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Shell Science Lab Challenge now open, offering a lab makeover

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and Canada, who have found innovative ways to deliver quality lab experiences utilizing limited school and laboratory resources, to apply for a chance to win up to $93,000 in prizes, including a grand prize school science lab makeover support package valued at $20,000. The deadline for submission is December 16, 2015.

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Effective Learning with Pre-Laboratory Videos: A Practical Teaching Strategy 

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Much like a carpenter meticulously plans and measures before cutting into wood, pre-laboratory videos provide students with a detailed and visual understanding, serving as an outline to help prepare for upcoming laboratory sessions. 2022; Ouyang et al., 2022; Ouyang et al., 2006; Saxena et al.,

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Effective Learning with Pre-Laboratory Videos: A Practical Teaching Strategy 

Faculty Focus

Much like a carpenter meticulously plans and measures before cutting into wood, pre-laboratory videos provide students with a detailed and visual understanding, serving as an outline to help prepare for upcoming laboratory sessions. 2022; Ouyang et al., 2022; Ouyang et al., 2006; Saxena et al.,

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14-year-old Named America’s Top Young Scientist for Inventing an AI Handheld Pesticide Detector

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Finalists navigated a series of interactive challenges and were evaluated on their ingenuity and innovative thinking, application of STEM principles, demonstration of passion and research, presentation skills, and ability to inspire others. Paul, Minnesota, on Oct.

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Elementary and Secondary Emergency School Relief (ESSER) Funds Allow for Improved Indoor Air Quality in U.S. Schools

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Through these timely ESSER funds, school systems can now bring their students back into classrooms after years of virtual learning, providing the financial ability to evaluate 21 st century solutions for indoor air quality and invest in more robust air purification and ventilation systems.

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How Teachers Are Pondering the Ethics of AI

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A biology laboratory coordinator in an integrated science department at Claremont McKenna, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges, Kohn perceived the tool as useful. Perhaps more surprisingly, the study also found that teachers evaluate the ethical implications of these tools in different ways depending on their gender. The main findings?

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Meteor Education Offers Medical-Grade Pathogen Reduction Technology for Schools

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As part of Meteor Education’s introduction of the CASPR solution to schools, the company is providing a free in-district trial program along with independent, third-party environmental laboratory testing for confirmation of continuous pathogen reduction. About Meteor Education.

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