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Education for Kids

Education for Kids

Updated 06/03/2023
Education for Kids

Education for Kids

Updated 09/03/2023

25/01/2023

Alexander Fleming: Attentiveness

This episode takes a look at Alexander Fleming and how attentiveness helped him with his discovery of penicillin, and how we can be attentive just like him.

25/01/2023

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5 min
01/02/2023

Jane Goodall: Perseverance

This episode takes a look at Jane Goodall and how perseverance helped her with her research into chimpanzee behavior, and how we can persevere to reach our goals just like her.

01/02/2023

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5 min
21/06/2023

Amanda Almond: AR & Attribution

On this episode of the Root & STEM podcast, Matriarchal Firekeeper and project coordinator at UAlberta, Amanda Almond, shares her experiences in research and community engagement, including her involvement in creating an interactive augmented reality (AR) learning experience. The We Are All Related AR project teaches local Indigenous knowledge and uses an AR format by visiting dedicated granite sculptures on the University of Alberta campus. She begins by explaining how research on or in Indigenous communities has historically had negative effects on the community (01:34), and describes unique approaches she uses to conduct research in a more ethical manner (02:21). Amanda shares her academic journey and how it led to her involvement in the We Are All Related AR project (03:10), before describing what AR is and how the project utilizes it (05:18). Next, Amanda explains how AR can be used as a storytelling (08:40) and education tool (09:44). Amanda emphasizes the importance of digital literacy and data sovereignty for Indigenous communities (13:25), before wrapping up by introducing an interesting thought about copyright ownership of knowledge shared through media (14:34). To learn about and experience the AR stories, please visit sweetgrassAR.ca The We Are All Related AR project was supported by: Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund, UAlberta Graduate Student Internship Program, UAlberta Métis Settlements Life Skills Journey Program, Community-University Partnership, UAlberta Killam Accelerator Award, UAlberta

21/06/2023

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17 min
02/03/2023

The Science Behind Pins and Needles

This episode explores why our limbs fall asleep, what creates that tingly sensation, and what we can do to stop it.

02/03/2023

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4 min
08/02/2023

The Wright Brothers: Hopefulness

This episode takes a look at the Wright Brothers and how hopefulness helped them with their invention of the first flying airplane, and how we can be hopeful about the future just like them.

08/02/2023

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4 min
27/02/2023

Marie Curie: Confidence

This episode takes a look at Marie Curie and how confidence helped her to become the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for her discovery, and how we can be confident in ourselves just like her.

27/02/2023

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4 min
18/01/2023

Alexander Graham Bell: Courage

This episode takes a look at Alexander Graham Bell and how courage helped him with his invention of the telephone, and explores how we can be courageous just like him.

18/01/2023

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4 min
EPISODE 3

Harnessing The Benefits of Online Learning

This episode explores why so many people are considering online learning, how it compares to in-person learning, and ways to both maximize the benefits and avoid possible privacy dangers such as sharing personal information, mistaking a scam for a credible institution/school, and the impact on mental health.

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7 min
25/01/2023

The Science Behind Shark Skin

This episode explores the unique scale design and smooth material that makes up shark skin and two ways scientists are using this design to further modern technology.

25/01/2023

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5 min
23/02/2023

The Science Behind Hiccups

This episode explores what causes hiccups and what we can do to prevent them in the first place.

23/02/2023

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5 min

The Pinnguaq Association, a not-for-profit organization, incorporates STEAM into unique learning applications that promote storytelling, health, wellness, and growth in rural and remote communities. At its core, Pinnguaq embraces diversity and creates opportunities in order to empower all people.

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Alexander Fleming: Attentiveness

Jane Goodall: Perseverance

Amanda Almond: AR & Attribution

The Science Behind Pins and Needles

The Wright Brothers: Hopefulness

Marie Curie: Confidence

Alexander Graham Bell: Courage

Harnessing The Benefits of Online Learning

The Science Behind Shark Skin

The Science Behind Hiccups

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