...six sensitive periods? Write seven or eight lines on each of them. Answer: A child from the conception time has a various developments such as learning a language, developing a culture or mathematical mind. At certain periods of time, these aspects become vibrant and highly active. Dr. Maria Montessori describes this periods of time as the sensitive periods. These sensitive periods are the blocks of time in a child’s life. A child has different sensibilities which enables him to choose what is necessary for his growth from his surroundings. The child has an interest in repeating some actions in order to make it perfect because practice makes a child perfect in all the actions that he does. These periods can be seen in a child only till a particular time of his growth. If the right assistance and environment is not given during this period then the mental development of the child is retarded. The child will start losing his interest towards the procedure of learning new things. That’s the reason Dr. Maria Montessori insists that the adult should help the child according to each stages of growth, development and the period of sensitivity. Dr. Maria Montessori observed six sensitive periods in a child’s growth. They are · Period for sensitivity to order · Period for Refinement of senses · Period of sensitivity to Language · Period of sensitivity for Walking · Period of sensitivity for Small Objects · Period of sensitivity to Social Aspects of Life Period for Sensitivity to Order:...
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...be available to them. With less land and more people in smaller areas we will not be able to produce food and other goods for everyone. People will be stacked on top of one another and pollution levels will sky rocket. Inevitably mother nature will strike us and there will be many casualties. With dirty melty icebergs the world will soon run out of fresh water to drink and many people will die of dehydration. We will have no other options then to either die on earth or colonize space. It would be a fresh start that the human race so desperately needs. Population- We are at a current world population of 7.5 billion people and it is growing rapidly. By 2050 the population of the world will be around 10...
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...who you are, why you are here, or what your purpose is? Mankind is getting closer and closer to the point where we can clone humans; however, there are many potential repercussions of this research. Human life has always had some parental identity that allow us to determine our own identity. If we took this away and turned the process of human development into a science experiment there may be serious negative effects for those involved. It is important for us to understand what makes up identity so we take better care of those who are unsure of their own. For the purpose of this paper we will discuss cloning as a movie clone, an immediate exact replica in every way. The two beings have all the same features, physically they will look exactly the same and mentally have all of the same memories. Let's say a man goes into a doctors office for a simple outpatient surgery. Unknown to the patient, he is cloned while unconscious. The clones are put in two identical rooms in the same exact positions. The clone is an exact replica mind and body, but they know nothing of the cloning experiment. The world now has two men who are the exact same in every way and think that they are the original person, as they don't know they are cloned. These two men are the same person while unconscious and even after they awake, they have the same body and same memories. When put in the same situation they will perform in the same way. The rooms are indistinguishable so the two will act...
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...Forces and Motion For Students of Baldwin Wallace College Spring Semester 2011 Monday – Wednesday 10:00 – 11:15 am Room 139 Wilker Faculty Richard Heckathorn The materials for this course were organized and edited by Richard Heckathorn using materials from a program called Operation Physics and includes materials developed by him. The original OPERATION PHYSICS activity sequence to improve physics teaching and learning in upper elementary and middle schools was funded by the National Science Foundation. Original Material Copyright 1992 by American Institute of Physics Materials edited and photoduplicated with permission. FORCES & MOTION INTRODUCTION WORKSHOP LEADER’S TOPIC INFORMATION INTRODUCTION TO FORCES & MOTION An understanding of force and motion is fundamental to the study of almost all other physics-related topics. Yet it is a topic often overlooked or only cursorily introduced in elementary and middle school science, even though it is a topic typically identified for inclusion in the curriculum for these grades. A primary reason for this is that many teachers do not feel comfortable about their own understanding of the topic. Consequently, this may be the most needed of all of the OPERATION PHYSICS workshops. This workshop leader’s notebook is divided into two parts: PART ONE Motion Part One begins by introducing participants to the concepts of space and time....
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...line between sensation and perception. That research shows that the process of interpreting sensations begins in the sense organs themselves and continues into the brain. Even previous experience can shape what you sense, causing you not to notice. Sensory Systems The senses gather information about the world by detecting various forms of energy, such as sound, light, heat, and physical pressure. For example, the eyes detect light energy, the ears detect the of sound , and the skin detects the energy of heat and pressure. Humans depend primarily on vision, hearing, and the skin senses to gain information about the world: they depend less than other animals on smell and taste. There are also senses that provide information to the brain from the rest of the body. All of these senses must detect stimuli, encode them into neural activity, and transfer this coded information to the brain. Steps in Sensation At each step, sensory information is processed in some way: the information that arrives at one point in the system is not the same as to the information that goes to the next step. In some sensory systems, the first step in sensation involves accessory structures, which modify the stimulus. The lens of the eye is an accessory structure that changes incoming light by focusing it; the outer part of the ear...
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...It is amazing what many people will do for the sake of their culture. After all, it is those who are most loyal to their culture that keep tradition and culture unique and alive. But how far is too far? Extreme body modification can be seen in many countries, many cultures and from many people of different walks of life. Anyone could sit on a busy street for a full day and continuously watch people and never see all the forms of body modification that are present today. Here in the United States, we starve ourselves, invest thousands of dollars in plastic surgery and spend more hours in the gym than we do with our family just so that we can fit into what our culture defines as beautiful. As big or as little as someone may think this sacrifice is, is it really that bad? Foot binding, neck rings, extreme scarring tooth filing, and ear stretching, are just a few examples of what other cultures engage in so that they can fit into their culture’s idea of beautiful. There are many different theories that attempt to explain why foot binding exists and how the idea came about. “Foot binding began late in the T'ang Dynasty (618-906) and it gradually spread through the upper class during the Song Dynasty (960-1297), lasting through the Ming period (1368-1644) and then ending in the Ching Dynasty (1644-1911)” (Seagrave). There are several legends that attempt to account for the creation of this custom. One is that the concubine of a Chinese prince named Yao Niang walked so gracefully...
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...and adjectives 4 4. Three truths and a lie 4 5. Connecting eyes 4 6. Match the cards 5 7. Space on my right 5 8. What we have in common 5 9. Who is the leader? 5 10. Who are you? 5 11. What kind of animal? 6 12. Killer wink 6 13. The sun shines on... 6 14. COCONUT 6 15. Body writing 6 16. Names in the air 7 17. Family members 7 18. Who am I? 7 19. As and Bs 7 20. Group statues 7 21. Move to the spot 8 22. Banana game 8 23. Taxi rides 8 24. Fruit salad 8 25. “Prrr” and “Pukutu” 8 26. Dancing on paper 9 27. Tide’s in/tide’s out 9 28. Delhi buses 9 29. Rabbits 9 30. Port/starboard 10 31. I’m going on a trip 10 32. Find someone wearing... 10 33. Touch something blue 10 34. Simon says 10 35. What has changed? 11 36. Birthday graph 11 37. Body “tig” 11 38. Five islands 11 39. The animal game 11 40. Mime a lie 11 41. Bring me 12 42. The king is dead 12 43. Locomotion 12 44. Paper and straws 12 45. Don’t answer 13 46. Tug of war 13 47. Pass the parcel 13 48. Fox and rabbit 13 49. The longest line 14 50. Robots 14 51. King of the Jungle 14 52. Pass the energy 14 53. Bottle game 15 54. How do you like your neighbour? 15 55. Dragon’s tail 15 56. Group massage 15 57. Pass the person 15 58. Blindfold pairs 16 59. I like you because... 16 60. Heads to tummies 16 61. Ball under chins 16 62. Knees up 16 63. Get up, sit down! 16 64. Knots 17 65. Coin game 17 66. Countdown 17 67. Fizz buzz 17 68. Group balance 17 69. Leading and...
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...Lindsey Lohan Conception the action or process of fertilizing an egg or a female animal or plant, involving the fusion of male and female gametes to form a zygote Pregnancy The period from conception to birth. After the egg is fertilized by a sperm and then implanted in the lining of the uterus, it develops into the placenta and embryo, and later into fetes. Pregnancy usually lasts 40 weeks, beginning from the first day of the woman's last menstrual period, and is divided into three trimesters, each lasting three months Birth and infancy 0-3 years Physical- at this stage she wouldn’t be able to physically do anything for herself at the start apart from move her legs and arms, gradually over time she would have learnt how to crawl, then to walk and run. Within the tree years she would have improved on many skills like, holding objects, throwing/ kicking objects and also being able to talk. Your body will grow quite fast over the first year, as your body gets bigger you will start developing teeth. Intellectual- this development is show for a baby it allows the baby to recognise, remember and reason, to know the understanding with things around them. Emotional – the baby instantly grows an attachment to the parents/ careers. This develops a strong sense of security and the development of trust and self-worth. Social – social and emotional development are very closely linked and the more babies are socialised the less attached they are going to be. Social skills will...
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...A Thousand Paper Cranes I have always loved taking pictures. When I was little, I used my cheap digital camera to take pictures of anything and everything. I took pictures of my family, my pets my belongings… Anything I had access to, I photographed. The summer before I turned eight was when I actually became interested in professional photography. Every night I dreamt of the fancy props, cameras, lenses and lighting that someday I would use to photograph everyone who was anyone. I’d be famous. I would photograph celebrities, super-models, big figures in politics; I’d be the photographer who everyone would envy… If only I could get that camera. “Mimi, make sure your room is clean!” my mom yelled from the living room. I was sitting on the ground, running my fingers through the pink, plush carpet that covered my bedroom floor. I was daydreaming, which was very typical me. Everywhere around me reporters rush around, trying to get a story. “Mimi! Mimi! How did the photo shoot go with the presidential family yesterday?”“Mimi! Mimi! Do you ever plan on helping other photographers follow in your steps?” “Mimi! Is your room clean? We need to run errands!” my mom yelled again, quickly jolting me back to reality. I rushed to throw the papers and pencils back in my laptop bag, and then I turned my computer off and grabbed my wallet. I ran into the living room and careened around the corner, just stopping short of the dividing wall. “I called your name four times. Why didn’t you answer...
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...faction lieutenant of the anti-federalist. Today we are gathered to create our government in this newly formed nation. As we have just fought a war to be free of tyrants, we have to think carefully about what we want our government to do. Going back during the war we fought in order for no taxation without representation however we are not providing the same attitude towards our own creation of government. Without representation, it is already been shown that those empowered will walk over those who do not possess representation in the government and create laws that will only benefit those in superior positions. We are trying to step away from, the life that we once lived under the kings rule and create something new if we follow in the same mistakes that he made we are no better than he is....
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...text. Consequently, this text will describe only the most important ones, starting from the sixth century AD. The Middle Ages (5th to the 15th century AD) During the Middle Ages, the main aim of painters was to represent religious themes. A conventional artist of this period was not interested in showing nature and people as they really were. A typical picture at this time was full of religious symbols, which created feeling of respect and love for God. But it was evident that ideas were changing in the 13th century when painters like Giotto di Bondone began to paint religious scenes in a more realistic way. The Renaissance (15th to 16th century) During the Renaissance, new ideas and values graduallv replaced those held in the Middle Ages.People began to concentrate less on religious themes and adopt a more humanistic attitude to life. At the same time painters returned to classical Roman and Greek ideas about art. They tried to paint people and nature as they really were. Rich people wanted to possess their own paintings, so they could decorate their superb palaces and great houses. They paid famous artists to paint pictures of themselves, their houses and possessions as well as their activities and achievements. One of the most important discoveries during this period was how to draw things in perspective. This technique was first used by Masaccio in 1428. When people first saw his paintings, they were convinced that they were looking through...
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...an oven, a fire, or a microwave? How would you eat your food? Do you think you could use a plastic cup to drink your milk? How would you go from one city to the next? Could you get on a train or would you have to walk or ride a horse? How would you send a her or call her on your cell phone? message to your mom telling her you’ll be late for dinner? Can you email How would you get your clothes? Can you shop at a 14th century mall, or on the internet? And what would your clothes be made of? Technology Level I Introduction 3 Do you think you could find pink spandex shorts or would they have to be made of brown cotton? Think for a moment how different everything would be if you were to live in the 14th century. Many of the items you use today are a result of technology. Your cell phone, microwave oven, washing machine, and plastic cup are all the result of scientific discoveries combined with engineering that have allow people to invent products that have improved the way people live. Technological advances have improved our health, the food we eat, the clothes we wear, how we travel, and how we communicate with one another. There are a few drawbacks to some aspects of technology (such as pollution) but overall technology has greatly improved many aspects of living for most people. The word technology comes from the Greek words techne which means...
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...way to travel with our minds and learn more about our past, about what made us a society, how did we get to be what we are. The book that I mentioned earlier is called Snow Flower and The Secret Fan by Lisa See. The story takes place in nineteenth-century China, in a remote Hunan county, where a girl named Lily, at the tender age of seven, is paired with a laotong, or “old same”, in an emotional match that will last a lifetime. As the years pass, Lily and Snow Flower send messages to each-other on a fan and compose stories on handkerchiefs, as a way to escape their reality, a way to share their dreams and hopes. They also...
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...STUDIES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERCEPTUAL ABILITIES Are we born with ability (nature, bottom up, nativist) or is it acquired through experience (nurture, top down, empiricist). Can look at infants abilities and /or people living in different environments to try and answer this. GENERAL AO2 limitations Infant studies. (Neonate) Abilities not present at birth not necessarily learned – may require later development. Some may actually get experience in the womb i.e. not innate even if present at birth. Assessment very difficult – e.g. motor skills and acuity – acuity 10-30 times poorer than for adult therefore difficult to assess e.g. depth perception Techniques may not be reliable- may respond to inadvertant cues from experimenter – experimenter bias (cannot ask them) Methods used • Habituation • Sucking rate • Preferential looking • Conditioning • Heart and breathing rate • PET scans Infant studies AO1 Gibson and walk visual cliff – used infants 6 – 14 months old –most refused to cross onto deep side even when enticed by parents – suggests innate ability AO2 Infants 6+months so could have learnt –when done on new born mobile animals – they wouldn’t cross – but animals not humans. Compos – babies placed on both sides heart rate measured. On deep side decreased in very young suggesting they could perceive depth i.e. an innate ability, but not worried, older infants heart rate increased suggests not only perceive depth but understand...
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...term "norms" refers to what is normal, or typical. Developmental norms refer to typical characteristics or patterns of development at any given age. We must study the development of many different types of characteristics. There are four general areas of human development, physical (changes in our body), cognitive (changes in our knowledge and understanding), emotional (changes in our knowledge and ability to manage our emotions) and social (changes in how we understand and interact with other people). The characteristics and abilities of children change as they get older. It is important to keep in mind that the time frames presented are averages and some children may achieve various developmental milestones earlier or later than the average but still be within the normal range. Doctors generally determine what is normal by referring to a percentile. A percentile is the percentage of people who get an equal or lower score than any given score. For instance, if a child is at the 28th percentile in height, it means that 28 % of children of that age are shorter and 72 % are taller. In the United States, this child is so far below the average height for their age that we would want to find out why. Often, though not always, this may be a sign that something is wrong. Perhaps most of the members of this family are short. In that case, we may not...
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