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What is Bullying? - 0 views

  • Bullying is repeated verbal, physical, social or psychological aggressive behaviour by a person or group directed towards a less powerful person or group that is intended to cause harm, distress or fear.
  • verbal or written abuse - such as targeted name-calling or jokes, or displaying offensive posters violence - including threats of violence
  • sexual harassment - unwelcome or unreciprocated conduct of a sexual nature, which could reasonably be expected to cause offence, humiliation or intimidation homophobia and other hostile behaviour towards students relating to gender and sexuality discrimination including racial discrimination - treating people differently because of their identity cyberbullying - either online or via mobile phone.
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Bullying Definition | StopBullying.gov - 0 views

  • Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time.
  • Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose.
  • Verbal bullying is saying or writing mean things. Verbal bullying includes:
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  • relational bullying, involves hurting someone’s reputation or relationships. Social bullying includes:
  • Physical bullying involves hurting a person’s body or possessions.
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The Mariners' Museum | EXPLORATION through the AGES - 0 views

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      Vasco da Gama wanted to get by sea to Asia by going all around Africa. He wanted to get spices and goods from Asia
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How birds fly | Sciencelearn Hub - 0 views

  • Birds have many physical features, besides wings, that work together to enable them to fly. They need lightweight, streamlined, rigid structures for flight. The four forces of flight – weight, lift, drag and thrust – affect the flight of birds.
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How Birds Fly: An In-Depth Journey North Lesson - 0 views

  • A bird's center of gravity is the balance point between its two wings and between its head and tail. I
  • To fly well, birds must have most of their weight in their center of gravity, and very little weight in front of or behind it.
  • un into the wind, and the rush of air beneath their wings lifts them up. Others, like puffins and Peregrine Falcons, jump off cliffs and other high perches. Chimney Swifts simply let go of their chimney or other vertical perch, and fall into the air. Hummingbird wingbeats are so powerful that they can go straight up from a perched position without jumping. Songbirds, cranes, and many other species leap up on strong legs while flapping their wings, and there they go.
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  • The reason birds can is because of the special shape of their wings. The bones of bird wing are in front, covered with a smooth layer of feathers that taper toward the back.
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How Do Birds Fly? | ASU - Ask A Biologist - 0 views

  • Birds use their strong breast muscles to flap their wings and give them the thrust to move throught the air and fly. In a way, birds use a swimming motion to get the lift needed to fly.
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Whats Your Problem?|Lesser-Known Sleep Disorders: Parasomnias, Sleepwalking, Teeth Grin... - 0 views

  • Your chance of being a sleepwalker can more than double if one or both parents have had episodes.
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Sleepwalking Causes, Safety Concerns - Sleepwalking - HealthCommunities.com - 1 views

  • Drawing knives from kitchen drawers Walking outside, in the yard or street Physical and verbal attack of others
  • Cooking and eating food Getting into automobiles Using the telephone Moving furniture Washing clothes Feeding pets Dressing Bathing
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      Some higher behaviors that people can do while sleepwalking is washing clothes, going outside, driving, cooking, eating and even bathing
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Sleepwalking -- Britannica School - 0 views

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      Sleepwalking is when people are in there sleep and they get out of bed. The person can walk, talk, or just sit on the bed. This mostly happens when children are in a very deep sleep. It's only dangerous if the sleepwalker becomes hurt.
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Sleep Terrors and Sleepwalking :: Nationwide Children's Hospital - 1 views

  • Sleepwalking and sleep terrors often run in families. Some things that can cause this are: Lack of sleep. This is the most common trigger for sleep terrors and sleepwalking. Illness Noisy or new environment Stress Some medicines
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      Sometimes sleepwalking happens when you need lots of sleep. If you have a sickness it may happen too. Some types of medicines can cause sleepwalking and when you are really stressed
  • Sleep terrors and sleepwalking are related disorders of sleep that usually go away by adolescence.
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  • The sleep terror or sleepwalking may last a few minutes to an hour.
  • With sleepwalking, the behavior seems purposeful. The child could be sitting up or getting out of bed, eating or dressing. A sleepwalker often has a blank expression and is difficult to awaken. Sleepwalking is more common in males and is often linked with bedwetting.  About 15% of children 5 to12 years of age walk in their sleep. As with sleep terrors they don’t remember sleepwalking or the behavior the next morning.
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      The sleepwalker can be going out of his bed, sometimes eating and even dress. It is really difficult to wake the sleepwalker. This happens more in boys than girls. When they wake up from their sleep they dont remember anything that happened while the sleepwalked, they dont even know they sleepwalked.
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      Sleepwalking is not really common in adults but may happen
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      The highest time someone can sleepwalk is about an hour
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Sleepwalking and Sleep Talking: Causes and Cures for Parasomnias - 1 views

  • acting out the movements of a dream.
  • Sleepwalking begins when you move your legs in your sleep, in synchronization.
  • It's more common in children and young adults,
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  • People have been reported to eat, bathe, urinate, dress, drive a car, whistle and even commit sleepwalking murder.
  • Sleepwalkers have their eyes open so they can see what they're doing.
  • Common causes of sleepwalking include: Sleep deprivation Emotional problems Increased stress Fever or sickness
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      You act out your dream when you sleepwalk.
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Sleepwalking - 2 views

  • We experience some deep, quiet sleep and some active sleep, which is when dreams happen. You might think sleepwalking would happen during active sleep, but a person isn't physically active during active sleep. Sleepwalking usually happens in the first few hours of sleep in the stage called slow-wave or deep sleep.
  • Sleepwalking may run in families and sometimes occurs when a person is sick, has a fever, is not getting enough sleep, or is stressed.
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      A person isn't really awake during energetic sleep. Sleepwalking normally starts after one or two hours after you go to bed.
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      When sleepwalking happens it may be because of fever, needs more sleep or if the person was stressed
  • If sleepwalking occurs frequently, every night or so, it's a good idea for your mom or dad to take you to see your doctor.
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      If this happens every night you should tell a doctor to see what's going on or is it a serious problem.
  • it's important, of course, that the person is kept safe.
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      Parents note: Its very important to keep your child safe and lock the doors so that they wont go out of your house
  • leepwalkers' eyes are open, but they don't see the same way they do when they're awake and often think they're in different rooms of the house or different places altogether.
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      The person's eyes are opened while sleepwalking. They don't see the same way as if they where awake. 
  • Here are some tips to help prevent sleepwalking: Relax at bedtime by listening to soft music or relaxation tapes. Have a regular sleep schedule and stick to it. Keep noise and lights to a minimum while you're trying to sleep. Avoid drinking a lot in the evening and be sure to go to the bathroom before going to bed. (A full bladder can contribute to sleepwalking.)
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      Some ways to stop sleepwalking for a lot of time is to be relaxed while you are asleep by listening to soft music. Going to bed the same hour as always. Keep the noise down from around you and the lights off. Sometimes even going to the bathroom before going to sleep.
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