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Transforming Adult Students into Scholars

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After her daughter was born, Ruth Cady enrolled in two classes at a local community college: psychology and biology. That they devote days, years, lifetimes to understanding a sliver of biology, physics, history. Todd likes to think about cathedrals—Romanesque, Gothic—with their sculpture, stained glass and architectural finery.

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What can stars reveal about galaxies and what can cultures reveal about stars?

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PROFESSOR RAJA GUHATHAKURTA Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics University of California Santa Cruz, USA. . Amanda talks about her astronomy work to a class of school students over Skype. I liked all kinds of science when I was at school – biology, chemistry, physics. I think there are parallels between art and astronomy.

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Fall STEM Activities

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Educational Benefit: This activity encourages observational skills and offers a hands-on introduction to plant biology and the life cycle. Educational Benefit: This experiment helps students understand the Earth’s rotation, the changing angle of sunlight during the day, and the basics of astronomy.

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10 Ways Parents Can Introduce STEM Learning at Home through Disguised Learning

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2) Gardening: A Lesson in Biology and Ecology Gardening is a fantastic way to introduce children to the wonders of biology and ecology. Here are three activities to encourage architectural and engineering creativity at home: Cardboard City: Use cardboard boxes and tubes to construct a city.

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The power of geographic information systems: bringing data to life with maps

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I was especially interested in meteorology and astronomy – I love everything to do with the sky and weather. I started studying architecture, but after two weeks, I realised I didn’t want to study buildings. I soon realised I was more interested in biology because you can see the systems you are working with, so I switched degrees.

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Unexpected ways that paint prevents corrosion

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For a standard entry into materials science, the researchers recommend taking A-Levels or equivalents in physics, chemistry and maths, as well as biology if possible. “As DR ANDREW PARNELL RESEARCH FELLOW, DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY, UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD, UK. PATHWAY FROM SCHOOL TO MATERIALS SCIENTIST.