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5 Ways Edtech Enhances Social Studies Lessons

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According to Wikipedia: “In the United States education system, social studies is the integrated study of multiple fields of social science and the humanities, including history, geography, and political science.” In MS and HS, it expands to cover science, mathematics, civics, economics, and maybe geography.

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Researchers Have Identified the Starkest Cases of School District Segregation

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They’re simply products of government policies — like the decision to tie school funding to property wealth — and policies can be changed. For too many years, students have had their educations defined by geographies of exclusion and difference,” researchers conclude. It’s time to draw the line.”

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His Teachers Showed Him Why History Matters. Now He Wants to Pay That Forward.

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Brown loves — and has long loved — learning about history, civics, geography and government, in part because he had teachers who brought infectious energy and enthusiasm to those lessons. history, European history, human geography, AP government. But nothing felt quite right, until he considered teaching.

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iCivics Offers Tons of Free Resources and Tools to Promote Civics Education

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Topics covered include citizenship, governance, civil rights, the constitution, politics and public policy, state and local governments, media, news literacy, and many more. Engaging Congress Engaging Congress 'teaches students the key concepts of representative government and citizenship.

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How can place attachment improve scientific literacy?

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ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL GEOGRAPHY Environmental geographers study the relationships between organisms and the environment. Pathway from school to environmental geography • Ben recommends studying an undergraduate degree in Earth and environmental science, biology, chemistry or mathematics. 1322820 and 2031884. . 1322820 and 2031884.

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Using big datasets to find out what affects children’s quality of life

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Professor Birgitta Rabe is using this data to inform government support for children’s well-being. Policy — a particular course of action, usually led by the government. Policymaker — a person responsible for making policies, most usually government policies. TALK LIKE AN … ECONOMIST. Understanding Society.

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Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science

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We come from a variety of backgrounds including microbiology, human geography and theology,” says Dr Andy Jones, the theologian in the group. We come from a variety of backgrounds including microbiology, human geography and theology,” says Dr Andy Jones, the theologian in the group. PATHWAY FROM SCHOOL TO SOCIAL SCIENCE.