Passion for Social Studies

APRIL 12, 2025

All teachers would probably agree that adding some strategically placed videos to your lessons can really enhance the experience for your students. Short, to-the-point videos that are seamlessly integrated into a lecture or activity can have a huge impact. This is especially true in AP Government , where students face dense content, abstract theories, and a mountain of required cases and documents.

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Government Civics Social Studies Economics 130

Anthropology.net

APRIL 12, 2025

A Puzzle in the Permafrost In the quiet hills near Medzhybizh, a small Ukrainian town nestled along the Southern Bug River, something unexpected has emerged from the deep past: splintered ivory fragments, unmistakably shaped by ancient hands. These are not the ornamental carvings of Ice Age artists. They are tools—fashioned from mammoth tusk, weathered by time, and dating back roughly 400,000 years.

Humanities 96

Humanities Archaeology Artifacts Cultures 96

Moler's Musing

APRIL 12, 2025

I didnt walk into my last school through the front door. I didnt get hired because I was the obvious choice. I wasnt recruited or celebrated. In fact, I was told no multiple times. I first interviewed there for a high school social studies position. Didnt get it. Later, I applied for a middle school social studies job. Didnt get that either. But they did ask me if I wanted to coach tennis.

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Social Studies Middle School Teaching High School 40

Anthropology.net

APRIL 12, 2025

In a study spanning over 42,000 individuals and nearly as many pelvic scans, researchers have painted the clearest genetic picture yet of one of evolution’s most stubborn puzzles: the human pelvis. The human form, defined in no small part by upright walking and large-brained babies, has long carried the anatomical tension known as the “obstetrical dilemma.” Wide hips are great for childbirth, but not so much for walking.

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Humanities Research 52

Living Geography

APRIL 12, 2025

Browsing my Substack stats for my weekly LivingGeography newsletter , and good to see that I've reached 27 countries. It would be good to grow that further through the year. if you already read it, why not add a link from your own blog or social media?

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Living Geography

APRIL 12, 2025

Every hour, around 15000 people are born globally. This chart shows the countries with the highest birth rates in 2023, visualized by the number of babies born every hour. Data is sourced from the latest UN Population Prospects. Key Takeaways Half of all global births each hour happen in just nine countries, with one in four taking place in India or China.

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