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Recently, WCPS administrators sought high-quality digital resources aligned to Next Generation Science Standards that would support students鈥� development of scientific and engineering practices and grow their understanding of key concepts and knowledge. Following a careful review of potential solutions, district administrators selected 扒哥黑料鈥檚 Pivot Interactives for use in high school Chemistry and Physics classes.听
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鈥淎t Wicomico County Public Schools, we鈥檝e made it our mission for students to 鈥楧o Science,鈥欌�� said Science Supervisor Hemalatha Bhaskaran. 鈥�We create learning environments in which students will learn through active engagement in science and engineering practices. Pivot Interactives provides students with new opportunities to immerse themselves in these practices and explore scientific phenomena鈥攕uch as volcanos or the phases of the Moon鈥攊n new and exciting ways. The new opportunities this partnership offers our students are incredible.鈥�听
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