Dr. Maria Montessori - Comprehension Worksheet
Dr. Maria Montessori (1870-1952), was the author of a system of education called the Montessori system (named after her). The system aimed at making school, fun for the young learners. She was Italy’s first young woman doctor.
A young doctor at 26, working at the psychiatric clinic of the university of Rome, she made a startling discovery that the mentally retarded children were treated as insane and were treated as such. Moved by their pitiable condition, she began to think whether it would be not possible to do something to improve their lot. She did not have to wait long for a reward for her tiresome labor. At a public examination a large number of “idiot children “performed as well as normal children from other schools.
Green House - Comprehension Worksheet
There are two meanings of the term "greenhouse effect". There is a "natural" greenhouse effect that keeps the Earth's climate warm and habitable. There is also the "man-made" greenhouse effect, which is the enhancement of Earth's natural greenhouse effect by the addition of greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuels (mainly petroleum, coal, and natural gas). The greenhouse effect is the process by which absorption and emission of infrared radiation by gases in the atmosphere warm a planet's lower atmosphere and surface. It was proposed by Joseph Fourier in 1824 and was first investigated quantitatively by Santé Arrhenius in 1896.
Read More...Obesity among school children - Comprehension Worksheet
Obesity among school children has become a major cause of concern. Liberalization and globalization have brought a radical change in the lifestyle of the people. Many multinationals like Mac Donald’s, KFC and Pizza Huts have popularized the concept of the so called ’Fast Food’. More and more school children have developed a craze for chocolates and Colas. The results have been quite disastrous. Obesity among school children is on the rise and so are the diseases related to it.
