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A leg up for children in arithmetic development

1/25/2019

The English words for number 11-19 are irregular and form a stumbling block for children in counting. Unlike regular words (Ten-one, Ten-two, …, Ten-nine) in other languages, the irregular words mask the numeral’s base-10 structure, recurring pattern and place value, hinder children in arithmetic development.

The linguistic hinderance and remedies will be presented by BiJian Fan at 2019 Conference for STEM education.

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Dialogue at National Park

1/18/2019

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Channel Islands National Park commissioned a pair of island scrub jays by BiJian Fan. The birds are installed in the native plant garden at the visitor center. The artworks encourage dialogue about the indigenous species and their habitat protection.

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Can a leopard change its spots?

1/11/2019

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Pattern of the spots or stripes of big cats evolved for camouflage. Analysis of the evolutionary history of the patterns shows they can evolve and disappear relatively quickly, the researchers at the University of Bristol, UK, said.

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Kudos to the Kudu

1/4/2019

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The kudu male is easily recognized by its majestic spiraled horns. Legend has it that the kudu is God’s favorite antelope!

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