Traveling STEM Fair Draws In Teachers and Students
Thousands of students and teachers took over George Washington University on Saturday to learn more about science, technology, engineering, and math.
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TV personality Bill Nye took on Creation Museum founder Ken Ham in a PowerPoint-heavy debate about a topic that still weighs heavily in American curricula.
January 07, 2014
Did McDonald's-Eating Teacher's Class Project Go Too Far?
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December 18, 2013
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A new study by researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics suggests tablet-computer simulation programs can significantly boost students' grasp of difficult scientific concepts.
December 10, 2013
'Hour of Code' Aims to Get Students Programming
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September 09, 2013
Teachers Eye Possibilities With Google Glass
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August 09, 2013
When Science Meets Hip-Hop
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April 22, 2013
Robot Competition Founder Named Nat. Teacher of the Year
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