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Graphing–9 Lesson Plans + 6 Online Resources

Ask a Tech Teacher

Whether students pursue studies in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), social sciences, or business, they will likely encounter situations where graphing skills are essential.

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Virtual Museum Tours: Ready to Take Kids on a Field Trip?

Cool Cat Teacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. For those of you who want to go on virtual museum tours, the Museums for Digital Learning may have the perfect answer for you. The list of museums is long and growing and is a joy to see. For years, as educators, we've had to cobble together our own resources.

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STEM Statistics For 2023 (Education, Diversity, Careers)

The Maker Mom

For instance, in the social sciences, women hold an impressive 64% share of the workforce. The National Science Foundation has pulled out all of the stops in an attempt to improve where the United States stands as a STEM leader. Women have gained a substantial foothold within certain categories of STEM careers.

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10 Ways to Use Defined Learning for Project-Based Learning Excellence

Cool Cat Teacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Defined Learning is a fantastic way to bring project-based learning to every grade level and subject area. Some teachers (and students) are great at coming up with meaningful project ideas that align with standards and learning objectives.

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Delve Talks: Winnie Karanja, Maydm

Maydm

As a high school student, Winnie had a passion for both math and the social sciences. Her teachers pushed her into the “easier” path of social sciences rather than encourage her interest in STEM subjects. And throughout my sort of high school experience, I’d been, you know, passionate about social sciences.

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Can AI Solve Science?

Stephen Wolfram

I myself have been using computers and computation to discover things in science for more than four decades now. Beyond the “Exact Sciences” In areas like the physical sciences we’re used to the idea of being able to develop broad theories that can do things like make quantitative predictions. So might AI change that?

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Remembering the Improbable Life of Ed Fredkin (1934–2023) and His World of Ideas and Stories

Stephen Wolfram

There’ll be more specialized sessions exploring > implications and applications in areas such as computer science, > biology, social science, physics, mathematics, philosophy, and future > of technology. > > I’ll be giving a series of in-depth lectures to explain the core > ideas of NKS.