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JANUARY 23, 2023

Do your first graders love vehicles? Here are a few of the popular resources teachers are using to teach about them: Build a car–abcya Design your very own vehicle with ABCya’s Create a Car! Choose from cars, trucks, buses, and even construction vehicles. Customize your vehicle with different wheels, engines, and more. Enjoy the ride! Vehicle Puzzle –click and drag puzzle pieces into place for this picture Freight Train Cars –video about all the cars in the freight train from Railway

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ED Surge

JANUARY 23, 2023

The number of students who’ve gone missing from the classroom has only climbed since the pandemic. These days, 16 million students may be “chronically absent,” according to Hedy Chang, executive director of the nonprofit Attendance Works. That means those students are missing 10 percent of a school year—or more. Why kids don’t show up to school is a thorny problem, Chang says.

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Computer Science Teacher

JANUARY 23, 2023

“It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” – Yogi Berra That doesn't mean people don't try. Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence have a lot of people predicting what jobs are an are not likely to be replaced by computers. Technology is challenging the ideas about what jobs can and cannot be replaced by technology. Doug Peterson, who shares a lot of interesting articles, recently share this one predicting that leaders will not be replace.

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All About STEM

JANUARY 23, 2023

Event Date: 8 February Celebrate National Apprenticeship Week 2023 and join the STEM Ambassador Hub for Merseyside and Cheshire to hear from 3 North West based apprentices about their journey, career and company they work for. This session is perfect for KS4 and KS5 students who want to hear more about a degree apprenticeship, including the pros and cons, and ask questions from real.

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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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JANUARY 23, 2023

The honey bee – an important pollinator, Credit: Wikimedia/Andreas Trepte A Novel Vaccine for Honey Bees Recently, the first vaccine in the world for honey bees was allowed to be used in the United States. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) gave a short-term license to the company, Dalen Animal Health, for the vaccine. Honey bees, along with birds, bats, and other animals, help in a process known as pollination.

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PCS Edventures

JANUARY 23, 2023

Resilience. This powerful, ten-letter word buzzes around the world of education to describe children, educators and families. But what does resilience mean? “Resilience is about thoughts, feelings and behaviors that can be learned, and can help you bounce back after facing adversity…building resilience in children is key to helping your child prepare for what the future may hold” (LaFountain, 2021).

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The Tech Savvy Science Teacher

JANUARY 23, 2023

I always like looking back to see what posts people read the most. It gives me a good idea of what things people are interested in. In 2022 the three posts that were read the most were digital exit tickets, works cited, and google forms feedback. Here's a brief summary of each and a link to read the whole post.

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Middle Web

JANUARY 23, 2023

After trying without success to teach students how to decode word problems, Michelle Russell turned to research. A math journal article pointed to an ELA strategy: visualizing, retelling, making connections, and asking questions. Learn about her promising first experiment. The post Helping Kids Find Their Way in Word Problems first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Chillax Science

JANUARY 23, 2023

Understanding Children’s Questions Over the school winter break, my daughter asked me a few times, “Mama, what can I do?” The first time she said it I was somewhat surprised. I calmly said, go play with your toys. It didn’t work. She came back a few minutes later with the same question. I gave the same answer this time a little louder. Yet, a few minutes later she was next to me asking the same thing.

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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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STEM Education Shopping

JANUARY 23, 2023

How Long Does The Dash Robot Last How long does the dash robot last ? The Dash Robot is a unique little robot that has the ability to provide hours of entertainment, interact with its environment, and even teach you how to code. But just how long does this robot last ? In this article, we’ll answer your question and discuss the longevity of the Dash Robot.

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STEM Sport

JANUARY 23, 2023

What is a STEM Toy and Why are they Beneficial A STEM toy is an item or activity that teaches children science, technology, engineering, and math concepts through play. These toys can be utilized at home or in the classroom and have many benefits for children, especially during early childhood. STEM toys promote hands-on, active learning – linked to higher comprehension and retention of STEM subjects.

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STEM Education Shopping

JANUARY 23, 2023

How Do You Use a Dash Robot For Kids How do you use a dash robot for kids ? Dash and Dot robots are fun, user-friendly robots designed to help teach kids the basics coding and robotics. Dash and Dot come with sensors and LED lights, allowing them to interact with their environment. Kids additionally use apps on smartphones or tablets to control Dash’s movement, record sound, track its location, manipulate objects around it, and explore endless possibilities for creations.

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STEM Education Guide

JANUARY 23, 2023

“Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading” – Anonymous. Have you ever come across this quotation? Pedagogy was almost a word like that for me. Pronounced ped-uh-GAH-jee, many sources define pedagogy as the theory and practice of teaching. In other words, pedagogy encompasses both the what and the why: what teaching strategies are you employing throughout a lesson, and why did you choose those?

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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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JANUARY 23, 2023

The honey bee – an important pollinator, Credit: Wikimedia/Andreas Trepte A Novel Vaccine for Honey Bees Recently, the first vaccine in the world for honey bees was allowed to be used in the United States. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) gave a short-term license to the company, Dalen Animal Health, for the vaccine. Honey bees, along with birds, bats, and other animals, help in a process known as pollination.

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Carly and Adam

JANUARY 23, 2023

Top 2 Weather Activities for Kindergarten! The Wind Blew Read Aloud Weather Read Aloud STEM Challenge What will the Weather Be Read Aloud STEM Challenge These activities are perfect for STEM club, STEM teachers, elementary librarians, parents who love hands-on learning, and elementary teachers who want to create a hands-on educational environment in their classroom!

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Smore Science

JANUARY 23, 2023

It is known that a few bird species leave their homes and fly south for the winter. This movement of birds which occurs according to the seasons each year is known as migration. Why do birds fly south for the winter? There are a few reasons why birds migrate. Many bird species are unable to find food, such as insects or nectar, as the season changes.

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Basic-Mathematics

JANUARY 23, 2023

What is a parallelogram?

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MooMoo Math & Science

JANUARY 23, 2023

Advances in technology will many times lead to new discoveries and scientific theories that were once never considered. The invention of the microscope led to the discovery of cells and helped us get a much better understanding of how life works. Robert Hooke is credited with naming cells. In 1665 after using a crude microscope and looking at thin pieces of cork he saw structures that looked like cells in a monastery so he named them cells.

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