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Best Open Access Journals and Scholarly Articles for Research Students

Educators Technology

Scientific knowledge is proliferating in an unprecedented rate with an increasing number of journal articles and research papers published every year across various disciplines from humanities to medicine and technology. As researchers, our research stands on the shoulders of other researchers.

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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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Can gardening help children grow?

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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. Why do school gardens matter? School gardens have a positive impact on student learning, health and emotional well-being.

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Does city life negatively affect wildlife?

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The researchers can then carefully attach a metal band with a unique reference number onto a bird’s leg. Four 17-day old starling nestlings being held after their tail feathers were sampled for this research project. Sarah holding a starling fledgling after collecting a tail feather for her research.

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Top tips for engaging your STEM students

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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. Make it interactive.

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

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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. Field of Research : Structural Geology.

Geology 76
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Farming on permafrost

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Dr Melissa Ward Jones , a permafrost geomorphologist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks , USA, has established Permafrost Grown, a research project investigating the interactions between permafrost and agriculture. The most important members of the research team are the farmers themselves. “We