It’s time for some state news! Stay updated with the latest happenings across the country. Here is an interactive map.
How aware are you of developments in states outside yours? Here are some of the latest happenings in the country! Click on the hotspots to read.
Text: PTI, Ians; Design: K.B. Jawaharr
We’re back with another quiz! How many answers can you get right on this general knowledge quiz?
June 21 is World Yoga Day. Find out about the different yoga poses with an interactive game!
How many different yoga poses do you know? Slide right to know more.
Do you have an eye for detail? Give this activity a try and find out!
How good are you with spotting details? Can you spot the differences between the two images here? Move the slider from right to left to switch between the two images. Scroll to the end for the answers!
1. Let’s start off with a fairly easy picture.
2. It’s getting a bit trickier…
3. Careful now!
Scroll right to get the solutions!
Try your hand and this crossword on the different elements in foods. How many can you get right?
Do you know the different elements and minerals that certain foods contain?
You can create interesting pieces of art using the concepts of stencils and layers. Try it out!
Slide right to go through the course on stencils and ways they can be used.
As we continue to be inspired from nature, let’s learn about how these inspirations have evolved in design and everyday use…
This week we look at something in the waters – a shark! Sharks move slow and steady in dense waters but still stay clear of algae, moss, lichen and other creatures! This is mainly because they have unique skin, layered with microscopic patterns called dentricles, which helps reduce drag and also keeps it clear of other hitchhikers.
Scientists at NASA studied this and created a drag-reducing pattern called ‘riblets’. They, along with the company 3M (that makes post-its and cello-tapes) adapted the riblets to a thin film which was used to coat the hull of a sailboat called Stars & Stripes. The sailboat went on to win an Olympic medal and America’s Cup before the riblets were banned for some of the races.
Move the slider to get a perspective of how this looks in nature and in design!
This design aspect can have various applications such as in aircraft, vehicles and windmills to reduce drag as well as conserve energy. A company has also been working for domestic applications like kitchens, bathrooms and other spaces to repel bacteria. This concept of dentricle-like nano-particle structures on the surface prevent the bugs hanging on and spreading. Nature is quite amazing, isn’t it?!
There are many ways to represent information. Try your hand at a memory game about types of charts.
There are a lot of ways to represent information visually. One way is through the use of charts. Try your hand at this memory game to know about the different types of charts.
Learn more…
Pie Chart: A pie chart looks like a circle (or a pie) cut up into segments. It is used to show how a whole breaks down into parts. Looks like a pizza, doesn’t it?
Line Graph: A line graph is usually used to show information such as trends over a period of time.
Bar Chart: Bar charts generally have categories on the x-axis, and numbers on the y-axis. This means that you can compare numbers between different categories.
Venn Diagram: A Venn diagram shows all possible logical relations between a collection of different sets.
Histogram: A histogram is a specific type of bar chart where the categories are ranges of numbers. Histograms therefore show combined continuous data.
Learn more about the different organisations around the world and what they do…
Learn more about the different organisations around the world and what they do! Scroll right to read more.
Let’s continue our sketching journey with a bit of structured drawing. We shall look at another popular character, drawn a bit differently…
Hope you have been practising your free hand drawing. In these slides, let’s look at how lines and arcs can help us build a better framework to our drawing and sketching! Scroll on…
