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Institute of Transportation Engineers publishes free STEM lessons

STEMx

Q: Why and how should transportation matter to students involved in STEM education? A: Transportation is part of our lives every day, whether in how we travel or in how things we need get to us. There are so many diverse applications of STEM in transportation. What do they consist of, and what level of students are they for?

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Physical Fitness, the Brain and Active Learning in the Classroom

PCS Edventures

We all know that a more active lifestyle is good for you (it’s healthy to be healthy), but did you know that physical activity in an educational environment dramatically increases student learning and retention? Physically active learners: Are 20% more likely to earn a top grade in Math and English. Why do this? White matter is fast.

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This Is Your Brain on Math: The Science Behind Culturally Responsive Instruction

ED Surge

The location students identified had to be strategically located for equitable access, accounting for the needs of community members most limited by transportation and low economic support. During this lesson, students identified a bridge as a barrier in Lawrence that restricted convenient access to healthy and affordable foods.

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How Urban and Rural School Districts Aim to Solve Alarmingly High Absentee Rates

ED Surge

It’s the physical part of getting kids to class. So the district attends to bus routes, gives out cards that provide free use of public transportation and, in some cases, provides gas reimbursement for families. What they’ve learned, Hubschmitt says, is that homeless students are missing the things that most people take for granted.

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Weather or Not: Predicting the Unpredictable

STEMe

The science of meteorology seeks to answer these questions by studying the physics and chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere. At the global scale, meteorology explores weather patterns related to the transport of heat, wind, and moisture from the tropics to the poles.

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How can engineering address human rights issues?

Futurum

Across Peru, thousands of people do not have access to clean water or efficient transport links. He is investigating the connection between poor transport links and social inequality, and bringing sanitation to a remote community in the Andes. HOW DOES PUBLIC TRANSPORT AFFECT INEQUALITY?

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Are Relationships the Key to Solving America’s School Absenteeism Crisis?

ED Surge

So, kids who are economically challenged are more likely than ever to be faced with housing insecurity, lack of transportation, little access to healthcare and real challenges of facing trauma. Are they facing barriers of housing insecurity or transportation or community violence? Is it about barriers in the community?

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