What does the night sky have to offer this month? Check out the timeline and mark your calendars to get your fill of stars, comets, planets and more.
September has a host of night-sky fun in store — from planet sightings to the year’s last supermoon, from a potential comet sighting to being one of the last months of the year to spot the Milky Way core. The month also marks the return of the long-awaited Aurora Borealis season in the northern hemisphere.
A crossword on your pearly whites. While you solve the clues, you also learn about oral hygiene.
Like little soldiers, teeth help you chew and talk, so keep them strong and healthy with care around the clock. Solve this crossword to learn more.
‘Old brown table’ or ‘brown old table’? How do we know which adjective goes where? Read on.
When we use more than one adjective before a noun, we often put them in a specific order. Mixing up the adjectives can make your sentence sound weird, though you may not be able to pinpoint exactly why. We often use the correct order without realising it.
The order of adjectives is usually as follows: quantity, quality/opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose, and then finally the noun. So now you know why saying “white big building” sounds wrong, but “big white building” sounds just right.
Do keep in mind two things here: the first is that it’s very rare to use more than three adjectives before a noun, and the second is that sometimes the order can be changed, usually to emphasise something.
Task you for! In the below sentences, can you drag and drop the adjectives in the correct order? (P.S. We’ve left out the commas to make it less confusing)
How well do you know your shapes? Here’s a quiz about polygons. Play on and see how many you get right.
Explore the world of shapes with this fun quiz and discover the wonders of polygons.
Why do we celebrate Dr. S Radhakrishnan’s birth anniversary as Teachers’ Day every year? Watch this video to find out.
Celebrate those who teach you every day. This Teachers’ Day, here’s something to gift to your teacher that you have made by yourself.
This Teachers’ Day, make a unique greeting card to gift to your teachers. You can also download a certificate that you can present to them. Just print it out, fill it in and present it along with the card.
Click here to download a copy of the certificate that you can customise and give your teacher.
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The world’s rarest marine mammal is on the brink of extinction. Find out why.
The International Whaling Commission recently issued the first extinction alert in its 70-year history. It announced that the Vaquita, the world’s rarest marine mammal, is on the edge of extinction. What is the Vaquita? Where does it live? Why is its population rapidly declining? Scroll through the slides and find out.
You’ve heard of the Maya, the Harappans and the ancient Egyptians, but do you know where they were all based?
Throughout history, several remarkable ancient civilisations emerged and thrived across different regions of the world. From the advanced city-states of Mesopotamia to the awe-inspiring pyramids of Egypt, from the sophisticated governance of the Indus Valley to the monumental architecture of the Maya, these civilisations have contributed to shaping the course of human development.
Do you know where these famous ancient civilisations flourished? Take this quiz.
Go beyond play time. Embrace sports and a healthy lifestyle. How many of these sports can you identify?
The World Athletics Championships – now ongoing at Budapest, Hungary – will end tomorrow. The event involves many sports and athletes from different countries are participating. Now here’s an activity for you. Can you identify the sport from the image?
Are there any take-aways from fiction? Of course. With Teachers’ Day coming up, here are some youngsters who tell us what they learnt from books and movies.
Teachers’ Day is round the corner. And one’s teacher need not always be the one from school. You can learn lessons from characters in books and movies too. Here are some youngsters from across the country who tell us what they have learnt from their favourite characters.
(compiled by Archana Subramanian, Bhavya Venkatesh and R. Krithika)
