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Addressing Work Refusal in the Classroom

28 Ways to Quickly Check for Understanding

5 Popular Education Beliefs That Aren’t Backed By Research

11 Real World Math Activities That Engage Students

7 Digital Tools That Help Bring History to Life

6 Ways to Make Instructions Stick

18 Books for Reluctant Middle School Readers

In Sum, Math Picture Books Work

Puberty Is Starting Earlier—Are Schools Keeping Up?

Boosting Student Belonging With the Jigsaw Technique

22 Unexpectedly Effective Teaching Hacks

9 Tips for Using AI for Learning (and Fun!)

3 Learning Myths It’s Time to Bust

Simplifying Classroom Management for New Teachers

Finding the Retrieval ‘Sweet Spot’ for Students

The Science of Belonging and Connection

34 Ways to Quiet a Rambunctious Class

Harnessing the Educational Potential of TikTok in Science Classes

On Our Travels:
New Jersey

9 Ways For Schools to Honor Teacher Needs This Year

Teaching Climate Change in Every Subject

7 Teacher-Tested Financial Literacy Lessons That Pull Students In

The Young Futurist

What the Drama at OpenAI Means for the Future of AI

Space Elevators: Today’s Fiction, Tomorrow’s Reality?

The James Webb Telescope Explained in 90 Seconds

Bad Connection

Should We Welcome the Era of Designer Babies?

The Anarcho-Primitivist and the Transhumanist

Can We Spread Nuclear Power Without Another Chernobyl?

Why Mars Will Never Be Our "Second Home"

Are You a Futurist?

SCIENTIFIC
AMERICAN

Plankton Generate a Cloudy Shield Over the Antarctic

Science News Briefs From Around the World:‎ ‎March 2023

Cataclysmic Collisions May Explain ‘Forbidden’ Exoplanets

Science News Briefs From Around the World:‎ ‎February 2023

Bacteria and Fungi Can ‘Walk’ Across the Surface of Our Teeth

Science News Briefs From Around the World:‎ January 2023

Ancient Sawfish Help to Illuminate Our Teeth’s Scaly Origins

Science News Briefs From Around the World: December 2022

Outdoor Air-Conditioning Cools the World Cup. But Is It Sustainable?

What to Do if You’re Trapped in a Surging Crowd

How to Grow a 2,560-Pound Pumpkin

Hopes Fade for Resurrecting Puerto Rico’s Famous Arecibo Telescope

Some People Really Are Mosquito Magnets, and They’re Stuck That Way

Jupiter’s Ocean Moon Europa Is Ready for Its Close-up

Extra Hard Space Diamonds May Have Formed in an Ancient Cosmic Collision

The Purpose of Dolphins’ Mysterious Brain Net May Finally Be Understood

JWST’s First Exoplanet Images Forecast a Bright Future

The James Webb Space Telescope Could Solve One of Cosmology’s Deepest Mysteries

SCIENCELINE

The Major Hole Left Behind in Puerto Rico

Is It Safe to Microwave Plastic Containers?

Hydrogen Could Help Solve Europe’s Gas Addiction

Resilience and Rebirth on Display at the Ukrainian Museum

The Hidden Power of Submarine Volcanoes

Inside the Fight to Protect Your Data From Quantum Computers

The Icy Fate of the Universe

Could the Clones From Foundation Become a Reality?

A New Equation Can Describe Every Egg

GRUNGE

Inside Moore's Law, The Surprisingly Accurate Prediction About Tech From 1965

The Truth Behind The Phenomenon Of The Ant Death Spiral

The Scientific Reasons Why Tongue Twisters Are So Hard To Say

Why Did Edward Snowden Seek Asylum In Ecuador?

When Was The First St. Patrick's Day Celebrated?

These Famous Books Were Inspired By Dreams

What Was Really The First Video Game Ever Invented?

This Is Why Dogs Turn In Circles Before Lying Down

This Is How An Etch A Sketch Works

Is This Australian Region The Oldest Place On Earth?

This Is Why Snow Is White

The Sad Tale Of The Bat Who Went To Space

The Truth About The Supreme Court Case That Declared Tomatoes Vegetables

This Crystal Cave Is One Of The Most Dangerous Places In The World

This Is How Mexico Got Its Name

The Real Reason We Can't Find The Lost Peking Man Fossils

The True Story That Inspired Hidden Figures

How Persians Once Used Cats To Defeat The Egyptian Army

How The Days Of The Week Got Their Names

Why This Ancient Roman Object Still Remains A Mystery

The Strangely Ironic Words John Adams Said Before His Death

What Indigenous People Think About The Bering Strait Theory

The Mythology Of Callisto The Constellation Explained

The Real Reason The Anasazi Civilization Disappeared

The Harvard Crimson

Brave New Worlds #7:‎ The Illogical Case for Space

Brave New Worlds #6: One Giant Beep for Mankind

Brave New Worlds #5: In Case of Emergency, Go Up

Brave New Worlds #4: Forced Rivalries

‎Brave New Worlds #3: ‎Tiny Worlds of Untapped Potential

Brave New Worlds #2: ‎If You Want To Go Far, Go Together

Brave New Worlds #1: Dear Elon: There Is No Planet B

Dissent: We Shouldn’t Stop Listening — The Case for Prison Divestment

With Space Travel, Fiction is More Exciting than Fact

Why is Academic Writing so Confusing?

Finding Purpose Through Nihilism

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