Basic Science

Meaning of Body Image Body image refers to the way a person feels about his or her physical appearance. People have differences in their physical appearances,some of these are in… Read More »BODY IMAGE

Pubertal changes could be physical ,emotional,social and internal.These changes must be well handled In Adolescents. Adolescents often enter puberty with a heightened sense of sexuality accompanied by a great  deal… Read More »HANDLING PUBERTAL CHANGES IN BOYS AND GIRLS

PUBERTY               Puberty is the transitional biological stage between childhood and adulthood. It is the stage when the body matures.Puberty involves changes in primary seual characteristics. It starts when the pituitary… Read More »HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

The human brain possesses qualities that have no parallel in the animal world. One consequence is man’s explicit mental capabilities. Man possesses the faculty of speech and his creative communication… Read More »MAN AS AN INTELLIGENT ANIMAL

An Ecological relationship is the relationship between organisms in an ecosystem. All organisms in an ecosystem are connected. Each interaction depends on the one before it. Each population interacts with… Read More »RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LIVING THINGS IN THEIR HABITAT

Adaptations are special features that allow a plant or animal to live in a particular place or habitat. The ability of living organisms to adjust themselves to the surroundings is… Read More »Adaptations

HABITAT OF LIVING THINGS This coral reef in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area is a rich habitat for sea life. Few creatures make the ice shelves of Antarctica their habitat… Read More »HABITAT OF LIVING THINGS

Description-Atmosphere is the region of air above the earth surface. The principal layers of the atmosphere according to temperature of hotness are thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere and troposphere. The ozone layer… Read More »DEPLETION OT OZONE LAYER

Desertification is the process by which a previously biologically productive land becomes progressively dried till it eventually becomes a desert. Or Desertification is the extension or encroachment of desert into… Read More »DESERTIFICATION

Deforestation is defined as the clearing of forest wood for farming or purposes without immediate replanting. This act of cutting down trees indiscriminately by the activities of man is encouraged… Read More »DEFORESTATION

Flood is defined as an overflow of water that submerges land which is usually dry. Flooding occurs when a part of the soil or land is submerged under water. Some… Read More »FLOODING

Bush burning is the act of setting forest, weed and grasses on fire deliberately either with a purpose or not. Practices That Influence Bush Burning -Some poor agricultural practices such… Read More »BUSH BURNING

Erosion is the washing away or wearing of the top soil and sub-soil from land either by water or wind. Process of Soil Erosion -Detachment is when the top soil… Read More »SOIL EROSION

A family trait is a genetic likeness that is passed through the parents” genes to their children or offspring. The traits that are being inherited are present in form of… Read More »FAMILY TRAITS

There are two notable drug controlling agencies which established prevent the influx of fake, adulterated and hard drugs. The two agencies are; i) NAFDAC (National Agency for Food Drug Administration… Read More »Drug Control Agencies

A drug is a chemical substance which affects the action of the body. Or a drug is defined as any substance that causes physical and mental changes in the body.… Read More »DRUG AND SUBSTANCES ABUSE

MEAINING OF STATELLITE Satellite is a body that orbits or moves round a planet e.g. the moon is a satellite of the earth Thus, the satellites or moons of the… Read More »SATELLITE

MEANING OF GRAVITATION Gravitation is a force that has effect on the stability of a body. If an object is tossed up the air, it will fall back to the… Read More »GRAVITATION AND WEIGHTLESSNESS

MEANING OF SPACE TRAVEL The space outside the sun, earth, star is called outer space. Space travel is the travelling to the outer space beyond this earth. The space travellers… Read More »SPACE TRAVEL

CALCULATION OF WORK DONE AGAINST GRAVITY Suppose you lift an object of mass 1kg from the ground to a height of 1m, the work done in lifting the abject is… Read More »CALCULATION OF GRAVITATIONAL FORCES