A trip to the attic
Do you have a good eye? Then perhaps you could help Mia find a few things in her messy attic. Give her a helping hand.
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Royal ride
Get our your scissors, paper and glue. It’s time to a creative new decorative piece for your study table.
Travelling through time
Today is Buddha Purnima, and it celebrates the birth of Prince Siddhartha Gautama. Find out more about his life from this quiz
Today is Buddha Purnima, also known as Vesak. It celebrates the birth of the Buddha.
The Buddha was an important religious figure from India and he founded, Buddhism.
Let’s take a quick tour of his life.
Here’s a quiz that takes you on a journey to discover some historically important places based on the Buddha and Buddhism. Try it out and see how many answers you get right.
Under the sun
Which fruits are high in water content? Which vitamin is associated with sunshine? Equip yourself to beat the summer heat with this quick quiz.
The unrelenting heat and sweat can only mean one thing — it’s summer! Staying cool during the hot season is no mean task. Keep it fun and light with this quick quiz.
Tricks and trails
Multiplication is all about doubling or tripling numbers. But what if you have your own handy hack ready up your sleeve to solve the biggest numbers in just a jiffy?
Math is about mastering a few tips to make even the most monstrous problems look simple. This week learn how to multiply big numbers. How can you multiply big numbers easily? Watch the video for a handy trick.
Once you have watched the video try solving the equations below for practice.
Spread the joy
You want to live in a beautiful world? Then, make it one. Here is a crossword all about having that civic sense.
Saying please and thank you doesn’t mean you are weak or ineffectual. On the contrary to makes you a better person. It proves you have civic sense. It includes keeping public spaces clean, caring and maintaining the unspoken norms of society. It is abiding by the law, showing respect to and consideration to the people around you and also maintaining decorum in public places. In short, it means not stepping on someone else’s toes and ensuring that the people around you are kept happy and your surroundings are well maintained.
Here’s a chance to prove that you are a well adjusted person. Try this easy crossword.
What’s inside your geometry box?
Are you confused about what’s in your geometry box? But fret not, we will let you know what each item is used for.
Reel and real
Did you know that some of your favourite fictional animal characters are modelled after species that exist? Find out about some of them here…
Animal characters are popular in movies and TV shows and even in our favourite books. While many are a figment of the creators’ imagination – like fire-breathing dragons, for example – several others are modeled after real animals.
Harry Potter’s pet Hedwig is a snowy owl, Stuart Little is a mouse, Horton is an elephant, and Sonic is a hedgehog…
You’ll be surprised to learn about a few others in this memory game. Match the fictional characters with their real-life counterparts and learn a fact about each species.
Spectacular stages
Unique and grand, many theatre venues around the world are popular tourist attractions. Can you spot their names in the grid?
Dramatic performances call for dramatic venues. Discover some of the most striking and magnificent theatres and opera houses around the world. These structures are steeped in history and art, and they attract visitors not only for the performances they stage but also for their architecture and cultural significance.
Scroll through the slides to take a look.
Can you find the names of the theatres in the grid? Look for the words within double quotes.
Make the most of May
Meteor showers, sighting Jupiter, Saturn, Mars and a comet…May has a starry line up.
If you are an avid star gazer like me you would have spotted Callisto’s shadow and the Great Red Spot on Jupiter last evening. From time to time, the small, round, black shadows cast by one or more of Jupiter’s four Galilean moons can be seen in amateur telescopes as they cross the disk of the giant planet. Every second or third day, the Great Red Spot transits the planet for several hours.
Click on the hotspots to read more about the celestial events that will unfold this month