Humans have been making symbols for numbers for thousands of years. Different cultures developed their own symbols, but all use addition and multiplication, suggesting arithmetic is a universal truth.
One of the most important challenges in teaching geology is bringing the outside world into the classroom. Augmented reality (AR) visualizations are increasingly capable of delivering.
Earth School together with experts from National Geographic, WWF, and the BBC created a brand new online science curriculum of sorts that comprises 30 short animated videos about various topics.
NASA is running a new round of its Moon to Mars Exploration Systems and Habitation Academic Innovation Challenge that encourages university students to study and develop spacefaring tech.
A legislative proposal in Connecticut, U.S. would mandate instruction on climate change in public schools statewide, beginning in elementary school.
Teachers around US are using popular apps Calm and Headspace to introduce meditation to their lesson plans to help curb anxiety and improve performance in the classroom.
Trillion Planet Survey is an ambitious experiment, run almost entirely by US students. It uses a suite of telescopes aimed at Andromeda and other galaxies including our own in search for extraterrestrial life.
The use of Internet of Things devices in the classroom can have major educational benefits and appeal to both genders if designed and used in the right way, according to new UK research.
On NASA’s Exoplanet Exploration website, you can explore an imagined surface of an alien world via 360-degree, interactive visualizations.
Singapore aims to deliver an expended learning program to primary schoolers by the year 2023. The program will include STEM activities like robotics, coding, and 3D printing.
Riverbend School in India is planning to focus on personal happiness, and turning out children who will give back to the world in a positive way.
Nature-based preschools have been popular in Europe for decades, especially in Germany and Scandinavia. Studies show that kids who learn outdoors have better academic results.
Students who spend a class session in a natural outdoor setting are more engaged and less distracted in their regular classroom afterward than when they remain indoors, scientists found in a new study.
A Danish company, Labster, that develops virtual reality science laboratories offer users virtualized lab equipment in a software simulation.
Virtual reality continues to make ground in education; from the world’s first VR primary school tour to an increased emphasis on experiential learning.
