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5 Ways Edtech Enhances Social Studies Lessons

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According to Wikipedia: “In the United States education system, social studies is the integrated study of multiple fields of social science and the humanities, including history, geography, and political science.” Another excellent Google Earth-inspired game is Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

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Best Open Access Journals and Scholarly Articles for Research Students

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SpringerOpen SpringerOpen features research a wide variety of peer-reviewed research articles spanning different disciplines including social sciences, humanities, science, technology, medicine, economics, biomedicine, chemistry, computer science, psychology, and many more.

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SHAPE in Schools: Changing mindsets in support of social sciences, humanities and the arts

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SHAPE in Schools: Changing mindsets in support of social sciences, humanities and the arts Published: Social sciences, humanities and the arts are vital for addressing complex challenges, but do young people truly understand their value? What is SHAPE?

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Technology and Explanation in Modern Education

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Topics like health, history, geography, music, etc. Technology itself requires a multitude of combined knowledge to sustain and develop; such as science, math, language, coding, and social science. are often integrated on the web, whether lessons are on the same video hosting site, LMS system, or free online academy.

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How can place attachment improve scientific literacy?

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Ben and Julia used two social science research methods to gather data. ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL GEOGRAPHY Environmental geographers study the relationships between organisms and the environment. The American Association for Geographers has an interactive map on college geography courses in the Americas. 1322820 and 2031884.

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Everyday Equitable Data Literacy is Best in Social Studies, far more than in STEM

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Most of us don’t read Science or Nature. Data visualizations that most of us see in our everyday lives are from opinion polls or about prices or taxes — they’re about social science topics (economics, government/civics, history, geography). Many students avoid STEM classes.

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

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I went to university to study geography, then started a master’s in meteorology. I was also taking classes in remote sensing and GIS which I found very exciting, so I transitioned back to geography and focused on climatology for my master’s thesis. At school, I gravitated towards the social sciences. says Erika. “In