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How to Explain 3 Newton’s Laws With Real-Life Examples for Kids
Newton’s laws of motion are 3 statements describing the relationship between the forces acting on a body and the motion of the body. They were formulated by the physicist and mathematician Isaac Newton. To study and understand them you don’t need to go to a special lab. You just need to look around.
How to Solve Tasks With Patterns
There are all sorts of math patterns around us. For example, a week is 7 days, and in 7 days, it will be the same day as it is today. This is an example of a cyclic pattern. Knowing the pattern determining the order of elements, you can predict certain events. So, even though the topic of math patterns and tasks with them seems simple, it’s very important to learn it to understand more complex things.
A Guide to Celestial Bodies
Outer space is full of mystery. Even the names of celestial bodies can confuse us since we can’t always tell the difference between their various forms.
The Difference Between Weather and Climate
Without going into detail, it might seem like weather and climate are the same thing. This is because we use both of these words to say that it’s sunny, cloudy, or snowy out. However, it’s worth knowing the difference between these 2 things, at least for the sake of not making a mistake during a conversation.
What Units of Measurement We Often Use and Confuse Even More So
Every day, we use different units of measurement, such as pounds, ounces, or Fahrenheit degrees. And even though we seem to know them quite well, kilograms, liters, volts, and watts can be quite confusing.
Why Humans and Animals Don’t Grow Permanent Teeth From Birth
Children get really excited when losing a tooth. But one can’t say this about adults — it’s hard to imagine that anyone would be happy about losing a tooth at an older age. Many of you have likely wondered why we grow our milk teeth first followed by our permanent teeth a few years later.
Why Smells Bring Back Memories
Have you ever noticed that even a light smell can cause the feeling of nostalgia about certain times or an event in your life? This phenomenon has a scientific explanation.
Why It Feels So Good to Scratch an Itch
Each person on the planet feels the need to scratch something on their body at least once a day. By satisfying this need, we are rewarded with pleasant sensations that make us scratch the itch again and again.
How and Why Skin Gets Old
Skin is the largest organ of the body. With age, under the influence of different external and internal factors, it becomes more baggy, wrinkly, and uneven.
Why People Have Different Faces
The face is the most distinctive feature we use to identify people. We, modern humans, have short and elongated faces, unlike our closest “relatives.” This evolutionary nuance helped make faces more diverse. This result was achieved thanks to a combination of biomechanical, physiological, and social factors.
The Differences Between a Tornado, Twister, Hurricane, and Typhoon
Tornado, twister, hurricane, and typhoon — these words are all used to name big storms. However, they differ in terms of formation, wind speed, and size.
What a Fetus Feels in the Womb
Thanks to the development of technology, scientists were able to find out what a baby feels in the mother’s womb.
How Muscles Grow
The human body has around 690 muscles, and they all have different functions, like pumping blood, supporting movement, doing heavy lifting, and even giving birth. People around the planet do sports to increase their muscle mass.
Why We Are Born With Blue Eyes and Then They Change Colors
Our eyes are amazing organs that hide many secrets. For example, they can change their color. Many people are born with blue eyes and then they get darker. Even in a blue-eyed family, there can be a child with brown eyes.
Why We’re Afraid of Darkness
Fear of the dark is a common phobia in children and adults. It doesn’t always have to do with a lack of light. The reason it appears may be connected with the dangers (real and imaginary) that hide in the dark.
Why We Can’t Divide by Zero
We were taught in school that we can’t divide by zero. There are even jokes that black holes appeared because some people tried to do it. But what happens if we do?
How to Feel Fresh In the Morning
Most of us wake up early to go to work, take our kids to school, or do something else. And you probably feel tired and sleepy in the morning. But the morning sets the mood for the entire day, so it would be great to feel fresh during this part of the day.
Why We Forget Our Dreams
We spend one-third of our life sleeping. But still, oftentimes it’s quite hard to remember the details of our dreams.
How to Solve Rebus Puzzles With the Help of 7 Examples With Solutions
Mathematical rebuses are graphical puzzles in which numbers and arithmetic operations are encrypted. To solve them, one normally needs to use logical thinking and savvy. Moreover, they develop non-standard thinking because a mysterious picture can be interpreted differently while searching for the answer.