Mesopotamia is often referred to as the place where history began. Because, this is where writing began. Find out more about this ancient culture which has a large impact on our world today.
Ancient Mesopotamia refers to the place where humans first formed a civilisation. It was here that people first gathered in large cities, learned to write, and created governments. For this reason Mesopotamia is often called the “Cradle of Civilisation”.
Go through these dialogue cards to get a better understanding of this ancient civilisation.
Have you every wondered what becomes of your plastic toothbrush when you throw it out? Find out more about everyday plastics, and how you can reduce your usage of them
What happens to a plastic container 500 years from now? Plastics do not disappear. They degrade over many decades into tiny pieces, but they continue to remain, polluting our land and water. One estimate says there are 9.2 billion tonnes of plastic on earth, of which more than 6.9 billion tonnes have become waste. Imagine that!
All of us can do our bit to help reduce this massive load of trash. We can try and make our lives as plastic-free as possible. Take a look below to find out more about everyday plastics in our homes.
These cars can talk and race. They provide entertainment through their witty remarks and their antics. Look at these two pictures closely if you can find any difference
Imagine you are a car and can talk. Disney movie “Cars”is about a world populated with cars that race and talk. Lightning McQueen, a hotshot race car who knows that the roads only lead to victory discovers a path that he never knew existed. The lessons on life, friendship and trophies that he learns along the way are fun and inspiring.
Now that you know what we are talking about, take a look at these pictures and spot the seven differences.
The power of words lies in its ability to effect change. For instance, it can get the authorities to clean up the local park! Wondering how? Find out here…
Sometimes there are incidents in our everyday life that are unpleasant. We may be disturbed during exam time by midnight music over a loudspeaker; we may encounter a garbage bin that is never cleared on the road near our house…
Just talking to the people concerned may not remedy the situation. We may have to resort to formal letters of complaint, either to the people in question or the authorities or the newspapers/media.
Letters of complaint are not friendly or light-hearted. Complaints have an official tone and are meant to be taken seriously. They, therefore, require considerable thought. You do not want to be considered a ‘whiner’ who does not wish to adapt or adjust, nor do you want to annoy the person to whom you are sending the letter and make them decide to dig in their heels and say, ‘Do what you like! I will not change!’
To start with, an effective letter of complaint must…
Here is a sample problem: Imagine you live in a gated community with one large playground. You and your friends play there every evening (decide for yourself whether you play football/cricket/basketball or something else). On weekends and holidays, you hold special matches with the children of neighbouring colonies/building societies.
Recently, however, the playground has been given out for events like exhibitions, festivals / fairs with food and fun stalls, etc., and you have been forced to stop your matches.
You plan to write a letter of complaint to the management of your gated community asking them to look into this. Can you identify which of the following statements are right or wrong in this context?
The writer is the author of Fun with Creative Writing, a series of workbooks from level 1 to 8, and has co-authored Anyone Can Write, a teachers’ resource book, both published by Foundation Books (Cambridge University Press)
Birthdays are always special days. Here are six authors who celebrate theirs this month. Let’s take a quick look at their work and try our hand at some games too.
We remember six well-known authors who were born this month. They have given us books that will never grow old. Get to know them a little more.
Here’s Breakfast Boy to tell you more about why breakfast is the most important meal of the day! Read this comic to find out…
Just like how vehicles need fuel to run, our body needs energy to function. And especially after an eight-hour break since dinner the previous night, our body needs fuel in the form of a healthy, nutritious breakfast to function.
Here’s Breakfast Boy to tell you more about it…
Here are some examples of each:
Proteins: Eggs, cheese, milk, yogurt, and beans.
Fibre-rich carbohydrates: Whole grains, legumes, fruits and vegetables.
Healthy fats: Cheese, egg yolks and nuts like walnuts, almonds, flax seed, and chia seeds.
A pancake is an ideal breakfast option. Besides containing eggs (optional), milk, butter, and whole wheat, the recipe can be customised based on your taste and ingredients, to include all the nutrients.
Below is a basic pancake recipe. But the instructions are mixed up. Can you put them in the right order and prepare a healthy breakfast?
It’s warm you say, but, did you know there are much hotter places on earth? From Death Valley in the U.S. to Wadi Halfa in Sudan mean temperatures hover at 50 degrees.
With summer at its peak and temperatures soaring, let’s look at some of he hottest places in the world. For most of us summer means sizzling temperatures, humidity and heat.
While the location of the hottest place on Earth might shift from year to year, the conditions that give rise to it remain the same: Dry, rocky and dark-colored lands are good at absorbing heat, while lighter sand will tend to reflect more sunlight.
Click on the hotspots to find some of the hottest places in the world.
Are you a movie buff? Or, perhaps an avid reader? If your answer to both these questions is ‘yes’ then this crossword is tailor-made for you.
Summer’s here and so are holidays with lot of free time at hand. Something chocolatey, something sweet. Why not try out this fun treat?
A sweet snack, just for you. Or,if you wish, you could have it as a dessert too. Treat your family to this chocolaty surprise. Make sure you have adult supervision at all times.
Here’s what you need:
Drag the slider to see what to do.
This summer, beat the heat and have some beachy fun as you add colour to this seaside scene.
