Fiducia TogetherThe kidneys and the liver
Two organs that clean and regulate. Filtration, reabsorption and deamination.
Education A to Z
Education and Curriculum Terms: A Guide for Students and Teachers
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27 terms filed under T, showing 11–20 (page 2 of 3).
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The nervous system
How signals travel, and why a reflex is faster than a decision.
The periodic table
Elements arranged by atomic number, and why the columns behave alike.
Theme
What a text is ABOUT underneath the plot. Not a topic — an argument.
Thesis statement
Also called Argument, Line of argument
The single sentence your whole essay is arguing. The difference between an essay and a list.
Tone
Also called Mood, Atmosphere, Register
The attitude a piece of writing takes towards its subject — and the word students most often use vaguely.
Tourism
Visiting places for leisure, and its economic and environmental effects.
Trace table
A table showing how variables change as an algorithm runs. The way to answer "what does this output?"
Tragedy and the tragic hero
The classical shape of a tragedy, and the flaw that drives it.
Transformations
Moving and changing shapes: translation, reflection, rotation and enlargement.
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