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Geography Awareness Week: November 13-17, 2023

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Promoted by National Geographic, here’s what you should know about Geography Awareness Week: Too many young Americans are unable to make effective decisions, understand geo-spatial issues, or even recognize their impacts as global citizens. Each year more than 100,000 Americans actively participate in Geography Awareness Week.

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Geography Awareness Week: November 14-18, 2022

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Promoted by National Geographic, here’s what you should know about Geography Awareness Week which occurs November 14-18, 2022: Too many young Americans are unable to make effective decisions, understand geo-spatial issues, or even recognize their impacts as global citizens. Geography Activities—for teachers. Digipuzzles.

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Geography Awareness Week: November 15-19, 2021

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Promoted by National Geographic, here’s what you should know about Geography Awareness Week which occurs November 15-19, 2021: Too many young Americans are unable to make effective decisions, understand geo-spatial issues, or even recognize their impacts as global citizens. Geography Activities—for teachers. Digipuzzles.

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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.

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The Importance of 3D Printing in Education

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It’s relatively new on the education landscape and I have yet to reach a comfort level with it. Here are her thoughts on the importance of 3D printing in education: The range of possibilities which 3D printing provides is almost limitless. Some of the most promising uses for 3D printing in education include: Math .

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How Minecraft Teaches Reading, Writing and Problem Solving

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This might include geology, geography, chemistry, or another topic. Of all Minecraft’s educational strengths, this may be the greatest. I’ve found throughout my teaching career that the most effective lessons are those with real-world applications. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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How can place attachment improve scientific literacy?

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While formal science education – the science we study in school or college – provides important scientific skills and knowledge, a lot of learning occurs outside of formal settings. Historically, formal education has focused on science content in a universal, remote and de-contextualised form. Why is citizen science important?