Articles

Theory of Multiple Intelligences
(Education, Business, and Society)

The “Multiple Intelligences” is a theory introduced by Harvard Professor, Howard Gardner, in which he identifies eight different types of intelligences that each individual has the capacity to possess.

Active Learning
(Education, Business, and Society)

The Egyptian student is more likely to be taught by the traditional methods where most class time is spent with the teacher or professor lecturing and the students watching and listening.

Pre-Kindergarten Home Education
(Education, Business, and Society)

Getting ready for kindergarten (KG) involves more than just learning the ABCs, it requires learning important skills.

Gandhi: Gentle Strides of Peace
(Education, Business, and Society)

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in India, in 1869. He was an exceptionally goodhearted person and because of that people called him Mahatma Gandhi, “Mahatma” meaning “great soul”.

Educational Apps
(Computers and Information Technology)

Tablets are not only there for fun, they are actually marketed to customers as tools that will help them with their productivity.

What Type of Learner are You?
(Education, Business, and Society)

Students take in and process information in different ways. Thus they have different learning styles. 

Helen Keller: The Creation of a Miracle
(Education, Business, and Society)

The eyes and the ears are human beings’ most valuable possessions that keep them connected to the world.

Save the Trees…Save the Planet
(Microorganism, Animal and Plant Life)

Trees do not just offer wonderful scenery, but they offer life also; when they breathe, we breathe.

Synthetic Gas
(Physical and Chemical Sciences)

It is an undeniable fact that the world is now proceeding with fast steps towards an energy crisis that comes shoulder-to-shoulder with the depletion of fossil fuel reserves.

Future of Farming
(Microorganism, Animal and Plant Life)

The critical determinant of production is the quality of farm management that combines available resources to deliver products that meet demand.

Adapting to Extremes
(Human Body)

Since the beginning of time, we humans have been vulnerable to our surroundings; thus have always sought out environments with certain qualities that our bodies can resist without being susceptible to any harmful consequences.

Water from Water: Desalination
(Physical and Chemical Sciences)

Earth is commonly known as “the Blue Planet”, with oceans and seas covering almost 71% of its surface, yet ironically many of its inhabitants suffer from water shortage.


Vaccination: Better Safe than Sorry
(Health and Diseases)

Vaccination helps protect the human body from serious diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, or germs through the administration of antigenic material to stimulate an individual’s immune system to develop adaptive immunity to a pathogen.


The Science Behind Magnetic Cards
(Inventions and Innovations)

When shopping, swiping a plastic card sounds easier and more convenient than carrying large amounts of cash around. Have you ever wondered about the physics behind this small plastic card?


Need for Speed
(Physical and Chemical Sciences)

What constant speed will provide the best mileage. We will assume you are going on a very long highway trip and want to know what speed will give you the best mileage.


Development of Light
(Inventions and Innovations)

Light is an essential part of our lives, it has revolutionized the way we live. In the olden days, people did not have access to reliable light sources all day long as we do nowadays.

Sun Might
(Earth Sciences)

Every day the Sun shines, sending its rays to Earth, a blessing to the living creatures on its surface.

What Happens When You Stop Eating?
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

If you are anything like me you probably have a love/hate relationship with food that begins with you attempting to watch your calories and ends up with you giving in to temptation, living with the guilt and/or spending hours at the gym trying to burn it off.

Location Tracking Technologies
(Inventions and Innovations)

Getting lost has become less of a concern over the years as technology involving location tracking keeps improving. The most commonly known location tracking technology is the Global Positioning System (GPS).

Potato Battery
(Science Fun Time: Stories and Activities)

Potatoes are great and tasty; there are hot potatoes, French fried potatoes, baked potatoes and scalloped potatoes.

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