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nChemistsnhad struggled to figure out what made different materials behavendifferently, and wondered if matter was made up of discretenparticles. Finally, in the early 1800s, chemist John Dalton made somenexperimental discoveries that resulted in the modern theory of matternbeing made up of atoms. n
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nAsnDalton later said, “Chemistrynbegan then to assume a new appearance.”
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Today’snfamous birthday did a similar service for the field of biology. Bornnon this date in Germany, in 1804, Matthias Schleiden studied plants.nHis botanical studies particularly concentrated on observing plantnparts under the microscope. Schleiden wrote that all the differentnparts of a plant are composed of discrete cells.
Today’snfamous birthday did a similar service for the field of biology. Bornnon this date in Germany, in 1804, Matthias Schleiden studied plants.nHis botanical studies particularly concentrated on observing plantnparts under the microscope. Schleiden wrote that all the differentnparts of a plant are composed of discrete cells.n
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nSchleiden is credited as being the co-founder of the cell theory, becausenTheodor Schwann wrote about animals tissues being made up of cells.
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nCells are now known as the building block of life, the basic structural unit of all living things.
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nCelebrate Schleiden by learning about cells!
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nCells are the Starting Point, atn Biology 4 Kids
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Cell activities, by Kathin Mitchelln
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nMaking a jello cell model, byn Enchanted Learning
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nAlsonon this date:
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nEaster Sunday
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nMore Easter
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nAnd even more Easter
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nAnniversarynof the eruption of Tambora
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nAnniversarynof the 1893 decision to get the U.S. on the metric system
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nPhilanthropistnElihu Yale’s birthday
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nWriter,nleader, and educator Booker T. Washington’s birthday
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nPlannahead:
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nChecknout my Pinterest boards for:
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest boards for:
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nMayn holidays
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nMayn birthdays
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nHistoricaln anniversaries in May
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