How to Treat Sea Urchin Injuries Sea urchins are spiny sea creatures that are round and covered with very sharp needles called “spines;” depending on the species some of these spines can emit toxins. Typically seen in coastal and reef waters, many people become impaled on sea urchin spines while surfing, scuba diving or even […]
“Blood is that fragile scarlet tree we carry within us”. ~Osbert Sitwell The majority of us at some time have had blood taken, but how many people actually understand: Why the blood test is being carried out? What the blood test is looking for? Understand the results when they come back? This article will explain, […]
The Israel-Palestine conflict has emerged from history as a particularly brutal, ongoing conflict in the Middle East, driven by two main religious and ethnic forces: the Israeli Jews and the Palestinian Muslims. The history of this conflict is bitter and difficult to understand, but what is clear is the amount of devastation and death that […]
Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yeti . . . Bigfoot is a guy you’d probably recognize on sight, but around the world he’s known by many different names. What you call him probably depends on where you spot him. In the United States he ’s also known as Sasquatch, and on the other side of the world he […]
Sending secret messages can be fun to do. Using invisible ink is a cool way to hide your messages until its time for them to be read. There are 9 sneaky ways to make invisible ink below. You can use lemon juice, milk, baking soda, cornstarch and iodine, and a white crayon. You will also […]
What is Lifespan Development? This article focuses on discussing the questions; “What is lifespan development?” and “How do we define lifespan development in psychology?” It is an old saying that the only thing that remains the same is change. Changes are always occurring through the course of a person ’s life. From the point of […]
The Particle Model One of the first topics I teach my pupils when they arrive in Year 7 (11 years old) is the particle model. This model states what solids, liquids and gases are, and explains the differences in their behaviour. Everything around you is made of particles so tiny that we cannot see them […]
Why Are We so Different from the Other Species? Are humans Alien to This Planet? There are U.F.O sightings and E.T. encounters all over the world every day but despite this fact most of us are still on the fence in regards to whether or not aliens actually do exist. Alien crop circles incessantly appear […]
North Carolina – The Tar Heel State North Carolina will be the state of interest for this week’s edition of Urban Legends, Monsters and Haunted Places. North Carolina is a Southeastern State known for it’s military bases, spectacular beaches, NASCAR and southern hospitality. This particular state seems to have it all in terms of scenery, […]
INFJ stands for introvert, intuitive, feeling, and judging. Believed to be very rare, the INFJ personality is distinguished by an unusual set of characteristics. Those with this personality type are often described as very quiet. They are full of convictions, however, and will fight for an issue they consider to be important in life. They […]
A few weeks ago, I asked my students to read “Richard Cory,” a poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson. I was out of the classroom that day to plan a department in-service training, and when I returned, the substitute said that they had a hard time with it. How I wish I had remembered that I […]
For English language teachers, here are some enjoyable and engaging ways to help your students get to know each other better and practice speaking with confidence in the ESL classroom. The following role play scenarios and fun active games can be used as time permits or if you want to focus on learning a specific […]