Science Essays

Aim The aim is to find the concentration (mole/dm3 (M)) of solute in a potato cell by using the process of osmosis and different concentrations of sucrose solution. Background information Osmosis is diffusion of water across a partially permeable membrane. It moves from a solution with less solute concentration (high …

Structure of the atom · An atom is the smallest part of an element that can be part of a chemical reaction – in other words, an atom is the smallest particle that can exist naturally · When two or more atoms join up they form a molecule. Atoms are …

Charles Baggage and George Boole are, without question, central figures in the history of computer science. Charles] Babbage was born in Devonshire on December 26, 1791. The son of a London banker, Babbage took a great liking towards mathematics at an early age. Babbage soon became so proficient in mathematics …

Plan:- Independent Variable- Temperature is what I will be changing in the experiment. I want to find out what effect temperature has on the permeability of a cell membrane. Controlling other Variables- I will use measures to ensure that everything stays the same in my test to gain the best …

How do story telling techniques in Japanese comic media differ to the western tradition? The differences between the Eastern, Anime and Manga and the Western, Comic and Cartoon counterparts are clear from the outset. Apart from the obvious contrast in styles, there are many more distinctions that can be made …

Briefly state the difference between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation. Which do you think is the most effective? Extrinsic: external, not inherent, not contained or included within, extraneous, Originating from outside. Extrinsic motivation (where we do things for rewards.) Intrinsic: adj. belonging to the real nature of a person or thing …

According to the essays by mathematician Jacob Bronowski in “The Reach of Imagination” (1967) and paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould in “Evolution as Theory and Fact” (1981), the behind-the-scene development of science is being induced differently through imagination and evolution. In Bronowski’s essay, he describes the unique quality that makes humans …

John Betjeman, an English poet, broadcaster and writer on architecture was born on 6th April 1906. One is tempted to say of Betjeman that he is an architect masque’ and a poet by accident, for architecture has always been his chief preoccupation. He wrote many poems to do with Christianity. …

Started modern science of paleoanthropology (Study of Human Origins) Louis and Mary Leakey found fossils in Tanzania and Kenya that indicated man’s evolution began in East Africa 2 million years ago, far earlier than was believed at the time of the discovery. In Kenya in 1947, Mary Leakey discovered the …

In his story of the Rip Van Winkle, Irving used his unique style of diction, which also developed a contrast between before and after the climax of the story. The major change of scene in the story takes place after Rip takes his nap in the mountains and there is …