Physics GCSE coursework: Resistance of wire Aim: To investigate if the length of wire affects its resistance. Prediction (Hypothesis): I predict that the longer the wire the higher the resistance‚ and the shorter the wire the lower the resistance. Knowledge: Resistance is that property of electric components that turn electric energy into heat in opposing the passing of an electric current.It can be beneficial‚ as in electric heaters‚ or a pest‚ as in light bulbs‚ where the heat
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How does the length of a wire affect its resistance? Introduction: This first report in Physics will show the investigation of how the length of a wire affects its resistance. For starters I will go through the main definitions‚ to get a better knowledge of what is going to happen. However I will plan it out first to show each step of how I started‚ and then go into detail about the results and what the investigation on a whole has showed me. I shall then conclude my findings and present them with
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Introduction Aging is an inevitable process and therefore it is important to know exactly what implications it has on ones’ nutritional health. The nutritional status of an elderly patient is very critical‚ as they are at a high risk for malnutrition. As their bodies change‚ they may find themselves with a micronutrient deficiency that they have never had before. This is because of the DRI’s changing for each age and gender group. The elderly has to focus on maintaining their lean muscle mass whilst
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My Life Domestic violence remains a significant concern that impacts negatively on the lives of our community. Not only those that are directly subjected to the violence and abuse. Can you image the horror of living every day expecting to be choked‚ beaten or killed by your spouse? Domestic violence is a common problem. This is real it happened to me. Your work collegue your friend your daughter and Mother. No two cases of domestic violence are the same. However all cases of domestic violence undermines
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and analyze our personal‚ private information Nowadays‚ with the advancements in modern technology‚ it is easy for the government to monitor our every single act in our daily lives. Everywhere there are public-surveillance cameras. Our phone calls‚ emails‚ bank transactions and any other activities are being tracked. Every second‚ the government is collecting numerous amounts of information from us to detect any unusual activities in the society. Although what the government does can somehow create
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The topic of my observation was children ages 2-5 and how they play. I’ve found through research and observation that play is affected by each child’s individual development. Play has norms and structures that most children follow‚ but these guidelines are moldable based on the circumstances encompassing each child’s development. In the PowerPoint slides from class‚ Berger (2014) states that development is multi-cultural‚ multi-directional‚ multi-contextual‚ and plastic. Style of attachment‚ ethnic
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Who Does Domestic Abuse Really Affect? Imagine being a young child raised in a house where shrieks from punches‚ thuds of objects hitting the walls‚ and the screams of curse words and bad names thrown around is considered normal. The term “domestic abuse” is used to describe when a person in an intimate relationship acts violently towards or is abused by their significant other. When people think of domestic abuse‚ they typically think of the adults in the relationship‚ but something that goes commonly
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People are forgetting how to talk and have sincere relationships because technology is shaping how we falsely feel about others and ourselves. After reading Sherry Turkle’s book‚ Alone Together‚ I have become more aware of people and myself always being connected. Honestly‚ it frightens me. How would people behave without their cell phones or social media? Literally insane. People do not know how to function around other people unless they are connected to something. Why are we letting ourselves
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tissues to the lungs. The main function of erythrocytes‚ namely oxygen transport‚ is carried out by the protein that makes up the majority of the protein composition of the cell‚ hemoglobin. We will also be looking at how hemoglobin delivers oxygen‚ and how many factors affect its affinity for oxygen. Lastly we will be looking at some variations of hemoglobin‚ one variation of which is determined by the combination of chains‚ and which occurs
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Does caffeine affect heart rate? Background Information: Caffeine is a bitter white crystalline xanthine alkaloid that acts as a psychoactive stimulant drug. A German chemist‚ Friedrich Ferdinand Runge‚ discovered it in 1819. Plants produce caffeine as an insecticide. It is found in varying quantities in the beans‚ leaves‚ and fruit of over 60 plants‚ where it acts as a natural pesticide that paralyses and kills certain insects feeding on the plants. Cocoa in South America‚ coffee in Africa
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