This learning journey looks at the lives of children working in coal mines in Victorian England. Extracts from the 1842 Royal Commission into Childrenâs Employment (Mines) are used to highlight the working conditions faced by children working underground and to provide a source of primary evidence for pupils studying this topic.
1 Organic compounds always have carbon joined to itself or hydrogen, and other elements like oxygen, and nitrogen, phosphorus, or sulfur. 2  16. 3  There are organic compounds that make up you!- your hair, your skin, even your fingernailsâ¦ And carbon is a part of all of the compounds. 15. 2  Organic compounds always have carbon joined to itself or hydrogen, and other elements like oxygen, and nitrogen, phosphorus, or sulfur. 3  16. 4  There are organic compounds that make up you!- your hair, your skin, even your fingernailsâ¦ And carbon is a part of all of the compounds. 5  17.
If you think about it, it makes good sense because your nails are made up of keratin (structural proteins) and gelatin is nothing more than amino acids, the building blocks of protein. While you may not want to soak your fingers in gelatin before your weekly manicure, a bowl or two of Jell-O a day couldn t hurt! Insufficient Vitamins and Minerals. Just as a lack of protein can cause your nails to split and crack, so too can insufficient vitamins and minerals. Many people claim that it is almost impossible to get insufficient vitamins, minerals and proteins in our diets but that just isn t true.