… in 1869. It classifies the elements according to their properties and increasing atomic weight. The atomic number, which identifies an element’s position in the periodic table, is equal to the amount of protons in the nucleus. From spaces in his table,…

… (GTS). It is a complex and intriguing disorder that displays distinct physical characteristics and unusual mental behaviour. It was the French neurologist Gilles de la Tourette who, in 1885, was the first to conduct a systematic study of the motor…

… as being significant enough to have a personal philosophy on the subject. However as a future teacher I have realized that it is a subject of great importance which needs to be contemplated. When I began to think about what science is, I realized…

… and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex ever found. Fossil hunter Sue Hendrickson discovered the T. Rex in the Badlands of South Dakota. In 1990 Sue Hendrickson was working for a commercial fossil collecting team from the Black Hills Institute…

… to survive in a dangerous world. One of these instincts was to rest everyday for a period of time while the sun was down. Today, with our advancements in science and medicine, sleep remains to be one of those basic instincts still to be explained. Mosby’…

… two general headings, ones that are encouraging capital investment and greater catches and those acting against overcapitalisation and overcapacity trying to reduce catches. Control of fishing effort has been the major problem in fisheries management…

… plant in the world, yet it is illegal. Tobacco and alcohol have no medicinal values, but they are legal. Where as marijuana has thousands of positive uses and it is illegal. Marijuana should be made legal for its many positive therapeutic,…

… from an interview with Dr. James Watson that took place at the “Understanding What You Really Are Made of” conference at the University of Lone Oak in 1994. Dr. James Watson co-discovered the structure of DNA with Dr. Francis Crick. Excerpted from…

… FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING There can be little doubt that, in the English-speaking world at least, it is the "zone of proximal development" that has been Vygotsky's most important legacy to education. Indeed, it is the only aspect of Vygotsky's…

… 1789. Although he discovered it in a compound, he named it Uranium after the planet Uranus. It was later found in its pure form by Eugene Peligot in 1841. It can be found in ores of pitchblende, carnote, and torbernite. With an atomic number…