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Screenshot for About Computers in the Classroom: Changing Girls' Attitudes About Computers
This resource, from Educational CyberPlayGround, provides information about women's important contributions to the history of computing and computers. The stories of notable women are presented, such as those profiled in the 2016 film "Hidden Figures," Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary...
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In this computer game, made available by Borough of Manhattan Community College, users can test their knowledge of algebraic principles. After selecting Play, users are prompted to select from the following topics: Variables on Opposite Sides, Radical Equations, Absolute Value Equations, Quadratic...
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This video, from the 2021 Esri Education Summit, provides three presentations on the informal education of GIS. The first presentation describes a collaboration between students and the Center for Black Health and Equity. Information and data on health disparities among the black population, the use...
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For future manufacturing employees, this is a great resource to locate potential employers in your area of choice! The Florida Advanced Technological Education Center provides these three PDF documents as guides to careers in manufacturing in Florida. They are split up by region, entitled...
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This free interactive activity from the University of Utah's Genetic Science Learning Center, part of their series titled "Cloning," allows the user to practice somatic cell nuclear transfer cloning using animated mice. Using the "Mouse Cloning Lab," users practice cloning by going through the steps...
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This collection of free resources from the University of Utah's Genetic Science Learning Center introduces the layperson to cloning history, technologies, and issues. In "What is Cloning?" the user learns the basics of cloning and how it is done. "Click and Clone" lets users try cloning in an...
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This free resource from the University of Utah's Genetic Science Learning Center highlights common cloning misconceptions. Myths included in this short article are the idea of "the instant clone," that clones will be created at the same age as the original; the myth of "carbon copies," that clones...
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This webpage features a wide variety of interactive science teaching activities. Each activity includes subjects and keywords, tools and materials, detailed instructions, and an explanation of the science behind the activity. Occasionally demonstration videos are featured. Sample activities include...
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The Florida Advanced Technological Education Center for Manufacturing (FLATE) provides this useful wiki page for the use by the educational community. The site includes a wealth of educational activities for middle and high school educators on a variety of topics related to the STEM disciplines,...
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This article, presented by HowStuffWorks.com, shows how a submarine dives and surfaces in the water. It also shows how life support is maintained, how the submarine gets its power, how a submarine finds its way in the deep ocean and how submarines might be rescued. The article addresses many points...
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