Learning a new language is always exciting. Here’s a short video and a couple of interactive exercises to get you started on German.
German is the most widely spoken language in Europe. It is also classified as one of the most important business languages of the world. It is considered to be the language of Science and its beauty lies in its words.
The German language is estimated to have a total of 300000 words.
If you were to visit Germany what the words you would have to use?
Now that you have learnt some commonly used words can we try this?
Here’s something new for you to try out. Now, these are words you have not learnt. But don’t worry, they sound very similar to English words and the meanings are obvious.
A simple task at hand. All you need to do is rearrange the new seven wonders chronologically.
The original Seven Wonders list was compiled in the 2nd century BCE. Did you know that only one entrant – the Pyramids of Giza -still stands?
So, in 2007, it was decided that a new list would be created. More than 100 million votes were cast on the Internet or by text messaging. The results were announced later that year.
Play this game and re-arrange the seven wonders based on the year their construction was complete.
Now that you have re-arranged the pictures, why not get to know more about these monuments?
What is “flattening the curve” and which countries are on track in fighting the pandemic? Find out this and more.
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages, countries around the world are working to “flatten the curve”. Flattening the curve means reducing the number of new COVID-19 cases from one day to the next. This is done so that hospitals don’t get overwhelmed with too many COVID-19 patients at the same time.
The way the virus has spread in different countries has been varied, and different countries have responded and dealt with the situation in their own ways.
Here are some countries that are setting examples for other countries to follow in their response to the pandemic. Scroll through the slides to find out more.
May 18 is International Museum Day, go on virtual tours from the comfort of your home and play a game to learn about some of the artifacts found in Indian museums.
May 18 is International Museum Day. Museums are a great place to learn about about various things…from history, geography, science and more.
While being in lockdown means we can’t visit a museum for the time being, it doesn’t mean we have to stop learning from them. Many museums from across the world now offer free virtual tours that you can take to experience some of their exhibits.
Some museums you can virtually visit from the comfort of your home are:
– The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, U.S.
– The Louvre, France
– Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands
– The Vatican Museum, Vatican City
Some Indian museums such as the National Museum in New Delhi, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in Mumbai, or the oldest and largest museum in India – the Indian Museum in Kolkata, offer online exhibitions and gallery’s where you can read about some of the artifacts and relics they have on display.
India is home to many museums with some rare and delicate artifacts, many from within India and some acquired from around the world. From fully built dinosaurs which were discovered in India, relics belonging to earlier civilizations such as the Indus Valley, artworks from great sculptors and artists, and as well as preserved Mummies from Egypt, you can find it all across the country.
Here is a game for you, here are some artifacts which you can find in museums across the country, but do you know which museum is their home?
Drag and drop the artifacts to the correct positions to find out which museum they belong to.
It’s a game. No, it’s a workout. It’s both combined! Check out this exciting activity that is sure to test your dexterity.
What are angles? Watch this video to get to know all about those lines that always meet at the edges.
Nothing like a hot, cheese-loaded pizza to make your day. Follow this video recipe, and make it at home!
There is nothing as taking a walk into the past and delving into what happened hundreds of years ago. Here’s a simple crossword to whet your appetite. Hope you will do some further reading once you have aced this.
When we talk of an ancient civilisation we mean the first settled and stable communities that formed the basis for the formation of a state or a nation or an empire. The term civilisation refers to the level of development at which people live together peacefully within a specific community.
The study of ancient civilsations is fascinating and engrossing. This crossword takes you back in time. Won’t you try it?
There are so many careers to choose from. Here are a more that you could take your pick from.
What would you like to be when you grow up? While we are most often expected to say ‘doctor’, ‘engineer’, and ‘lawyer’, there are a host of others worth considering too. But you would have to find them.
Find them in the grid below.
There are talks about life returning “back to normal”, but BugBoy is a little concerned about it. Find out why…
Is it April still? Or, did we never get past March? What? It’s May already? Excuse me if I seem out of it, but living in lockdown means I don’t know which day of the week it is sometimes, let alone the month.
What I do know is that lockdown restrictions have been easing up in some places. In Bengaluru, where I live, shops have opened up and we’re allowed to go out now. Except there’s really nowhere to go, unless you like shopping for groceries. No thanks.
On the one hand, I’m happy that the restrictions are lifting, because it means that at some point of time, things might get back to normal. Or, at least a new kind of normal? And on the other hand, I’m not all that happy. Why? Click on the plus sign to find out.
The Coronavirus sucks. I’m not saying it doesn’t. But it has made me wonder about just how much us humans have taken over the planet and left so little for the trees, plants and animals we share it with.