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Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 13:10:40 -0600 (CST)
Subject: A Week to Focus on Computer Science Education
A Week to Focus on Computer Science Education
It's one of the most vexing paradoxes facing the U.S. today, even if most people are not aware of it. American IT and software companies dominate the world market place and the vast majority of colleges and universities have excellent computer science programs, yet at the K-12 level, computer science education is almost nonexistent. Meanwhile, other countries have stepped up their education efforts at this level and are beginning to pull ahead of the U.S. in several key areas. How did
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Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 13:11:20 -0600 (CST)
Subject: National Science Foundation and NBC Learn Help Students Discover "The Science of the Olympic Winter Games"
Science and sport. Have you ever wondered ...
- How angular momentum helps one of the world's top ranked figure skaters Rachael Flatt achieve the perfect triple toe loop?
- How elastic collision allows three-time Olympic hockey player Julie Chu convert a game-winning slapshot?
- Or how Newton's Three Laws of Motion propel U.S. Olympic Trials silver medalist and short track speed skater J.R. Celski to the finish line?
These are just a few of the scientific ...
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