The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142) of 1975 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (P. L. 101-476) identified specific categories of disabilities under which children may be eligible for special education and related services. The most recent legislation, the IDEA Amendments of 1997 (P.L. 105-17), allows states and local education agencies to apply the term developmental delay for children ages 3-9.
Upcycling, also known as creative reuse, is the process of transforming by-products, waste materials, useless, or unwanted products into new materials or products of better quality or for better environmental value.
Anabolism: the building up of energy. ex: photosynthesis. Catabolism: the breaking down of energy. ex: cell respiration. #1. the cycling of nutrients. #2. the flow of energy. An organism is designed/structured/shaped in a way that will help it perform a function(s) easily.