Is SWELTERING weather MELTING milestones? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Here’s a HOT take, from Jorge Cuartas and team at New York University. They tested if warmer climates affected learning in children. They used surveys from nearly twenty thousand children across six countries. When
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Are the building blocks for math skills… literal building blocks? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Luis builds a tower. Kim builds a town. Rosie crashes in, and it all falls down! Building blocks are great for preschoolers playing pretend, but do they REALLY teach
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WARNING! This cat video is too cute for class! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Nowadays, many students bring their laptops to lectures. But for learning, or for BROWSING? Do students and faculty consider surfing in class a distraction? Enter Elena Neiterman and Christine Zaza
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