How much do you know about what’s out there in space? Try your hand at this fun crossword to find out…
Galaxies, stars, planets, aliens, asteroids…. what else is out there in outer space? Well, here’s a crossword that will help you find out.
Take a look at the news from around the world to know what’s going on.
What’s happening in the world around you? Well, quite a bit. There’s a sculptor who turns weapons into musical instruments. The results of WHO’s Wuhan probe of the coronavirus are out. The United Arab Emirates has become the fifth country into the world to launch its probe into the Mars orbit. Read on.
Dive in to the world of X-rays with this interactive article. Can you identify the body parts based on the X-ray images?
Have you ever wondered how doctors find out what’s going on inside your body? Well, they take the help of tools such as X-rays. X-rays are a form of radiation. When they pass through your body, they show images of your organs, bones, muscles, and more. Doctors use these images to find diseases, identify broken bones, spot cavities in your teeth and so on. Getting an X-ray is completely painless.
Use the sliders below to learn more about how X-ray images of various body parts look. In every image, move the slider from right to left.
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India’s diverse and rich history has given birth to a culture of art and craft that is unparalleled. Here’s a glimpse into some of them.
Can you find the names of these wonderful mammals that live in the ocean? Check out this word game.
The seas and oceans are home to many wonderful creatures. Dolphins, whales, vaquitas, and more. How much do you know about them?
Try your hand at this word search and see if you can spot all 10 marine mammals.
These arithmetic equations are missing something – the symbols! Can you complete them?
The equations below may seem simple, but without the symbols, they are incomplete! Can you drag and drop the right arithmetic sign into the boxes to complete the equations?
Here’s a little fun at the post office. Can you spot all the differences?
How do you think people communicated before phones and cellphones made things easier? Well, one way was through letters. You would write a letter on a piece of paper, put it in an envelope, go to the post office, buy the necessary stamps to stick to the envelope and send it off. However, it was hard to tell when the receiver would get the mail; it could be days, weeks or even months!
Times have changed and letters may not be as common as they once were, but post offices are still up and running and fully functional. A post office is a place where people can send their mails (letters or packages of items) from one place to another. You can send mail nearly anywhere in the world now.
People who use postal services pay in advance. The senders make a small payment to send the mail; the heavier the mail, the more it costs. People mail their letters and packages by taking them directly to the post office. At the post office, postal workers sort the mail by size and type. Then they will stamp it with the date of when it was received. Then the mail is sorted according to its destination (i.e. the place where it is going). The mail is sent by truck, train, ship, or aeroplane. At the destination, the postman delivers the mail to each address on the cover.
Here’s a fun activity for you. Maria has come to the post office to collect one of her packages because no one was home when the delivery person came to drop it off. Compare the two images and spot all the differences.
Bend and Stretch along with these easy yoga postures. Try them out to keep yourself fit. Play on…
Yoga is over 5,000 years old. The word yoga comes from Sanskrit and means union. It is one of the oldest physical disciplines in the world and there are around 84 classic Yoga Asanas. Today, let’s learn about eight of them.
Christopher the crab wanted to be like everyone else. But an incident with a baby seagull changed his mind. Read on to find out what happened…
Have you ever wanted to change something about yourself because you didn’t like it? Well, so did Christopher the crab, but he soon learnt to appreciate being unique. Scroll through the slides below to read his story and perhaps you can also appreciate being wonderfully unique!
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How much do you know about postage stamps? Here is some info to get you started on this fascinating subject and an interactive quiz as well.
With email, WhatsApp and video calls, the art of writing a letter is slowly going out of fashion. One very important part of sending a letter was the postage stamp. A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that a sender buys from the postal department and then fixes onto the letter or parcel that he/she wants to send.
The first adhesive postage stamp – known as the Penny Black – was first issued in Great Britain in 1840. Each country has a range of stamps it issues to commemorate events or people. This is what it looked like:
Here is a look at some of the stamps issued by the Indian government:
How different do you think these are from the Penny Black?
Philately is the study of stamps and stamp collecting is a world famous hobby. However the two are not the same. To build a collection of rare and valuable stamps requires some level of philatelic knowledge.
Here is an activity-based game for you on stamps.
