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CS doesn’t have a monopoly on computing education: Programming is for everyone

Computing Education Research Blog

Dan Garcia presented his work (with Armando Fox) on mastery learning which gives even non-CS majors the chance to get top grades in introductory CS classes (see nice piece that Berkeley Engineering wrote about their effort ). Many Engineers use MATLAB. My talk was about what were accessing non-CS majors on.

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Synthetic biology: the power of modified microbes

Futurum

Synthetic biology: the power of modified microbes Published: Microbes are the world’s most brilliant chemists, able to turn simple sugars and other compounds into a vast array of complex chemicals. The general idea of synthetic biology is that we can engineer microbes to do things that naturally occurring microbes don’t do,” he says.

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9 Good Collections of Videos for Education

Ask a Tech Teacher

Topics include languages, music, technology, social studies, science, engineering, maths, journalism, and more. Bright Science is a free YouTube channel of over 1300 study videos for high schoolers (or precocious middle schoolers). They are sortable by grade level and/or subject and can be adapted to four different UK languages.

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On the frontline of the biomedical revolution

Futurum

These technologies were developed by scientists and then translated by engineers to be used within biomedicine.” For this reason, Jin sees high and ever-growing demand for biomedical scientists and engineers in the future, with exciting opportunities for new entrants into the field.

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How to Celebrate National STEM Day

STEMe

National STEM Day encourages children of all ages to pursue their interests and explore future careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Students who enjoy biology might visit a natural science museum to explore fossils of extinct creatures, such as dinosaurs.

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Best STEM Summer Camps In London (2024)

The Maker Mom

With over 200 lessons, students are spoiled for choice of what to learn about at Science of Sound. They can learn the fundamental concepts behind STEM with lessons in physics, biology, and technology. Activities include robotics, coding, engineering, and working with LEGO, and Minecraft Redstone.

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From Scientist to Shareholder: Why do it?

Scientix

It is therefore vital that students see the benefits – for themselves and their societies – of learning national sciences such as biology, chemistry, and physics. Sandra Tarré is a Secondary Natural Science teacher. Career choice. Pictures provided by the author (Attribution CC-By). About the authors.