Kids perform better at science when taught to think like scientists according to study, reports AboutKidsHealth.ca

Leading online Canadian children’s health information provider, AboutKidsHealth.ca, reports that a study shows that kids perform better in science when taught how to think and act as scientists.

The three-year project research project, led by The University of Nottingham and The Open University, has shown that students who took the lead in investigating science topics of interest to them gained an understanding of good scientific practice.

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AboutKidsHealth.ca investigates how children deal best with the gift of language

AboutKidsHealth.ca, leading Canadian online provider of children’s health information, looks into how children are able to learn multiple languages much more easily than adults, and what parents can do to help.

Canadian-born, Christopher Woon was just a baby when he was first exposed to the mother tongue from his parents. While growing up in the English-speaking community of Port Hope, Ontario, he spoke exclusively in Korean in the house. Up until he was about 6, he would spend his summers visiting family in South Korea, and a few hours a day at a Hagwon, a private Korean summer school.

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Young adolescents with chronic conditions should begin preparing for adult care, advises AboutKidsHealth.ca

AboutKidsHealth.ca, leading online Canadian source for children’s health information, looks into what steps parents of children with chronic conditions can take to help them transition into adulthood taking charge of their own health.
Not long ago, it used to be that most children born with spina bifida would not survive to age 20. The condition, in which the spinal column does not close properly before birth, has several types and can create devastating problems. Over the decades however, surgery has helped improved both survival and the quality of life of these patients. Today, most children born with spina bifida will live full lives.

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Stainless steel catering and hygiene equipment with manufacturer Teknomek

Teknomek has established itself as the stainless steel market leader, producing and supplying manufacturing equipment to hygiene-conscious industries. Its ability to manufacture products that consistently

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Are social networks essential to improving the quality of life of teenage patients? AboutKidsHealth.ca investigates

Social networks are an incredible resource for teenagers who are hospitalized for extended periods of time, says AboutKidsHealth.ca

Since its inception more than two decades ago, the Internet continues to influence the way people work, play, and access information. What started out as a medium for academics and military personnel to share research and classified information, the Internet has become an ubiquitous array of invisible networks, connecting people from all corners of the globe on home computers, iPads, and smartphones.

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