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5 Ways Edtech Enhances Social Studies Lessons

Ask a Tech Teacher

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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What lessons can we learn from past pandemics?

Futurum

In light of the social inequalities highlighted by COVID-19, this knowledge has never been more important. The social sciences have a very important role to play in uncovering the causes and consequences of pandemics, past and present, and preparing us for pandemics of the future.

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STEM Statistics For 2023 (Education, Diversity, Careers)

The Maker Mom

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics pave the way to our advancement into the future. Technological positions are leading the charge for growth, and people who choose to specialize in computer and mathematical degrees will stand to gain a unique advantage. of the total STEM workforce.

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How can engineering address human rights issues?

Futurum

We might not always be aware of it, but efficient transport structures and services are vital for social inclusion. Most people need to travel to school or to work, or to go to the shops or the doctors. Engineering applies science and mathematics to adapt and transform matter and energy for the benefit of people,” says Davis.

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How Did We Get Here? The Tangled History of the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Stephen Wolfram

But by the end of the 1800s, with the existence of molecules increasingly firmly established, the Second Law began to often be treated as an almost-mathematically-proven necessary law of physics. There were still mathematical loose ends, as well as issues such as its application to living systems and to systems involving gravity.

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Remembering the Improbable Life of Ed Fredkin (1934–2023) and His World of Ideas and Stories

Stephen Wolfram

And when the train came to Los Angeles, the young Ed Fredkin decided he had to be the first person to see it : The Los Angeles Times published his account of his adventure—a younger but “quintessentially Ed” story: Ed’s record in high school was at best spotty. Ed’s older brother, Norman, had joined the Air Force five years earlier.