ranging from Gattaca to Star Wars to Finding Nemo‚ all have something in common; they all had a science consultant to help filmmakers get the science part of their fictional world right. In this chapter of Kirby’s book Lab Coats in Hollywood: Science‚ Scientist‚ and Cinema he argues the strong connection that exist between the cinema/filmmakers and science institutions/communities. In a world where science meets fiction it is important that the science is accurate to the highest degree. Even animated
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HEALTHY BOUNDARIES FOR TEACHERS 1. Professional behavior is a priority: Your personal/professional values‚ rights‚ and responsibilities are more important than any sense of needing to be liked by others‚ needing to please others‚ or needing to make a "good impression." 2. Use caution with self-disclosure: As a teacher/professional‚ discretion is required regarding what‚ where‚ and to whom you disclose personal information. Your role as a teacher and the setting are important considerations
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often. Experience has taught him when to buy and when to sell‚ whom to trust and whom to suspect‚ whom to make friends with and whom to ignore. The title also suggests that we tend to take more notice of the lessons of life than the lessons of our teachers in school. This is undoubtedly true! Children are naturally lazy and inattentive because a failure in class doesn’t seem to matter very much -- at least at the time. After all‚ there is always the security of home. But‚ when a man comes to have his
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Analytical - Scientist assess and evaluate all evidences and data gathered.They carefully check the accuracy of facts and the reliability of the sources of information.They do not make hasty conclusions‚but instead base their judgments on facts and information. Humble - Scientists humble and do not boast their achievements.They do not belittle others who do not meet their standards. Intellectually Honest - Scientist present truthful report and accurately acknowledge their sources of information
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representation of teachers in filmic bodies has generated clichés and stereotypes of ‘larger than life teachers’ that have had irrefutable influence on how the ‘everyday teacher’ is viewed by society and how the practice has been shaped. In Weber and Mitchell’s (1999) book Reinventing ourselves as teachers‚ the complex relationship between fictitious and real teachers is explored and analysed. In particular they emphasise the importance of close readings of popular texts in assisting teachers and pre-service
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Teachers’ Understandings on the Nature of Science: Implications to Science Education Reforms in the Philippines Abstract. This study investigates the conceptions on the nature of science (NOS) among new and experienced teachers in the Philippines. An in-depth analysis of the Likert and constructed responses revealed the participants’ understandings on six NOS themes. Findings suggest that the notions of both groups are generally in the uninformed state and essentially at the same level with
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The Moral Life of a Teacher Considered Response In the context of professional ethics‚ morals refer to so much more than lessons learned from fairy tales. Greene provides that a moral refers to a varied selection of values‚ judgments of right and wrong‚ good and bad as well as relational judgments concerning peoples’ actions (Greene‚ 1973). Many professionals‚ including teachers‚ are often held to a high standard of morality. Morals are measured through many mediums; there are personal values
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Should Scientists Reverse Aging The ultimate goal of biology is to survive. Unfortunately everything dies from the smallest bacteria to the largest whale. Some scientists have recently begun to research if there is any way humanity can slow down or stop aging by testing animals and maybe even ourselves. Even if humans can stop aging there are many social‚ ethical‚ and economical issues that must be overcome before humanity can take the risk of stopping aging. Scientists should continue to break
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of carrots and other plants. What Hooke still did not know‚ however‚ was that cells are the basic units of living things. Ten years later‚ the Dutch scientist Anton van Leeuwenhoek focused a microscope on what seemed to be clear pond water and discovered a wondrous world of living creatures. He named the tiny animals "animalcules." It took scientists more than 150 yrs. to fully appreciate the discoveries of Hooke and Leeuwenhoek. In 1838‚ the German botanist Matthias Schleiden concluded that cells
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to their coming generations. Much cost must have been paid by them in undergoing there experience. At times people lost their lives to experiment the results of a few natural herbs. All the inventions discoveries are the result of experiments of scientist‚ discovers and inventors. An artist experiments and then he is able to produce a master piece. While doing experiments we meet unpleasant results‚ failures. We still continue experiments because the failures are a stepped stone to our success
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