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    I agree in theory that the objective method‚ what we now call discovery learning‚ is the most effective way for children to acquire the skills and concepts necessary to become scientifically literate adults. However‚ in many classrooms teachers are still struggling to build a discovery-based science curriculum. There is an urgency today that makes acquiring science skills even more important now than they were before. In this hi-tech age‚ knowing how to acquire and evaluate information and how to

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    Was Columbus’s discovery epochal? Many of us have grown up believing from our earliest school years that Christopher Columbus was the voyager who found America. In between the centuries several European explorers navigated around the world searching for treasures and new lands. Of all the explorers‚ Columbus is the most celebrated and acknowledged - for supposedly founding America in 1492. Columbus was born in Italy in 1452‚ of humble origins; he grew up surrounded by

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    Personal Discovery Essay Overview This essay is intended to guide the student from identifying a problem or situation‚ taking some action in regard to the situation‚ and writing about the experience while supporting/developing their evaluation/analysis with two primary sources. A General Overview: First‚ you will be given a professionally-generated article that addresses a particular topic. This semester‚ the topic will involve health risks. Second‚ you must decide upon an activity after reading

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    CHE003 Chemistry Individual Assignment J.J. Thomson – Discovery of the electron Table of Contents Introduction 2 Biographical information 3 Background information 4 Experimental information 5 Impact 6 Conclusion 7 J.J. Thomson – Discovery of the electron Introduction The discovery of the electron is affirmative and justly credited to the English physicist Sir Joseph John Thomson (Weinberg‚ 2003). He had found and identified the electron in Cavendish Laboratory‚ Cambridge

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    A discovery I have made in my life is that making mistakes only makes you a better person. Normally when someone makes a mistake‚ it is because that person is inexperienced in whatever they are attempting to do‚ and they are doing it improperly. When we make mistakes we are hopefully learning a very important piece of information‚ what not to do! Life is trial and error‚ we do things wrong and hope we do it better next time. There are many examples of myself making a mistake and in turn never

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    Significance of Discoveries in Genetics and DNA Robert Pride South University (Richmond) DNA- (deoxyribonucleic acid) the molecule that genes are made of. In 1953‚ James Watson and Francis Crick made the announcement that they had discovered the secret of life. They made this announcement in a pub in Cambridge. He was referring to the double helix of DNA. The discovery was the result of work put in by a large group of scientist but pieced together by both men who ultimately received most

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    Mink‚ who discovered Uranus’ rings. In both cases‚ we have individuals seeking data to further enhance our understanding of the universe and its mechanics. Though they may have been focused on a particular task at the time‚ to suggest that their discoveries were mere accidents would be diminishing to the overall goal of science. Though many had seen Uranus before‚ none of them had noticed its contrasting movement from other distant stars. Even when William Herschel noticed its

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    18 March 2014 Oedipus Rex and the Journey of Self-Discovery Those who have the ability of sight are stuck in the darkness of ignorance hidden behind lies and those who do not have the ability of sight are in the light of what the truth reveals. Throughout Oedipus’ journey of self-discovery one will notice how he develops as a character. Oedipus is referred to as a character that shows great pride and temper‚ his quick acts of judgement and fate are the reasons to his downfall as a tragic

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    10. Pluto-Sized Eris Rocks Solar System Discovery of Eris in 2005 by Mike Brown‚ a minor body that is 27 percent bigger than Pluto. Eris had trumped Pluto and become the 9th largest body known to orbit the sun. The finding became the trigger that changed the face of our solar system‚ defining the planets and adding Pluto to a growing family of dwarf planets in 2006 by International Astronomical Union (IAU) 9. T. rex Tissue Dug from Bone the discovery of what appeared to be soft tissues - blood

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    Heinrich Schliemann was a German archaeologist who was fascinated with the Iliad and the Odyssey. He had made important discoveries through his countless excavations of multiple sites‚ but it is unclear whether Schliemann was interested in the fame and fortune involved with treasure hunting or whether he had a passion for history and was a true archaeologist. Schliemann was interested in the tales created by Homer and this may be what led him to discover the site of Troy. He had begun excavating

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