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Physical Fitness, the Brain and Active Learning in the Classroom

PCS Edventures

We all know that a more active lifestyle is good for you (it’s healthy to be healthy), but did you know that physical activity in an educational environment dramatically increases student learning and retention? Physically active learners: Are 20% more likely to earn a top grade in Math and English. Why do this?

Physics 98
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Best Open Access Journals and Scholarly Articles for Research Students

Educators Technology

Subjects covered include history, physics, psychology, chemistry, computer science, life sciences, mathematics, geography, education, business, law, environment, energy, and many more. SpringerOpen publishes peer-reviewed research and makes it available online for free.

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Why Interactives are Trending in Classrooms

STEM Discovery Education

World Geography Interactive VR Map. Energy Skate Park. Grades 6-12; Physics/Math. Applying math and physics principles, students design a skate park in this PhET interactive using the concepts of mechanical energy and energy conservation. Wastch the Garden Grow. Wastch the Garden Grow. -->.

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Can gardening help children grow?

Futurum

Garden-based therapy, the use of gardening activities as a treatment for mental and physical ailments, is a well-established tool for lowering stress levels and encouraging physical exercise. These two subjects allowed me to combine geography’s focus on place and space with psychology’s focus on people.

Geography 113
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Top tips for engaging your STEM students

Futurum

Consider how every aspect, from food security to renewable energy technology, links to your subject. performing chemical reactions) and physics (e.g., Geography students can demonstrate their understanding of contours by constructing a topographic model of a mapped landscape out of modelling clay.

STEM 78
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A rocky revolution: Can virtual 3D models transform the teaching of geology?

Futurum

Geological features — physical features of the Earth (e.g., The physical exercise and numerous distractions commonly cause students to tune out from the lesson. Geology is the fundamental science behind mining, necessary for extracting the resources required to transition to clean energy. not in a classroom).

Geology 76
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“We need to radically reform the national curriculum, but that’s not going to happen overnight.”

Futurum

So why is climate education left solely to geography and science teachers? It’s taught in geography and science but lots of students aren’t taking geography at GCSE level, which means many are missing out. Crucially, we need to recognise that it’s not the geography or science teacher’s job to teach students about climate change.