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Education Week
A collection of state-by-state reports on STEM learning issued by a business coalition finds that in nearly every state elementary students are getting less instructional time for science than they did in the mid 1990s, and that many students lack access...
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A collection of state-by-state reports on STEM learning issued by a business coalition finds that in nearly every state elementary students are getting less instructional time for science than they did in the mid 1990s, and that many students lack access to rigorous STEM courses.
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The New York Times (requires free registration)
A volcanic eruption in India may have been responsible for the disappearance of many marine animals about 200,000 years before the dinosaurs met their end.
A volcanic eruption in India may have been responsible for the disappearance of many marine animals about 200,000 years before the dinosaurs met their end.
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Reuters
The Mars rover Curiosity was due to wrap up an exhaustive, weeks-long instrument check on Thursday, clearing the way for its first lengthy drive to determine whether the Red Planet has ever been hospitable to life, NASA officials said.
The Mars rover Curiosity was due to wrap up an exhaustive, weeks-long instrument check on Thursday, clearing the way for its first lengthy drive to determine whether the Red Planet has ever been hospitable to life, NASA officials said.
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NSTA Reports—Debra Shapiro
Pioneered by Barnard College in the late 1990s, "Reacting to the Past" is a series of role-playing games, set in the past, in which students are assigned roles informed by important texts and form teams to debate different viewpoints. Faculty from various...
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Pioneered by Barnard College in the late 1990s, "Reacting to the Past" is a series of role-playing games, set in the past, in which students are assigned roles informed by important texts and form teams to debate different viewpoints. Faculty from various institutions are developing RTTP games with STEM themes.
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Curiosity looks around:
After devoting August to the arrival of Curiosity on Mars, it seems appropriate to start September with one of the early views the rover has given us of the landing area. This video is a panorama of the landscape around the spot where Curiosity touched down, including Mount Sharp, the planned final destination for Curiosity. YouTube link
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