Science

ACT Science: Force and Energy

ACT Science: Force and Energy 259 194 School Tutoring

In Physics, force and energy are the most important concepts that students learn in their high school. Force is mass multiplied by acceleration. Energy is Force multiplied by distance. Today,…

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ACT Focus: Science Section Conflicting Viewpoints

ACT Focus: Science Section Conflicting Viewpoints 679 321 School Tutoring

One of the most difficult parts of the ACT science section is the conflicting viewpoints passage. In any given ACT science section, there will be only one conflicting viewpoints passage,…

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ACT Sciences: Electrons and Quantum Numbers

ACT Sciences: Electrons and Quantum Numbers 701 330 School Tutoring

Quantum numbers allow a new model to explain the emission spectra of elements with more than 1 electron. There are 4 quantum numbers: n, l, ml and ms. The first…

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DNA Transcription

DNA Transcription 437 180 School Tutoring

Transcription is the process in which RNA is made from DNA. The strand of RNA is made complementary to the DNA. In eukaryotes, this process occurs in the nucleus, while…

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Molecules: Intermolecular Forces

Molecules: Intermolecular Forces 896 319 School Tutoring

Intermolecular forces are the forces that exist between 2 individual molecules. This is different from intramolecular forces, which are the forces that exist within a molecule (ie. ionic/covalent bonds). Intermolecular forces are generally…

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Newton's Three Laws of Motion

Newton's Three Laws of Motion 557 357 School Tutoring

Isaac Newton(1646~1727) was one of the greatest physicist in the world. Newton’s three laws of motion can describe most of the motion in the universe. Newton’s First Law of Motion…

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Optics: Reflection and Refraction

Optics: Reflection and Refraction 415 425 School Tutoring

You may have seen your reflection in a mirror or maybe a rainbow pattern in a puddle of oil and wondered what exactly you were seeing. With the help of…

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Cognative Friday: Be Reasonable!

Cognative Friday: Be Reasonable! 150 150 Suzanne

How many times have we all heard the phrase, “Be reasonable!”? This is, of course, one of the goals for teaching children and so, thinking about how we teach reason,…

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Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium 555 244 School Tutoring

The Hardy-Weinberg principle states that both allele and genotype frequencies are in equilibrium in a constant population from generation to generation. This is only true under Hardy-Weinberg conditions, which are:…

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Cognitive Friday: Maximizing Learning Styles

Cognitive Friday: Maximizing Learning Styles 150 150 Suzanne

A learning style inventory is an assessment that shows people the modes in which they learn best. It is not an assessment in the common high-stakes sense of the word,…

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