What is Artificial Intelligence?
If you touch a hot metal object, you will yank your hand away immediately. When this happens to you the first time, the sequence …
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How Do Fish Survive in Icy Waters?
In cold winter months, lakes and rivers freeze over forming ice. Yet, fish and other aquatic animals manage to survive. Animals …
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Why do we Blink?
How many times do you blink in a minute? Weird, who knows! Well, mostly people blink around 15 times a minute (Reader’s …
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Can Frog Fly?
You must have seen frogs that jump, but have you seen frogs that can fly? Actually not fly, but glide. One member of the treefrog …
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An Unforgetful Trip
The Thunderbirds – This was the name that Namrata, Pooja, Kajari, Latika, Ayesha, Moni, Geetika, Ritu, Parul and Priyanka had …
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How Many Greens?
How many greens are there in the park? Can we count them – one by one? There’s the light, light green of the tender little grass I …
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The Frog King
In a large marshy swamp in South Africa lived a colony of frogs – happy frogs. The marsh was surrounded by tall weeds, dirt and …
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Roadside Locksmith
The locksmith sits on the roadside with his wares A tilted black umbrella blocks the sun’s glare A mountain of master keys heaped …
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The Adventurer
I am sure all families are interesting. But I like to think that my family is especially interesting. I have such great nephews …
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Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart was one of the world’s most celebrated aviators. She broke records and charted new skies in the course of her …
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The Bittersweet Story of Chocolate
Many, many centuries ago, sometime around 400 BC, in the jungles of South and Central America, the Cacao plant was discovered …
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Geography Quiz
Find some interesting things about the planet we live on. You’ll know some facts and some you won’t. Do you know which …
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Space Quiz
Check out your space facts. Learn more about asteroids, meteors and planets.
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Our Environment
Do you know what the greenhouse effect is or perhaps what the ozone hole means? If you don’t then find them here.
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Paper Lamp Shades
Paper is one thing that can be used for a variety of purposes – crafts, packaging, storage, stationery…the uses are …
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People Coloring Pages
People who have made a difference in our world. Print these pages and color them. Click on any image you like to enlarge it. You …
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Festivals Coloring Pages
Festival Coloring Pages for kids. Festive scenes of Holi, Christmas, Nagpanchmi, Id. All for you to colour. Click on any image you …
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Ice Cream Stick Photo Frame
How do we make sure that our favourite person stays by our side at most times? Simple – we frame their photographs and keep them …
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