Sat.Aug 13, 2022

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Sushi Monster- A Good App That Helps Kids Improve Math Fact Fluency

Educators Technology

Sushi Monster is a math app that helps students learn math fact fluency and practice whole number addition and multiplication. The way it works is simple and easy: In order to feed the monster, students are to make their calculations and try to come up with the correct number of sushi places from the sushi counter. Students need to use 'speed and accuracy to place sushi pieces near the monster and make the target number'.

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Cyber Security and CS Education

Computer Science Teacher

Way back in time, cybersecurity was all about controlling access to the computer in the locked room with the raised floor. Well, you had to trust the people you did let in of course. I will not say much about the students I went t university with who competed to create the best, most realistic login emulator to steal passwords because, you know, that was all in fun.

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Finding the Median

Basic-Mathematics

Finding the median of a set of data is what this lesson will teach you with easy to follow examples.

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Science Digest Edition Aug 15 – Aug 31, 2022

Smore Science

Print. Smore Science Digest. A biweekly science newsletter for kids Edition 8 | Aug 15,2022 – Aug 31,2022. In This Issue: Trending News: Scientists from Yale revive dead pig’s organs | Piece of SpaceX capsule crashes in a field in Australia | Would you rather | STEM Around Us: Ballooning: How spiders fly | Science Video | Did You Know? | Science Experiment: Hydroponics: gardening without soil | Brain Teaser | STEM Careers | Futoshiki | Science in Depth : How Did Darwin Predict the

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Empow Studios: Open House and STEM Demo in Newton, Aug. 27

Newton STEM

Empow Studios will hold a STEM Demo and Open House on Saturday, August 27 , 1PM-3PM at its Newton Studios (180 Needham Street, Newton). Empow will show how its talented teaching staff and project-based classes and camps have helped Empow win the most STEM program awards in Massachusetts. Demonstrations will start at 1PM, 2PM, and 3PM. Register here.

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Aug 13, Sum of All 3 Digit Numbers Divisible by 8

Online Math for All

Sum of All 3 Digit Numbers Divisible by 8

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Ballooning: How Spiders Fly

Smore Science

Bon Voyage—Young spiders ballooning in the Santa Cruz Mountains of the San Francisco Peninsula, Credit:: Little Grove Farms. One of the best pilots in nature has no wings! From birds and bats to insects that fly, wings are the most common organs of flight. However, their eight-legged neighbours prefer using webs to wings. Spiders use silk to hunt and nest.

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MassRobotics 5th Annual Robot Block Party: School Visits Sept. 30; Open to Public Oct. 1

Newton STEM

MassRobotics will hold its 5th Annual Robot Block Party on October 1 , 11AM-4PM — free and open to the public — at the Seaport Common (85 Northern Avenue, Boston. More than 40 companies and universities will offer demonstrations, presentations, hands-on interactions with robots, games, and more. On September 30 is School STEM Field Trip Day, when schools for Grades 7-12 are invited for 1.5 hours of interactive activities and demonstrations from FIRST robotics teams, drones, roboti

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Science Digest Edition Aug 15 – Aug 31, 2022

Smore Science

Print. Smore Science Digest. A biweekly science newsletter for kids Edition 9 | Aug 15,2022 – Aug 31,2022. In This Issue: Trending News: Scientists from Yale revive dead pig’s organs | Piece of SpaceX capsule crashes in a field in Australia | Would you rather | STEM Around Us: Ballooning: How spiders fly | Science Video | Did You Know? | Science Experiment: Hydroponics: gardening without soil | Brain Teaser | STEM Careers | Futoshiki | Science in Depth : How Did Darwin Predict the

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Harnessing The Power Of Math Manipulatives

Mathematics, a subject steeped in abstract concepts, often poses challenges to students, especially those in grades 5-10. But imagine a bridge that transformed this intricate maze into an interactive adventure.

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TechGirlz: Free, Online Workshops for Girls in Grades 5-8

Newton STEM

TechGirlz , a nonprofit program of CompTIA, is hosting an ongoing series of free, online workshops running in two-hour sessions for girls in Grades 5-8. The topics between now and mid-October are: Artificial Intelligence: How Computers Learn. Python Programming. Intro to Encryption – How to Protect Your Information. Architecture and Design: Build Your Own 3D House.

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Slime Mold Form a Map of the Tokyo-area Railway System

Smore Science

Slime molds are one of the smartest among lower organisms. These gooey, slimy blobs form veins as they spread along dead logs or leaves, or anything that they deem as food. Slime molds are unique and do not fit well into the current system of classification. When it comes to research on slime molds, bright, yellow-colored Physarum is the lab rat. It can detect food, changes in humidity, pH, and even light using receptors.

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Aug 13, Word Problems Involving Linear Equations in Two Variables

Online Math for All

Word Problems Involving Linear Equations in Two Variables - Examples with step by step solutions

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Hydroponics: Gardening Without Soil

Smore Science

Credit: Kennedy Space Center, NASA. Soil isn’t always necessary to garden. Hydroponics needs just nutrient-rich water to grow a plant. There are multiple ways to set up hydroponic growing; here we will focus on the wick method. Materials needed. 1. 1?2 US gal. (1.9 L) bottle 2. A pair of scissors (use under adult supervision) 3. Twine or wick 4. Water 5.

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Downloadable Design Briefs for an Integrative STEM Curriculum

These easy-to-use design briefs outline student objectives, challenges, and materials needed to complete each 30-minute to 4-hour lesson. ITEEA’s Integrative STEM curriculum, Engineering byDesign, includes many more standards driven hands-on activities just like these!

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Aug 13, Slope of a Line Worksheet

Online Math for All

Slope of a Line Worksheet - Problems with step by step explanation

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17 Essential Science Skills All Students Should Master

Amy Brown Science

Have you had a student ask you any of these questions? Which one of these things is the graduated cylinder? How do I convert from decimeters to decameters? I can't do scientific notation on my calculator. What are independent and dependent variables and how do I put them on a graph? You wanted the graph to be on graph paper? I did measure exactly 5 grams of salt on my balance!

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Aug 13, Worksheet on Slope Intercept Form

Online Math for All

Worksheet on Slope Intercept Form Equation of a Line

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Aug 13, Laws of Sine and Cosine Practical Problems

Online Math for All

Laws of Sine and Cosine Practical Problems

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Aug 13, Sum of All 3 Digit Numbers Divisible by 7

Online Math for All

Sum of All 3 Digit Numbers Divisible by 7

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Aug 13, Sum of All 3 Digit Numbers Divisible by 6

Online Math for All

Sum of All 3 Digit Numbers Divisible by 6

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Aug 13, Slope Intercept Form Worksheet

Online Math for All

Slope Intercept Form Worksheet

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