Science

Pollution’s Effects on Humans and the Environment

Pollution’s Effects on Humans and the Environment 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

Pollution and its Control Life on earth is restricted to a thin layer extending a few kilometers above and below the surface of the planet, called the biosphere. Within the…

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What We See When We Learn

What We See When We Learn 150 150 Suzanne

It has been said that teaching is tough at times. On the same token then, learning also must be tough some times. Despite our best efforts at concentration, a person…

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Types and Uses of Magnets

Types and Uses of Magnets 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

Natural and Artificial Magnets Natural magnets like the lodestone do not have very strong attractive or directive properties.  Also, it is not convenient to use because it occurs in odd…

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Earth Sciences: Pollution Control

Earth Sciences: Pollution Control 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

Pollution control is the management of waste materials in order to reduce the effect of pollution on people and environment. Conservation and protection of the environment and its components like…

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Magnets: How and Why They Work

Magnets: How and Why They Work 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

The word Magnet gets its name from the Ancient Greek town of Magnesia. The Greek philosopher Thales was the first person who described this phenomenon in 550BC. The Origin of…

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Core Intuitions – Why We Are All Smart

Core Intuitions – Why We Are All Smart 150 150 Suzanne

Educators have been influenced by the theory of multiple intelligences for a few decades now. This theory, which was developed by Howard Gardner in 1983, suggests that we all have…

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Transformation and Conservation of Energy

Transformation and Conservation of Energy 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

Transformation and conservation of energy Energy is changing from one form to another whereby an energy chain is set up. Example: Solar energy makes food grow. By eating the food…

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Fictive Learning: How and Why We Learn

Fictive Learning: How and Why We Learn 150 150 Suzanne

The brain is structured in such a way that different parts of the brain take on different roles in learning. In general, higher-order learning and thinking occurs in the frontal…

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Reproduction in Plants and Animals

Reproduction in Plants and Animals 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

All living things grow, get old and then die.  All living things produce young ones like themselves so that life on Earth can continue.  Animals reproduce in different ways.  A…

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What is Energy? A Physics Perspective

What is Energy? A Physics Perspective 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

Energy: Energy is the Capacity to do work. The SI unit of energy is joule. Work cannot be done without energy. When work is done, energy is used or converted…

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