Canada to teach computer coding starting in kindergarten
Canadian schoolchildren will soon start learning computer coding and other digital skills from kindergarten through to high school, the government announced Wednesday.
Canadian schoolchildren will soon start learning computer coding and other digital skills from kindergarten through to high school, the government announced Wednesday.
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Jun 14, 2017
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Tests at a school beside an informal electronic waste salvage site in Ghana's capital Accra reveal contamination due to lead, cadmium and other health-threatening pollutants over 50 times higher than risk-free levels.
Environment
Oct 30, 2011
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Schoolchildren around the world are being asked to take part in what organisers hope will be the biggest chemistry experiment of all time.
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Jan 18, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When my son first started going to pre-school, I was surprised by the fact that there was a computer in the classroom. Aren't 3-year-olds a little young for this? However, the computer wasn't connected to ...
The satirical news publication The Onion gets a lot of laughs by crossing the line. But even some of the most devoted fans of the popular humor outlet were complaining on Thursday that it may have gone too far.
Internet
Sep 29, 2011
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How will we feed nine billion people in the future? Can we ever have a disease-free world? Can robots play football?
Other
May 21, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Schoolchildren with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder are substantially more likely to engage in many types of criminal activity such as burglary, theft and drug dealing as they grow older, a new study ...
Social Sciences
Oct 19, 2009
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South Korean telecoms operator KT on Wednesday rolled out a robot playmate for children in a move aimed at cashing in on the potentially lucrative industry.
Robotics
Apr 20, 2011
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(AP) -- Leaked documents from a prominent conservative think tank show how it sought to teach schoolchildren skepticism about global warming and planned other behind-the-scenes tactics using millions of dollars in donations ...
Environment
Feb 16, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The simple school textbook is used by states to mould loyal citizens, according to a new study.
Social Sciences
Nov 10, 2009
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