in geoscience, by incorporating traditional knowledge in geoscience education and research.

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Hey Mars, wait for us!

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Students conducted research about this planet and got help from their science and art teachers. The main goal of the project is to develop the students’ creative thinking. Students researched, gathered information, created new ideas and wrote them in the forum of their topics. Each teacher became a mentor for a team.