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Teaching Nanotechnology through Sustainability and Creativity in Primary School

Scientix

CC-BY, provided by author Introduction The teaching and spreading of new technologies is not an easy task and Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (N&N) are, by no means, no exception; N&N deal with highly complex phenomena, seasoned with a dense and very specific terminology, usually in English. It is mandatory to promote activities that, far from losing conceptual rigorousness, let students and teachers to develop the skills to be able to remain critical in face of the future usages of N&

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Environmental Redlining

STEMe

Colona, IL “Look for the silver lining” is a common phrase used to encourage people to be positive. However, there is nothing positive about redlining. Understanding redlining as it pertains to the environment is especially crucial as it impacts the health and well-being of entire communities today. Redlining originally referred to a practice dating back to the Great Depression, where banks and insurers would draw red lines on maps around neighborhoods, thus declaring them too risky for investme