Antarctica Day was inaugurated in 2010 to celebrate the December 1, 1959 signature of the Antarctic Treaty. Let’s take a look…
Antarctica Day was inaugurated in 2010 to celebrate the December 1, 1959 signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which was adopted “with the interests of science and the progress of all mankind.” Antarctica Day was initiated by the Foundation for the Good Governance of International Spaces (www.ourspaces.org.uk) as an annual event to build global awareness of this landmark institution, celebrating this milestone of peace in our civilisation with hope and inspiration for future generations. Scroll on to know more…
Can you quickly match these different hats? Learn more about the classic chef’s hat in the process…
Amidst all the recipes, equipment and ingredients, one of the most fun parts of being a professional chef is wearing the tall chef’s hat. Do you agree?
Try this memory game featuring different hats! Match them as quickly as possible.
It is believed that the practice of wearing hats in the kitchen dates back to more than a thousand years. This was probably done to keep cooks happy, as unhappy cooks would think of poisoning the king! In the 1800s, the colour white was assigned to chefs as it symbolised cleanliness in the kitchen. The most senior chef started wearing the tallest hat.
Did you know that at some point, the number of pleats in the hat also showed mastery in the kitchen? A chef who knew 100 different ways of making a dish would have 100 pleats in his hat.
Today, the chef’s hat is one of the most recognisable headgears in the world.
From vivid colours dancing in the night sky to duplicate Suns, the sky abounds in fascinating natural phenomena…
The sky abounds in plenty of natural phenomena that are fascinating to witness and learn about. Scroll through the slides and discover interesting phenomena!
Northern Lights video: videezy.com
Time for some Origami! This time, make a cool pair of sunglasses! Read on for instructions…
This week, try your hand at Origami and create a cool pair of sunglasses using just paper! Scroll down and follow the instructions.
Steps 1, 2 and 3: Take an origami paper and fold it into half along one of the diagonals. Then, fold the top flap up along the dotted line as shown. Now fold down along the dotted lines.
Steps 4 and 5: Your folding should look like this. Fold the flap back along the dotted line as shown.
Steps 6 and 7: Make a half-fold on both sides along the dotted lines. Then, fold as shown.
Finally: You’ve created an awesome pair of Origami sunglasses!
From cricket to weightlifting, it has been an eventful November. More importantly, the anniversary of something to remember…
Let’s start off with football. Brazilian football club Chapecoense set a club record almost one year after the tragic plane accident which claimed the lives of all their players excepting two. Chapecoense retained their place in Brazil’s top division with three games to spare and the players celebrated what has been a very challenging season. A story of amazing grit for the club!
In the world of cricket, Ravichandran Ashwin broke Dennis Lillee’s record to become the quickest to reach 300 test wickets in just 54 matches. Hope the records continue to tumble.
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu won the gold medal at the Weightlifting World Championship in Anaheim, USA. She won the gold in the 48 kg weight category, her total lift was 194 kg. That’s four times her body weight – quite an achievement indeed!
Meanwhile, in badminton, PV Sindhu lost in the finals of the Hong Kong Open, but qualified for the Super Series Finals to be held in Dubai – the year-end finale of the top eight shuttlers in the world. Kidambi Srikanth qualifies as well. Hope they do well!
Source : Wikimedia Commons
‘What’s up, Doc?’ and ‘Jinkies’… Some phrases are really iconic. Can you identify who is known for these catchphrases?
What’s up, Doc? You’ve probably heard this phrase more than once in a certain cartoon. But do you know who says it? Take this quiz and guess which characters made these catchphrases so iconic.
Follow these instructions and try out this experiment at home! Read on to find out more…
Use science to make yourself a yummy drink! Scroll through these slides and follow the instructions to try out this experiment at home.
This year, there were a few interesting stamps that were released, marking important moments. Let’s take a look…
A commemorative stamp is a postage stamp, often issued on a significant date such as an anniversary, to honour or commemorate a place, event, person, or object. Every year, there are various stamps issued by various countries, normally by their postal department.
Here are a few stamps that were issued this year to acknowledge events from history and culture. Scroll on and take a closer look…
Winter’s arrived, with the first bout of snow. Let’s look at how some people keep themselves fit in cold weather…
Come rain or snow, there are always ways to acclimatise yourself to changes in weather. If you live in the North or up in the mountains, it’s possible to adapt. You will see most young people these days, especially in Canada and Scandinavia, carrying on with their fitness routines or adapting to weather changes. Take a look…
Wind up the year on a high note with meteor showers, a super moon and look up at Saturn. Read on to find out more.
December skies are active. In just a couple of days, the full moon, also called the Super Moon or Full Cold Moon by Native American tribes will show up. The name is suggestive of the long and dark winter nights. This is the only Super Moon for 2017 and will be the closest to Earth.
Scroll through the timeline below to see what else the last month of the year has in store for us.
Image Credit: By Asim Patel – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30551402
