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7 Popular Science Museums

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Science museums from all around the world capture and document this knowledge allowing anyone interested in learning about science, to access this wealth of knowledge and learn about major achievements and milestones that got us where we are today. The Museum of Natural Sciences contains several galleries and sections.

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UCLA Life Sciences Revamped How It Teaches Math. Is It an Example Others Should Follow?

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About 10 years ago, Alan Garfinkel, a professor in the life sciences department at the University of California, Los Angeles, got a call. It was from his dean, who said that the department had inspected their freshman calculus course, “Calculus for Life Sciences.” Many leaders in the field want to change these statistics.

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Generation Genius Offers Tons of Educational Science and Math Videos to Use in Class

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Generation Genius is an educational website that offers standards-based K-8 video lessons covering various science and math topics. Generation Genius also offers a monthly homekit that contains supplies to help kids (under the supervision of adults) carry out hands-on science experiments at home.

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7 Good Academic Search Engines for Science Teachers

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After covering Google Scholar alternatives , I got an email from a science teacher asking for recommendations for science-focused academic search engines so I created the list below. I included what I believe are some of the most reliable and academically authoritative search engines with a focus on science (among other disciplines).

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Project: History of mathematics

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Picture provided by the author, attribution CC-B Y Thinking about how to make mathematics interesting for children and how to prompt and encourage them to independently research, search and “dig” new information on Internet, I decided to start a new project at the school level: “History of Mathematics”. years of experience.

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The mathematics behind medicine

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The mathematics behind medicine Published: Medicine is advancing daily, as increasingly specialised treatments and techniques are continuously developed. Mandrekar, PhD Professor of Biostatistics and Oncology, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Division of Clinical Trials and Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, USA Professor Jay N.

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Can mathematics keep our food safe to eat?

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Can mathematics keep our food safe to eat? Published: Keeping germs out of our food is a constant battle, but mathematical modelling can help us trace contamination and stop the spread. It is a mathematical model that simulates the spread of Listeria in food production facilities. “In How does Listeria get into our food?