What Is The Best Way To Learn Chemistry?

What Is The Best Way To Learn Chemistry?When we talk about what we can do with a chemistry set, we usually consider the best and most effective ways to learn chemistry and many different types of chemistry. One thing that is rarely mentioned is the rule chemistry. There are a few reasons why this type of chemistry can be very beneficial, though it will not take you to the top of your class.In order to be successful with rule chemistry, you have to understand what is actually happening in the lab. Rule chemistry is an avenue of chemistry that does not require you to think too much about. It is mostly a reaction where you will simply do a test chemical reaction to observe the results. For those who like the challenge of chemistry, this will be a good avenue for you.When you are doing good chemistry, you will discover new things about the reactions you do. You may realize that you do not understand a certain reaction when you thought you did. You may also discover the use of a certain c atalyst that you previously did not realize was being used.The best thing about rule chemistry is that it is often more forgiving. When you find that you are missing something in your reaction, you will not have to go back and figure out why it was missed. Instead, you can simply restart the experiment and continue your work. This makes rule chemistry very useful because it allows you to work and test your ideas while keeping the flow of a true chemistry project going.A few of the rules that you will find with rule chemistry are you will never be using any extra chemicals. This means that there will be no restrictions about mixing up the various substances. You will also be limited by the amount of reagents and liquid that you use. These rules will keep your experimentation as close to the real deal as possible.When you are working with rule chemistry, it will be difficult to find out which experiments will be worth your time. This is especially true if you have been doing it for aw hile. However, once you get it down, you will find that you can come up with some great ways to use the reagents and keep your learning materials updated. This will make you a happier scientist.Learning rule chemistry is quite different from trying out the different types of reactions. It can be useful when you need to have a quick response in a laboratory, but it can also be more fun. If you want to make an experiment that will give you results that are meaningful, try rule chemistry.

6 Things to Know Before Taking an Online Course

6 Things to Know Before Taking an Online Course Image via Pexels Be Sure to Evaluate Your Schedule   One factor that is weighed heavily by students who take courses online is their schedule. When thinking about taking classes online and when to do so, evaluating your schedule is important. Are you balancing school, a job, and extracurriculars? Do your current home/work circumstances  require you to be away from campus more frequently? These are important questions to ask yourself, as they will help you decide whether or not to take online classes and  when  to take them. If you are away from campus and need more freedom when it comes to classes, online courses may be the best option for you. The convenience of taking online classes is that you  don’t  have to make the trip to campus, you can learn right from the comfort of your own home. 6 Things to Know Before Taking an Online Course   Image made via Canva.com 1. Distractions Can Be a Struggle:  Because the online instructional method is different than being in a classroom, your obligations and priorities are different. You are more vulnerable to distractions because of the mere fact that your class is online and requires you to be on a browser. Unfortunately, there are many distractions that can be super tempting when you’re working on schoolwork for your online course, such as engaging in social media, texting, listening to music, and watching TV. To help  minimize distractions, set yourself a timer for 10-15 minutes, indulge in your Twitter feed or texting your s/o, then get back to work. Once you set a time limit for yourself, you’ll not only feel better after your break but you’ll also be able to jump right back into work. 2. Attendance is Important: Part of the reason why online classes are so great is due to the fact that attendance is not as strict and rigid as regular classroom attendance. In contrast to the traditional classroom method, most online courses do not typically hold attendance. Instead, credit is given in the form of either weekly quizzes, discussions, or assignments. Some online courses, depending on which kind you choose, can hold sessions weekly at a specific time, which in that case, attendance would be mandatory in order for you to engage effectively in the course. Regardless of the online course you select, you are in control, which means you can decide whether you want a more open course or rigid one with exact times. Just remember to take attendance seriously, because your online course is just as serious as your traditional classroom one. 3. The Routine of Your Teacher/Course Can Differ:  Not all teachers run their courses the same way, and when it comes to online courses, you will find that some teachers hold virtual meetings while others encourage discussion board participation. Evaluating these differences is important when it comes to your learning style because you can distinguish which kind of approach works best for you and which ones don’t come as easy. Because of the nature of online courses, teachers and professors have to be mainly available through email or some other form of contact, which allows for you to get in touch with them at any time to voice any questions or concerns you have about your learning pace or your progress in the course. Being in contact with your professor in an online course is especially important since they aren’t physically there all the time to notice if you are struggling and/or what you are struggling with. 4. You Can Still Take Risks/Have Fun:  College is not solely about working hard and getting the greatest grades, it’s also about expanding your knowledge, ideas, and perceptions of things you otherwise wouldn’t have known about. With that being said, when reviewing what classes you want to take, take some risks and have fun! If you can take a film course or art course that fulfills one of your requirements, go for it! In my junior year, I took a course that was about the science in science fiction films! It was so much fun- we got to watch a lot of cool movies, all while learning some interesting things about science, and it was online! While in college, you’ll have so many opportunities to learn and engage in fun ways, so don’t hesitate to explore fun courses when looking for online classes. You won’t regret it! 5. You Spend Plenty of Hours Online:  Just like a regular classroom course, an  online course  requires hours of invested time. For example, almost all online courses have some form of classroom engagement, whether that is through a voice-thread post or discussion board entry. Discussions allow you to share your knowledge of the topics and lessons of the week as well as bring forward any questions you wish to ask fellow students. In most cases, instructors will ask a prompt and require you to answer the prompt based on the knowledge of the lessons given that week. Following your response, instructors typically request that you respond to another student’s answer to the prompt with either an agreement, disagreement, or another question.   In addition to discussion posts, Stephanie Larson of US News  states  that your teacher may require you to watch/listen to lectures, participate in group projects and complete other assignments such as a quiz, homework exercise, or exam. 6. Credit Transfers Are Sometimes Tricky: One very important thing that many students forget to take into consideration when looking into online classes is whether or not the credits will transfer to their institution. Now, this is only the case if you were taking a course(s) at a different school than your main, however, it is still knowledge that all students should know. Perhaps you’re taking a course over the summer to lessen the number of credits you take in the fall, or maybe you need an easy course to take to fulfill certain criteria in your major â€" regardless, connect with an academic advisor before enrolling to make sure that the credits transfer correctly and how you expect them to. You don’t want to waste time or money on a course that doesn’t count toward anything! Myths and Misconceptions   Online Courses are Easy: One of the common myths that people assume about online classes is that they are easy by nature. This is a complete myth! Online courses have the same curriculum as any course taken in a classroom, the teaching method is all that is different- and by that I mean, it’s merely taught online. In fact, online courses can sometimes pose more of a difficulty than traditional classroom teaching because students have more responsibility,  says  Lynn Atanasoff, a career counselor at Penn State University. “At reputable institutions, students have to complete the same material as in-person, except they also have to really manage their time because online no one is reminding them when assignments or projects are due,” she says. The Quality of Education is Lower: Just because the course is online, does not mean that the quality of education is lower. The course itself has undergone some sort of process or evaluation by your university to ensure it meets specific standards and adheres to the set curriculum of the course. Online courses and instructors do not just get made up out of the blue and put onto your registration choice list, there’s a process. Jeff Davidson, a strategic initiatives manager of the Free Education Initiative at the Saylor Foundation  comments, “I don’t think there’s any weight to the belief that quality suffers in online education any more so than with a lot of brick-and-mortars. We know brick-and-mortar degrees vary in quality, and that’s the same with online.” There is Zero Interaction with Instructors or Classmates: Another assumption about online classes is that because it’s completely virtual, there is zero interaction with your instructors or classmates. While in some cases there isn’t a  physical  interaction like in a traditional classroom, teachers and students are available through other outlets like phone, email, etc. Teachers are even sometimes more available through online avenues than other ways! You Have to Teach Yourself the Course Material: Because the teaching method is different, another myth is that you have to teach yourself the material of the course. This goes hand-in-hand with the quality of education being lower and zero interaction with instructors. This myth isn’t true at all! Online courses are no different than traditional ones, where there are assignments, quizzes, readings, projects, etc. The teacher creates outlines and presentations to help just as much as a teacher in-classroom would. From my experience, I’ve had some traditional classroom courses that I’ve had to teach myself more than any online course I’ve taken! Cheating is Common: It’s obvious to think that because online courses are all on the internet, that it’s almost a given that students will cheat and automatically get away with it. This is not the case! It is no easier to cheat on online courses than in a traditional course. In fact, it can be a little bit harder! Teachers typically have a plagiarism section software to see whether or not a student has cheated on an essay assignment. Additionally, Terri Williams of U.S. News  writes, “In addition to plagiarism detection software, some online programs require students to take a test at a physical location or to use a webcam while completing an exam. In both cases, students need to show proof of identification.” Image via Pexels Deciding what classes to take online and even if you want to take them can be difficult without the proper help or resources. If you are considering taking courses online, reach out to an advisor and review your requirements, as well as read student reviews to help you decide, but don’t forget to have fun too! Always remember that taking courses online does not make you any less of a student or whatever other criticism you may have heard before. Everyone has different wants and needs, and online courses can be a great option to balance your classes and college life!

Chocolate Good Or Bad For Health

Chocolate Good Or Bad For Health Photo Via: https://ringlead-marketing-prod.s3.amazonaws.com Ah yes, the decadent, sweet treat that makes our mouths water. We’ve come to understand that our sweet tooth does us more harm than good, but we don’t really care either, especially when it comes to chocolate. In the words of almost every human being ever: it’s worth it. Well, science is now pointing in this direction more than ever. As has been revealed before, chocolate could actually lower blood pressure, reduce the risk of heart disease, control your blood sugar and even help to lower your stress levels, which are all good, positive reasons to eat the sugary treat. This healthy spin on chocolate continues in that it has even been linked to reduce the risk of cancer and dementia, two ailments no human being wants to be diagnosed with. According to Dr. Owais Khawaja, a cardiology fellow at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center (Toledo, Ohio), “Chocolate is a good antioxidant, it has a good effect on inflammation. We think most of the beneficial effects are because of this.” While this is certainly good news in many ways, this does not mean that every chocolate treat you come across is going to be good for your health. The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory aspects of chocolate come from cocoa beans specifically nutrients within cocoa beans called flavonoids. These flavonoids are found in all chocolate, but in varying amounts. For instance, dark chocolate has more than milk chocolate. And though the name may fool you, white chocolate doesn’t even contain chocolate, meaning it wouldn’t be a good source of flavonoids. But, to break it down even further, not all dark chocolate is rich in flavonoids either. In fact, some chocolate bars that are over 70 percent cocoa (which would be considered dark chocolate, in most cases), will have less flavonoid compounds than others it all depends on processing. This is where it gets really sciency: if chocolate goes through dutching (a chemical step that’s often referred to as Dutch chocolate), this chocolate has basically lost all traces of flavonoid compounds. Also, most chocolate bars include the addition of milk and sugar; in other words, the parts that make it taste good. However, these additions are also what makes the chocolate bar bad for you. So while theoretically chocolate is a very good thing, that doesn’t necessarily mean that Snickers and Kit Kat bars are a healthier alternative than fruits and vegetables. The truth is, there still isn’t enough research pointing one way or the other: we don’t know the effects of consuming the various types of chocolate, or what the addition of milk does to the healthy components. According to Khawaja, “There is not enough data as to what form of chocolate is good.” While studies are able to differentiate between participants that eat milk, dark and white chocolate, they are unable to test which kinds of these various chocolates the participants are consuming. Plus, more often than not, participants aren’t correctly identifying the type of chocolate they’re eating or accurately representing the amount that they are eating. The consensus, though it’s in no way scientifically proven, is that dark chocolate is probably good. Or, it’s not bad. As Khawaja said, “Until we have more data, don’t eat too much. If you’re having a serving once or twice a day, fine. But don’t start having it six times a day.” So while chocolate is a good snack on very rare occasions, maybe to satisfy cravings or to reward yourself after a stressful week, it is in no way something that should be replacing your healthier foods. Don’t go changing your diet because chocolate may or may not be healthy. Instead, indulge yourself on occasion, assume that the studies aren’t correct, and hope for the best somewhere in the near future. We love you chocolate, whether you’re good or bad for us, and we’ll keep our fingers crossed until the next study takes over the media.

The Learning Tree

The Learning Tree The Learning Tree The Learning Tree is an innovative school nestled among the artist colonies and international schools of north-east Beijing. Founded in 2013 by British and Chinese educationalists, The Tree is successful and growing with happy students, teachers, support staff and parents. We need one more outstanding teacher to complete the team. What sets The Learning Tree apart from other schools is the flexibility afforded to students to study what they want in a curriculum founded in curiosity and their own questions. With small classes, passionate teachers, and full support from the entire team, students are currently doing projects in the evolution of birds, admiralty law, gravity, and music theory. Outside their more conventional classes, The Learning Tree is at the forefront of Project-Based Learning in China. Students have designed an environmental protection website, made safety signs which are in place along a local river and they are now creating a full sales-pitch for a zombie video game. One of the fundamental ways in which we are trying to improve education is through research and innovation. This means working closely with students, parents and the government to establish needs and provide effective solutions. Some of our most recent projects have included developing a positive behaviour system for unmotivated students, producing SSAT materials specifically for Chinese learners, and developing a new weekend programme for city kids to get out into the wild. Aside from positive students, we are most proud of our highly motivated, ambitious and creative team. Split evenly between Chinese and international educators, the diversity of education, experience and background, all working together, is one of our greatest strengths. Our team, both academic and support staff, are graduates of universities all around the world from Cambridge to Beijing; Barcelona to New York with a range of undergraduate degrees. Teachers have formally taught all over the globe in public schools, private schools, international schools, language training centres and universities; theyve also been IELTS examiners, teacher trainers, translators, MBA graduates and entrepreneurs. Everyone in the team has an equal voice and time to develop new ideas, and this has also allowed members without any background in education to take a vital role in our success. It is very important for us that teachers are not only enthused and motivated but also that we help everyone in the organisation to work towards their future long-term goals. Professional development is funded and can include further training, qualifications or time for side projects. Teachers have gone on to write walking guides in the UK, work in a New York high school, the Teach for Australia programme, international school curriculum development in Shanghai, the British government and US politics. View our Brochure

Changwai Bilingual School

Changwai Bilingual School Changwai Bilingual School An excellent academic and social education is a critical component of every familys core values, because it is simply the firm foundation upon which to build a brighter future for our children! In response, our aim at Changzhou Trina International School is to facilitate a family-friendly educational experience by partnering with parents to provide a rigorous and results-oriented academic program, supported and balanced by a broad range of resources and amenities within the context of our modern multi-facility campus. Across the curriculum and along the coordinated continuum from early years all the waythrough to senior years, you will discover our first-class commitment to an all-encompassing approach to the development of character, communication, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking and core competencies. It is our desire that these components, in-concert, will equip our students over time to discover and develop their call and career. In turn, and regardless of which path they take, it is also our hope that our students will both seek and seize opportunities for success in the face of the very real challenges of an increasingly competitive and complex global community and that they would do so with confidence, courage and conviction. School is not just about academics. Whether it is transportation, residence, food services, after-school extra-curricular activities (cross-fit, baking, football, dance, yoga, archery, guitar, piano), weekend language and culture classes, weekday evening parenting classes, or even the Parents and Friends Association, there is something for everyone at Changzhou Trina International School. So, please take some time to explore our website and our array of both academic and non-academic services. Since seeing is believing, just click and complete the Contact Us formon our websiteto book a personal student-led tour, and we will also arrange to have your child visit a class for part of a day and join us for lunch! Regardless of whether you are looking to enroll your family in the Early Years, Primary and Middle School, or Senior School, we trust that it will not take long for you and yours to establish a connection with not only our professional community of caring faculty and support staff, but also our warm student body and supportive parental community! Were building a firm foundation, so come form your familys future with us!

Guest Post Best Free Writing Guides

Guest Post Best Free Writing Guides Best Free Writing Guides You Can Use If you’ve ever picked up a pen and wrote on paper or sat at a desk and placed your hands on the keyboard then you’ve probably hit your road blocks and problems with writing. We all have them. Some more than most; others less than most, however if you have bad writing habits that persist like an itch you cannot seem to scratch away, you often need to seek an external source for help. If you like the resources left below to help you finally scratch away that bad writing itch, please share this article! Paul Brian’s Common Errors in English Usage We’ll begin with Paul Brian’s Common Errors in English Usage, which compliments his book with the same title. We want to first identify the errors that we are making, or challenges that we are facing so that we can overcome them. Brian’s page links to a very extensive list of errors in common usage, which is designed to help you understand the difference and proper use of certain words and common misunderstood terminology. If you’re like most, who hold their writing more in a private light than out on public display, you’ll often times be faced with situations you cannot figure out and won’t have anyone to turn to since your writing is personal already and coming to them with a challenge you’ve been facing may be just that more humiliating. So your next best option is to just find what you need help with through these resources. The University of Kansas Writing Center This resource is more particularly geared towards the college student who is having a difficult time understanding or getting the format that their professors are requiring of them to write their papers. The KU Writing Center offers help with writing your thesis, academic essays, avoiding plagiarism and helping you understand the most effective and efficient writing process. With their help and your lack of procrastination (yeah, the world knows college students like to put off their assignments until the last week, or sometimes night before they are due), you should find what you need to get you through those high standards the professors put in place before you. Essay Mama’s Essay Writing Guide This writing guide is all about the essay. It dissects the various elements of the Essay up and down, back and forth, start to finish. What stood out the most about this writing guide is that they dive into some of the psychology behind writing, whereas no other guide on this list gives the advice of “surprising yourself,” and “be passionate,” which are standout qualities a writer must have to progress in their writing and really achieve breakthroughs. Other elements this writing guide helps you out with is avoiding plagiarism, learning how to navigate and find sources then how to take notes on the information you find in the sources. EssayMama puts emphasize on the planning and preparation of the essay, which is a top secret tip for some of the greatest essayists alive.   The planning and preparation of the essay leads back to focus of this writing guide, framing your ideas in a presentable and easy to understand manner. Jack Lynch’s Guide to Grammar and Style Similar to Paul Brian’s Common Errors in English Usage, Jack Lynch’s Guide to Grammar and Style are personal preferences about grammatical rules, style and suggestions on using both. Unlike Brian’s guide, Lynch does focus on the grammatical rules but not as they are taught in any textbook. He makes understanding sometimes confusing and difficult grammar lessons simpler. The Writing Center at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill What I like the most about UNC’s writing center is that they tackle writing in a different light. They provide you with various dictionaries such as the Merriam Webster, the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, and the Phrasal Verb Dictionary. They provide you with language resources to help you understand how best to handle the writing situation that you’re dealing with.   Resources such as the Medical Word Morphology, the contemporary English corpus that consists of all 450 million words of the contemporary human language from 1990 â€" 2012, the word and phrase Corpus which goes hand in hand with the Contemporary English corpus. The gist of the word and phrase Corpus is that you enter text that you’ve written (they ask you keep it to academic level English) and click search. If the radio button has word selected it gives you information about the words you’ve used, and if you have phrase selected it will allow you to handpick   words and see if it has any examples of that exact phrase in the Corpus. Furthermore, the UNC writing center has guides for writing abstracts, critiques, e-mail and e-mail etiquette, funding proposals, how to properly request feedback on your writing. These are very resourceful for highly academic writers and are suggested for only those writers. Otherwise you’ll be inundated with some of the complex resources you’ll find here. St. Cloud State University and LEO: Literacy Education Online LEO, or Literacy Education Online is a great resource for writers of all ages, but is targeted towards students but also have resources for writers who are experiencing issues with their business or technical writing, or writing in a business setting, writers who are job searching, writers whose native language isn’t English. The most important part of this website, and what stands out the most with this resource than the others is the way that the resources are organized. The problems and issues are written in a way the common person would vocalize it to someone who they are requesting help from, for instance: “I’m having problems getting started,” followed by a list of six bullets, four with links to continued resources. More examples of this organization of the writing resources are as follows: “I’d like some tips for developing my ideas,” or “I want to improve the way my writing sounds” or “I want to make sure my ideas are logical.” All of these guides are great resources but some highlight areas of writing that need attention better than others, some connect with the more commonplace writers at a more personable level, while some connect with the more colloquial writers on an academic level. Find what is best for you to help you get over those annoying writing issues you keep running into. Author bio : Jessica Millis, an aspiring writer, savvy editor and JMU writing professor assistant. Her passion is writing, blogging and freelance journalism. All blog entries, with the exception of guest bloggers, are written by Tutor Nerds. Are you an education professional? If so, email us at pr@tutornerds.com for guest blogging and collaborations. We want to make this the best free education resource in SoCal, so feel free to suggest what you would like to see us post about.

Top Online Chemistry Quizzes

Top Online Chemistry QuizzesWith so many options available for free online chemistry quizzes, it is not difficult to figure out which ones are the best. In general, a large number of them are based on fun and entertaining games. As you play a game of online chemistry quiz, you will get to know new things about chemistry.Many free online chemistry quizzes ask questions related to organic chemistry. These types of quizzes usually involve a subject related to chemical elements, common chemical formula, and the periodic table. Questions may be about the different reactions between an element and others in the periodic table, about chemical reactions occurring among chemical elements, or about the composition of a certain element or group of elements.Some of the most interesting online chemistry quizzes ask questions about the relative behavior of various types of organic compounds. You will be given the opportunity to play a game where you are asked to find the common chemical bonds that link various types of compounds. The game can be played with several agents, i.e., to play with water, for example, you need to play with molecular hydrogen or molecular oxygen. The game of online chemistry allows you to play with the different elements of the periodic table.Some of the best online chemistry quizzes do not involve any competitive element at all. They allow you to see how much you know about the topic in general and they can also give you general guidelines on what to study for particular classes. The best example of this type of quiz is the first chemistry quiz given in high school and college.Online chemists frequently use chemistry websites to provide information about the chemistry of chemical elements and other chemicals. The quizzes provided by these websites are generally useful and beneficial.There are some websites that charge money for posting online chemistry quizzes. It is therefore important to note that some of the best online chemistry quizzes are fre e. This is one of the advantages of having a study schedule set by your tutor.The online website for example Chemistry.com provides a practice chemistry quiz for those who do not have access to a lab. Students who are interested in taking chemistry courses also have access to free online quizzes. Many of the top students at the top universities also avail of these free online chemistry quizzes.