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The Little Pirates Orchestra

A young band of jolly good fellows perform the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ theme! Ever wanted to practice and perform on stage? Watch on…

A lot of us have wanted to sing a song, or pick up an instrument and play a theme from a movie that we recently watched. None of us are perfect, and quite a few of us have stage fear. Form a band, practice, and perform like these little pirates on stage before a wonderful audience. Have a look at the video and read as you go along, for it is an example of a lovely learning experience!

Pascal’s Triangle

The Pascal’s Triangle is one of the most interesting number patterns! Discover more and have fun with Math!

Discover how Math can be fun by learning about the Pascal’s triangle, one of the most interesting number patterns!

The Global Seed Vault

This is the story of a vault meant to protect native seeds from going extinct! Let’s learn about the Svalbard Global Seed Vault!

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a storage facility that provides the world’s genebank network a safe back-up location to store duplicates of seeds from their countries! Here’s its story in brief…

Know your turf

A few mixed up images of football, cricket and baseball grounds for you to unravel! Play now!

How easy is it to identify a stadium from just parts of it? Here’s a shuffle puzzle to keep you guessing. Choose a ground under ‘Image’, pick a difficulty level under ‘Shuffle’, size of ‘Grid’, and get going!

Star Trails

Bright streaks of light recently lit up the night sky. Let’s learn more about stars and star trails!

Have you ever spotted a shooting star in the night sky? Appearing as a streak of light, a shooting star is actually a small piece of rock or dust that enters the Earth’s atmosphere from space. It moves really fast, heats up as it moves through the atmosphere, and burns up before it reaches the Earth’s surface.

Scientists term shooting stars as ‘meteors’. Recently, a meteor shower called the ‘Perseids’ was in the news. The Perseid meteor shower visits us around July-August every year. Pieces of debris from a comet called the Swift-Tuttle hurtle through the Earth’s atmosphere, lighting up the night sky. On August 11th and 12th this year, the outburst was at double the normal rate, resulting in a stunning visual spectacle in the sky.

This and many, many other interesting phenomena take place in the Universe, which is made up of billions of galaxies. Let’s learn more about the galaxy that we call home, the Milky Way and the stars in our sky!

Watch this interactive video to learn more:

Statescan – August 17, 2016

Here is this week’s interactive map with latest news from some of the Indian states! Read more and stay updated.

India’s states and union territories are brimming with activity! Here are the latest developments from some of our states. Click on the hotspots and stay updated!

PHOTOS: The Hindu, PTI and AP

TEXT: PTI, IANS

DESIGN: K.B. Jawaharr

Independence Day Contest – Results

Here are the winners of The Hindu In School Independence Day contest! Read these entries and be inspired by the spirit of patriotism.

To commemorate India’s Independence Day, The Hindu In School, in association with Camlin Kokuyo, had recently asked readers to express their gratitude towards a freedom fighter in a 50-word ‘thank you’ note. The response received was overwhelming! More than 5,000 notes of gratitude were written and sent to us from across the country.

Here are the winners! Click on the hotspots to read their wonderful entries.

50 consolation prizes have also been announced. Here are the winners!

• Sabarish Kumaran, XI, RD International School, Erode
• Shiva Rajesh, VIII, Paramekkavu Vidya Mandir, Thrissur
• Shradha K J, XI, Paramekkavu Vidya Mandir, Thrissur
• Ananya Saha, XI, Gyan Bharati School, Delhi
• Adwetha Rajesh, IX, Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Kochi
• Leya Christeena, IX, Ideal English School, Sulthan Bathery
• Vishaan Santhosh Anchan, IX, Manipal School, Mangalore
• Navya Tanwar, VI, Salwan Public School, Delhi
• Anjana Shylesan, XI, Sreyas Public School & Junior College, Ponkunnam
• Kanak Verma, X, Nehru World School, Ghaziabad
• Gopika Menon, X, Bhavan’s Vidya Mandir, Elamakkara, Kochi
• Nandini Nair, XI, Gyan Bharati School, Delhi
• Vrinda Lahoti, X, Little Kingdom Sr.Sec. School, Tirupur
• Mukta Mitra, X, Salt Lake School, Kolkata
• S. Eashwar, VI, The Titan School, Hosur
• Sooraj S Nair, XI, SBOA Public Sr.Sec. School, South Chittoor, Kochi
• Preetam Kaur, IX, Army Public School Delhi Cantt, Delhi
• Chandna M.R, XI, Government HSS Kzh., Trivandrum
• Steffy. V, XI, Excel Central School, Thiruvattar
• Spandana, VII, Army Public School, Golconda, Hyderabad
• S. Subbulakshmi, VII, N.S.S Higher Secondary School, Kochi
• Parvathy Prasad, XI, Sreyas Public School & Junior College, Ponkunnam
• Yash S, VI, Sri Aurobindo Memorial School, Bangalore
• M. Vidhyalakshmi, XI, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kajikode, Palakkad
• R.S. Krishana Priya, IX, Good Luck Matriculation School, Srikandapuram, Nagapattinam
• Jatin Yadav, X, D.A.V Public School, Delhi
• Naveen H V, X, Excel Public School, Mysore
• Mustafa Murtaza, VII, Siva Sivani Public School, Visakhapatnam
• Sanjana Verma, VI, Gopalan National School, Bangalore
• Anis Pakrashi, XI, National Gems Higher Secondary School, Kolkata
• Shailendran Shanmugham, X, Maharishi Vidya Mandir, Hosur
• Ashwin T, VI, DAV School, Adambakkam, Chennai
• Mukunth Vikram S, X, Little Kingdom Sr.Sec. School, Tirupur
• Sr Sai Roshini Devalam, X, Tripura E.M. School, Rajamahedravaram
• Anusmita Biswas, X, Spring Valley Public School, NIT Calicut Campus, Kozhikode
• Pratyasha Pradhan, VI, Sri Prakash Synergy School, Peddapuram
• K. Jane Joshita, V, Velammal Vidyashram School, Guduvancheri, Chennai
• Sharanya Shetty, VI, Pawar Public School, Mumbai
• Parvathy S, VI, Bhavan’s Adarsha Vidyalaya, Kochi
• Gnanshekar, VI, Saraswathi Vidyalaya, Vadapalani, Chennai
• G. Adhithi, IX, SRM Nightingale Mat. Hr. Sec. School, Chennai
• Lavanya Kukreja, V, Bluebells School International, Delhi
• M. A Saadhanashri, VIII, SRV Matric Higher Secondary School, Trichy
• Ananya Kalita, IX, South Point School, Guwahati
• Yohan Samuel, VII, Navy Children School, Kochi
• Sowmya Sree M, X, Sree Narayana Public School, Palakkad
• C. Medlin Christophe, IX, Thamarai International School, Thanjavur
• R. Rohan, VIII, KSR Hi-Tech School, Vriddhacham
• S. Zeenath Sulthana, XII, Vailankanni Matric. Hr.Sec.School, Chennai
• Mahitha V, X, Villa Theresa High School, Mumbai

Congratulations to all the participants and winners! Keep up the patriotic spirit.

For prize-related queries, email us at reach.inschool@thehindu.co.in

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Are you interested in photography? Read more to find out about a photography contest for you!

The magical world of Roald Dahl

Discover more about the magical world of Roald Dahl that has enthralled generations of young readers all over the world.

Roald Dahl is one of the most celebrated children’s storytellers of the 20th century. His works are world famous. September 13th, 2016 marks the 100th birth anniversary of the writer – an event which will witness celebrations all over the world.

Discover some interesting facts about the magical world of Roald Dahl by clicking on the hotspots. The image features the BFG, one of the most popular characters created by the author. Interestingly, a movie adaptation of the book was released recently.