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Frontali, Clara – Physics Education, 2014
Difficulties encountered by teachers in giving a definition of the term "energy", and by students in grasping its actual meaning, reflect the lengthy process through which the concept eventually came to maturity around 1850. Tracing the history of this process illuminates the different aspects covered by the term and shows the important…
Descriptors: Energy, Physics, Science Instruction, Definitions
Kimura, Doreen – Scientific American, 1992
Explores the neural and hormonal basis of human intellectual function that gives rise to sex differences in the brain. Discusses behavioral, neurological, endocrinological studies, and studies of the effects of hormones on brain functioning that show a relationship between cognitive variations and sex. (MCO)
Descriptors: Aphasia, Cognitive Processes, Experiments, Homosexuality
Tidball, Charles S. – Physiologist, 1979
Assesses the educational state-of-the-art regarding physiological simulation. States the importance of conventional physiology laboratory exercises involving living material. (MA)
Descriptors: Biology, Ethics, Higher Education, Laboratory Experiments