Abstract Do you think artificial intelligence (AI) is too complex to use? Think again! In this project, you will use AI to teach a web-based tool to classify happy and sad faces, or other objects, poses, or sounds. This experiment requires no coding skills; instead, you will need curiosity, creativity, and a critical eye. Why …
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The body’s key balancing and equilibrium center lies within the ear and is known as the vestibular system. It is a collection of inner ear structures close to—but independent from—those that amplify and transmit sounds to the brain. Rather than sound, the inner ear’s vestibular system conveys information about motion and position. This system tells us, …
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Imagine how cool it would be if you could add lights to your play dough. That is exactly what you will get to do in this activity! Keep reading to learn how you can make any light-up sculpture you imagine, such as a house with lights in the windows, an animal with light-up eyes, or …
Gravity is the force that pulls objects of mass toward each other. You know from experience that if you drop an object, it falls down toward the ground—not sideways or up—because the gravity created by Earth’s large mass pulls the object down. Gravity acts between any two objects that have mass, even two pencils lying on your …
The education of children – from early childhood to Grade 12 needs to be nimble and adjust. The children of today will have a multitude of jobs and will learn to be “renaissance” people rather than the specialists of the current adult generations. They will also function in a new, better social system, hopefully free …
Lead can be toxic, one can get lead poisoning from eating or inhaling old paint dust. Lead is called a heavy metal, and there are other sources of heavy metals that can be toxic, too. Silver, copper, mercury, nickel, cadmium, arsenic, and chromium are all heavy metals that can be toxic in certain environments. “Toxic …
Coronaviruses are not new to humans or even to you. Coronaviruses are a family of viruses best identified by the crown-like spikes that cover their surface (corona is Latin for ‘crown’). Coronaviruses cause upper-respiratory tract illnesses like the common cold and the 2003 SARS and 2012 MERS outbreaks. In the winter of 2019, a new coronavirus, …
What is a Balanced Math Program? The balanced math program aims to improve student attitudes toward math while they develop procedural fluency, conceptual understanding and problem-solving. Some components of the program which support higher-level thinking, problem solving and communication include: Activities and Resources Create independent activities to be used during guided mathematics time Independent mathematics …
Game-Based Learning involves learning situations where children play or design games – whether digital, physical, or table-top games – in which they solve problems and gradually develop new knowledge and skills. Games have been found to improve students’ motivation and cognitive development, such as memory and reasoning. KEY FEATURES OF GAME BASES LEARNING Students working …
Coding in school is getting a lot of interests around the world with studies indicating it is both socially and educationally critical to learn to code since kindergarten. Increase academic motivation Acquisition of math skills Ability to problem solve Development of autonomy Team work, collaboration Development of critical thinking Improved self esteem and sense of …
