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How Minecraft Teaches Reading, Writing and Problem Solving

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This might include geology, geography, chemistry, or another topic. Suddenly, Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice take on a whole new importance: What Math Standard Expects. I want to see their creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving in action. Do you see what I’m doing? What Game Delivers.

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8 Ways to Use Minecraft in Your Classroom (Now That it’s Free)

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Minecraft sounds like it’s about geology, but it’s much more. To build their world, players require geography, chemistry, math, and more. If that sounds a lot like Common Core’s Standards for Mathematical Practice, it’s because it is. Digital Storytelling. Minecraft does that and more.

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Ward’s Science–So Many STEM Resources

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Basically, it’s because there aren’t enough education opportunities that require that sort of skill and those there are, usually rhyme with ‘math’ or ‘science’ which to many kids are “just too complicated” Enter STEM–Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. “I

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Understanding eruptions: how can we determine which volcanoes pose the greatest threat?

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FIELDS OF RESEARCH: Geology, Geochronology. ABOUT GEOLOGY. Geology is the study of the physical structures and substances that make up the Earth, as well as the processes which have shaped these. As it encapsulates such a range of topics, geology is often sectioned into smaller, more specified disciplines. ABOUT GEOLOGY.

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HEALTHY AND CLEAN SEAS WITHOUT PLASTICS

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– Physics teacher, IB Diploma physics teacher, Alytus Jotvingiai gymnasium, Lithuania PROJECT TEAM: ANTONIETTA AMORE -Mathematics and Physics teacher, Liceo linguistico “Ilaria Alpi”- Cesena, Italy EFTYCHIA KONSTANTINIDOU-Geology, Chemistry, Biology teacher, gymnasium of Anthousa, Greece LINA PETRAŠKIEN?

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What is the fate of dissolved oxygen in our oceans?

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CLIMATE MODELS — big computer models that use maths, physics and chemistry to characterise how energy and matter (solid, gas or fluid) flow between the hydrosphere (oceans, ice, rivers and lakes), atmosphere and land. You can study for a degree in oceanography or a related subject, like ocean science, geology or environmental science.

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From field to lab: the changing nature of archaeology

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We bring together students from backgrounds in history, anthropology, archaeology, chemistry and museum studies to work collaboratively on the project,” he says. LARSEN Professor of Chemistry St. FIELD OF RESEARCH: Analytical Chemistry. ABOUT ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY. DR LIZA GIJANTO Associate Professor of Anthropology St.