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Here’s a Preview of November

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Geography Awareness Week. Rigorous Mathematics. Halloween projects, lesson plans, apps, and a costume. Digital Storytelling. Civics in Schools. College or Career. Google Earth Lesson Plans. Digital Citizenship. Managing Difficult Parents. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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100th Day of School — It’s about Learning

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How to celebrate Here are activities I like that blend learning into the celebration of the 100th Day of School: Geography As a class, come up with two locations in each state, to total 100. One will be oriented around geography and one around history (such as “Kansas became a state January 29, 1861” ).

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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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Readers Respond: Does Fixing the Leaky STEM Pipeline Require Calculus To Adapt?

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That was geography.” Some texts overflow with fake ‘applications,’ but these hide the mathematical essence under a mountain of details. Students learn better from a straightforward treatment of the mathematical essence.” A professor from Indiana: “I've taught calculus dozens of times, with diverse textbooks, quite successfully.

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The Importance of 3D Printing in Education

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3D printing and mathematics can work together perfectly in order to create accurate representations of hard to grasp mathematical concepts. 3D printing allows those students who have trouble envisioning equations, elaborate graphs, and complex mathematical arrangements to experience real-world models. Final Word.

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Free Summer Olympics Activities for Kids

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As the excitement of the Summer Olympics captivates audiences worldwide, this global event offers a fantastic opportunity to engage kids in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). This project involves mathematics and data visualization skills.

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How to Use Video Games in the Classroom

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It requires students to have a basic understanding of geography and money because they will need to spend their money for the greater good of society – think military, urban development, and public goods. Civilization VI Civilization VI is a strategy-based game where students build a civilization from scratch.