News tagged with schoolchildren
Leaks show group's climate efforts
(AP) -- Leaked documents from a prominent conservative think tank show how it sought to teach schoolchildren skepticism about global warming and planned other behind-the-scenes tactics using millions of dollars in donations ...
Feb 16, 2012 |
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KIDO'Z: Internet for Kids
(PhysOrg.com) -- When my son first started going to pre-school, I was surprised by the fact that there was a computer in the classroom. Aren't 3-year-olds a little young for this? However, the computer wasn't ...
May 18, 2009 |
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World chemistry year to launch biggest-ever experiment
Schoolchildren around the world are being asked to take part in what organisers hope will be the biggest chemistry experiment of all time.
Jan 18, 2011 |
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School textbooks have political purpose, finds study
(PhysOrg.com) -- The simple school textbook is used by states to mould loyal citizens, according to a new study.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 10, 2009 |
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German 'science train': next stop Shanghai 2010?
How will we feed nine billion people in the future? Can we ever have a disease-free world? Can robots play football?
May 21, 2009 |
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'Louder at the back, please': White noise improves memory in schoolchildren
Playing white noise in class can help inattentive children learn. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Behavioral and Brain Functions tested the effect of the meaningless random noise on a group of 51 ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 29, 2010 |
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Schoolchildren can also learn complex subject matters on their own
Self-directed learning has long been heralded as the key to successful education. Yet until now, there has been little research into this theory. Educational researchers at the Technical University of Munich have now shown ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 08, 2011 |
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Cigarette Ads Fuel Teens' Desire to Start Smoking
The more that teens see cigarette ads, the greater their risk of taking a puff. A new study shows that the particular content of tobacco marketing resonates with youth and that the vivid imagery in tobacco advertising captures ...
Mar 03, 2010 |
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Cameras stream Canadian polar bear migration
(AP) -- In the harsh, remote wilds of the Canadian tundra, a wolverine scampers up to a polar bear snoozing near the shore of the Hudson Bay. The bear rises and makes a half-hearted charge, driving away the fierce, badger-like ...
Oct 27, 2011 |
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A new method to measure childhood stress
Researchers from the University of Malaga have created the 'Inventory of Daily Stressors', a method aimed at schoolchildren. According to experts, worrying about physical appearance, taking part in numerous ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 13, 2010 |
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School burnout
Recent research indicates that school burnout among adolescents is shared with parental work burnout. Children of parents suffering from burnout are more likely than others to experience school burnout. Funding from the Academy ...
Jan 19, 2010 |
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Internet does not make young people abandon traditional media: study
Almost all 9- to 24-year-old Swedes use the internet. Most of them do so daily, and the older they are, the more they use it. Yet, this does not mean that they have ceased using traditional media, says Professor Olle Findahl, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Research Identifies Link Between Childhood ADHD and Adult Crime
(PhysOrg.com) -- Schoolchildren with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder are substantially more likely to engage in many types of criminal activity such as burglary, theft and drug dealing as they grow ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 19, 2009 |
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