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

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Though some argue that mathematics is culturally independent, I can say from experience that it is anything but. The brain makes sense of the world, and mathematics, through culture. In one of the lessons , students accessed the Agriculture Department’s Food Access Research Atlas to locate food deserts in their city.

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How are control engineers improving the sustainability of irrigated agriculture?

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How are control engineers improving the sustainability of irrigated agriculture? As irrigation can double or even triple crop yields, technologies such as these laid the foundations for much of modern agriculture. On the other hand, climate change and competing uses for water outside agriculture impact the supply side.

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The Newest Leap in Quantum Computing: The Majorana 1

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Traditional computers use a special mathematical language called binary to encode and process data. Quantum Computers The Language of Traditional Computers To understand how a quantum computer works, first, its important to understand how a traditional computer works.

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Fostering love and knowledge of agriculture and the environment

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Fostering love and knowledge of agriculture and the environment Published: Agriculture is what feeds the world, yet many people have a very limited knowledge of how their food grows and where it comes from. Agriculture in the US Virgin Islands A US territory, the US Virgin Islands are a collection of tropical islands in the Caribbean.

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Social solutions for socio-economic issues

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Dr Nathan Fiala, an agriculture and resource economist from the University of Connecticut, is leading a new programme in the region of New England, where his university is based. Pathway from school to agriculture and resource economist • Studying mathematics and statistics in school is particularly important.

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What is the Importance of STEM Education in Climate Change and Sustainability Education for Children?

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STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. For example, people with STEM education in the agricultural sector can develop advanced agricultural technologies to increase agricultural production and ensure food security.

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Farming on permafrost

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Farming on permafrost Published: Climate change is creating new opportunities for agriculture, by providing longer and warmer growing seasons, and thawing frozen ground. However, temperatures in the USA’s most northern state are on the rise, and this is being accompanied by an increase in agricultural activity.