News tagged with schoolchildren

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.

Chemistry / Other

created Jan 18, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

'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

created Sep 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 03, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

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?

Other Sciences / Other

created May 21, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 3

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 ...

Technology / Software

created May 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0 weblog

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 ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (10) | comments 96

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 ...

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

In Texas schools, a picture's worth 1,000 calories

(AP) -- Smile, schoolchildren. You're on calorie camera. Health officials trying to reduce obesity and improve eating habits at five San Antonio elementary schools unveiled a $2 million research project Wednesday that will ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

S. Korean firm unveils robot playmate for kids

South Korean telecoms operator KT on Wednesday rolled out a robot playmate for children in a move aimed at cashing in on the potentially lucrative industry.

Electronics / Robotics

created Apr 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smarter lunchrooms lead kids to eat more salad

Providing healthier food choices for our nation's schoolchildren is a hot-button issue in Michelle Obama's Let's Move campaign. And a team of researchers from Cornell University have recently identified one simple solution ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 27, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patterns of growth changing in Inuit preschoolers

Inuit preschoolers in Nunavut are as tall as their U.S. counterparts but they're also heavier, according to a new study published in the online edition of the International Journal of Circumpolar Health.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 19, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Study: Contrary to popular belief, parents OK with kids' homework loads

Today's youngsters are buried under homework, which gobbles up free time that could be spent with family or friends. Parents, puzzled whether to help their children dig out from a pile of books or allow them to carry on alone, ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1