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Lockdown Science! - Question 1 (wrinkles v exercise)

Right, we're on Day 32 I think of lockdown.  Even though I'm a teacher my role this academic year was not classroom facing so like many others my working life has been furloughed.  This is a very strange and bizarre situation.  I'm itching to keep working, feeling guilty but realising this is the perfect time to undergo some stay at home scientific experiments to answer some of the questions buzzing round my head... These questions range from personal to professional to self indulgent to slightly mad but questions none the less and questions lead to research that leads to experiments to try and answer them. So let's go for it! Question 1 Can I influence the look of wrinkles on my face? I have spent way too much time in the house and that means time to look in mirrors.  I'm beginning to think that this year I have appeared to age significantly.  I've never been that precious about my appearance, rarely wearing makeup, but now I've turned 40 I seem to
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Time to improve, a proven way!

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As my daughter grows older. I´m realising she needs me in a very different capacity.  These different demands are giving me the opportunity and time to reflect on my own life and goals.  So, as I gain back a little of my independence I am recognising that my life needs a little reflection and improvement.  I am, after all, still her role model and want her to see me execute what I preach to her as vital life skills. From my day to day life in a classroom I saw the importance of teaching the Scientific Method.  This foolproof way of questioning, experimenting, observing, analysing and reflecting drives forward learning often through failure but if you cannot fail, you cannot learn.  I have reflected on my teaching practice and recognise that I need to improve my skills for the benefit of my students but what about outside the classroom.  I believe this often neglected part of life needs as much reflection and improvement . So, here I go.  Using the Scientific Method I will challenge
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