This Deepavali, instead of bursting firecrackers, take a crack at this special quiz instead!
The festive season is not over yet; in fact, it’s one of the busiest and most favourite time of year for many. Usually one gorges on sweets and other delicacies and also indulges in some crackers, but how about being a little eco-friendly this year. Say no to the firecrackers this time around. Instead, try cracking this Deepavali-based quiz.
How can you celebrate Children’s Day differently? For starters, you could either read a book or watch a movie. And, hey look at this! Exactly what you need — a great selection of books and movies just for you.
With the COVID-19-led lockdown and social distancing norms, you cannot get out of the house and celebrate Children’s Day with your friends. But, that doesn’t mean you cannot celebrate this fun day at all. All you need is a couple of tweaks. This year, you can binge read and binge watch on your special day. Here are some options for both. Take your pick.
You aren’t the only one who loves a good, sound, long nap in winter. These members of the animal kingdom do too!
What do you do when it gets cold? Wear warm clothes, and bury yourselves under blankets and take a good long nap, right? Well, that’s what animals do too. This is called hibernation. Hibernation is a way for many creatures — from bears to bats — to survive the bitingly cold, dark winters without having to hunt for food or migrate to warmer places. What they do, instead, is bring down their metabolism to save energy.
It is a lot more than merely sleeping, though. Depending on the species, it can range from long, deep unconsciousness to light spells of inactivity. Bears, for instance, are the most common species that go into hibernation. Get to know some more animals that love a cosy nap.
Fat-tailed dwarf lemur
Found in the dry forest areas of western and southern Madagascar, these nocturnal creatures love a long nap — they hibernate for about six months, during which they live off the fat from everything they ate in the warmer months and stored in their tails. It is not uncommon to find them curled up in groups, in the comfort of shelters such as a hollow tree.
Hedgehogs
Much like bears, wild hedgehogs spend their waking months focused on getting plump for the winter. This spiny creature goes into a kind of hibernation known as torpor, during which it lowers its body temperature to match the surrounding temperature. While in this state, the hedgehogs’ movement is limited for the six of seven months that it spends hibernating. It prefers hibernating by burrowing into dry, sheltered areas or beneath sheds, in old rabbit holes, or even in piles of compost.
Ground squirrels
These furry creatures prefer to hide underground rather than on trees. Not all ground squirrels hibernate, but the ones that do like to stay in their underground homes for their winter rest. When they are asleep, their body temperature, heart rate, and breathing decreases drastically, thereby slowing down their metabolism. They wake up occasionally when the weather is warm and may scurry out of their tunnel for a short time.
Prairie dogs
Did you know that these creatures aren’t really dogs, but rodents that are the size of a rabbit? While they curl up with their families in their underground tunnels throughout the year, they stay “home” even more during winter. Like the ground squirrel, they don’t fully hibernate but slow down during winter. They come out during the day to gather food and go into a state of torpor at night, when their heart rate and metabolism become lower.
Fun and fitness meet when you go outside and play. But, first, can you spot all the outdoor games hidden in the grid?
Beating boredom is easy if you enjoy playing outside with your siblings and friends. Moving around outside keeps you engaged, entertained and helps build your physical fitness as well. Many of these outdoor games are time-tested favourites. Chances are, your parents grew up playing them as well. Can you look for them in the grid?
The holiday season is upon us and what better way to celebrate it than by exercising your grey cells.
Let’s have a grand celebration. Why? Because it’s your special day. Enjoy yourself with this crossword.
Diwali is a season of exchanging good wishes and gifts. Here’s a fun box you can make to pack your gifts into…
Follow the steps given below to make a colourful and fun gift box to light up the festive season.
Not only has this year been a bummer, it has also managed to suck the life out of festivities. Unless…
Deepavali is here and, to be honest, I’m not feeling very festive.
Usually, in the week before Deepavali, there’s this huge build up. We have a class party. We get invited to friends’ houses for parties where we’re allowed to stay up as late as the grownups and drink fizzy drinks. We pack our bags and plan our trip to Chennai where we get to see our grandparents and cousins and the streeties who live near them. I’d get through the week at school, knowing that soon I’d be chilling with my cousins, eating more sweets than my stomach can manage, and watching Jord Indian videos.
Check out the slider to see why I’m not feeling the festive vibes, this year.
Put on your thinking caps and see how quickly you can solve this sudoku puzzle.
Are you a number lover? Then this is perfect for you. Try your hand at this popular game and see if you can ace it. A Sudoku is a grid consisting of columns, rows and blocks. This is a 6*6 grid.
How to play
The objective of the game is to fill the missing digits into the grid. Use digits 1 to 6 to fill this 6×6-grid.
In each column, row and block you can use a digit only once. Drag and drop the numbers (1-6) given beside the grid in their right places.
Sudoku Rules
1. Each row will, upon completion, contain all of the digits from 1 to 6.
2. Each column will, upon completion, contain all of the digits from 1 to 6.
3. Each coloured block will, upon completion, contain all of the digits from 1 to 6.
November is Manatee Awareness Month. Watch this video to learn more about these gentle creatures.
Can it get confusing when two words look and sound the same but mean different things? Well, not if you know the rules!
Have you ever come across two words that have the same spelling but mean completely different things? Or words that have different spellings but are pronounced the same way? Words like these, which share the same spelling or pronunciation or both are called homonyms, homophones, homographs or heteronyms. There are varying definitions for these terms with some categories overlapping with each other. Learning what they are can help you use such words correctly without getting confused.
In this article, let’s understand the first category, homonyms. A common technical explanation is that, in a strict sense, homonyms are words that have the same spelling and the same pronunciation, but different meanings. For example,
Take this interactive exercise to understand the concept better. Each task below has one pair of words that are homonyms according to the definition given above, and one pair that are not. Can you identify them correctly?
Great going! More on homophones, homographs and heteronyms later!
