Self-tutoring about a spider I see in the yard: the tutor shares a find. Lately I’ve seen numerous spiders with black legs and head but white abdomen. “What kind of spider are they?” I wondered. Today I looked them up: …
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Self-tutoring about plants I notice: the tutor shares a recent find. I think this is mayweed; I noticed it as I crossed a field. What caught my eye was the flowers – specifically, their large yellow centres surrounded by white …
Tutoring biology, as well as hearing new ideas about nutrition, might lead to the topic of blood pH. On the pH scale, 7 is neutral, below 7, acid, and above 7, alkaline (or base). Human blood pH range, for health, …
Tutoring biology, the question about calcium in bone – specifically, which mineral form it takes – might arise. The tutor discusses it. The hardness of bone comes from the presence of hydroxyapatite: hydroxyapatite: Ca5(PO4)3OH found in bones and giving them …
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Tutoring biology, you might be asked about blood serum and/or blood plasma. The tutor mentions a distinction. In yesterday’s post I give an explanation of blood plasma: it’s blood minus the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Some …
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Tutoring biology, you might be asked about blood plasma. The tutor mentions its defintion. blood plasma: the liquid that holds the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. The plasma consists of water and substances suspended or dissolved therein: …
Tree idenitification leads to self-tutoring: the tutor describes a find in Victoria. Victoria’s assortment of trees is amazing. Last fall I mentioned seeing a gingko biloba as well as an amur corktree there. I’ve read a few times that there …
Researching the human body can mean continual self-tutoring. The tutor begins about the critical hormone cortisol. Cortisol is a hormone produced by the adrenal glands. Its release is augmented when the person feels stress. It has many effects; what follows …
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More self-tutoring: the tutor shares a term he discovered today. pomologist (noun): one engaged in pomology, which is the science occupied with fruit itself, and/or its production. Source: modernfarmer.com www.collinsdictionary.com www.w3schools.com Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane, Campbell …
Thinking about common foods can lead to self-tutoring. The tutor shares his find about where peanuts originate. peanut origin Peanuts originate from South America. Likely they were first domesticated in Bolivia or Argentina. The Portuguese, who colonized Brazil, brought peanuts …