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Magnets: How and Why They Work 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

Magnets: How and Why They Work

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 Magnets The Magnesia mountains contained an iron containing mineral (iron oxide) called lodestone.  The modern name of lodestone is magnetite.  The Greeks discovered that lumps…

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Core Intuitions – Why We Are All Smart 150 150 Suzanne

Core Intuitions – Why We Are All Smart

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 multiple areas of intelligence – verbal, logical-mathematical, spatial, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalistic, bodily-kinesthetic and existential. This idea has been important for many reasons – not…

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Transformation and Conservation of Energy 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

Transformation and Conservation of Energy

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 we can create a store of chemical energy inside us. We can use this stored energy to do work like wind an alarm clock The…

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SchoolTutoring Academy Reviews: Operations on Inequalities 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

SchoolTutoring Academy Reviews: Operations on Inequalities

Inequalities are used to compare any two statements. Inequality: An inequality is a mathematical statement in which two real numbers or two expressions are connected by <,>, ≤ or ≥. Example: (i)               2x – 3 ≤ 6 (ii)              x – 4 ≥ 5    Operations on inequalities: i) The same number can be added to (or…

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MLA, APA and Chicago Manual of Style – When to Use Each Style 150 150 Suzanne

MLA, APA and Chicago Manual of Style – When to Use Each Style

In professional and scholarly pursuits, professors and practitioners within their respective disciplines often deduct points – credibility, even – if written information presented them is not organized according to the clear standards of a designated style. Although professors in academic fields often indicate to their pupils which style is expected, anyone writing for academic or…

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Fictive Learning: How and Why We Learn 150 150 Suzanne

Fictive Learning: How and Why We Learn

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 cortex (behind the forehead). Processes like rationalization, reasoning, and decision-making are ultimately made in the frontal cortex in combination with other areas of the brain.…

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Reproduction in Plants and Animals 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

Reproduction in Plants and Animals

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 lion or a human gives live birth. Birds and frogs lay eggs from which babies hatch. Plants: A plants life cycle starts with a seed.…

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What is Energy? A Physics Perspective 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

What is Energy? A Physics Perspective

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 from one from to another. To a scientist, work is any action that uses energy. Scientist talk about two basic types of energy. Forms of…

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Renewable and Non-renewable Sources of Energy 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

Renewable and Non-renewable Sources of Energy

One of the most important resources is energy. Energy is needed to warm our homes, to run factories and vehicles, to light  streets and even recycle materials. Nowadays much energy is supplied as electricity, often generated by burning fossil fuel such as coal, oil and gas. Although the amounts of these fuels present in the…

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Paragraphs – Form and Functions 150 150 Suzanne

Paragraphs – Form and Functions

Sentences grouped together form a paragraph. The English word ‘paragraph’ is an amalgam of the two greek words ‘para’ and ‘graph’ – meaning, respectively, ‘beside, or near,’ and ‘writing.’ For academic writing, there are standards within each subject to regulate the appearance and function of paragraphs. Being that there are no hard-and-fast grammatical rules, the…

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