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SHAPE in Schools: Changing mindsets in support of social sciences, humanities and the arts

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SHAPE in Schools: Changing mindsets in support of social sciences, humanities and the arts Published: Social sciences, humanities and the arts are vital for addressing complex challenges, but do young people truly understand their value? Lessons from SHAPE form the cornerstone of governance, culture and community.

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Young Explorers Club

Scientix

In fact, the JSC has done some laboratory re-equipment at various times, but unfortunately, under various science governments, the provision of laboratory equipment and materials gets complicated. She teaches physics and science in grades six to nine. The pressure of the flowing air causes the water to shoot up.

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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. Economics — a branch of social science that studies the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services, as well as a huge variety of other complex issues of vital concern to society. TALK LIKE AN … ECONOMIST.

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What Could Web3 Mean for Education?

ED Surge

It’s a digital world where internet users retain ownership of their online activities—their intellectual property, or IP—which are tracked by blockchains, which help everyone make money without having to rely on governments, institutions or corporations. At least, in theory. That’s not a new ideology within education.

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Online battles: combatting false information and reducing online risks

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“This is because of their active use of social media, and they may read and share posts rapidly, without proper fact-checking.”. As more of our daily activity takes place online, the boundaries between the online and physical worlds are becoming increasingly blurred. FACT-CHECKING. Fact-checkers can be humans or machines.

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Creating software that works for everyone

Futurum

They have different ages, languages, cultural backgrounds, personalities, and physical and mental characteristics. I have worked on software development for health, manufacturing, local government, education and games. USER INTERFACE — the place where an end user interacts with a computer (e.g., a webpage or app display).

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Can we use mud to understand climate change?

Futurum

Their work has been written about in the New York Times in the US and The Guardian newspaper in the UK and has been used to help write Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports and produce policy briefings for governments. Many universities offer degrees in Earth or ocean sciences. WHAT IS NEXT?