Author: Kinooze Learning
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Wood’s Good :)
Once there was a boy name “Woody”. He always wondered why his parents named him so. His mother told him that he was named after trees and wood – for trees were good and helpful and so was wood that came out of trees – and hence the name Woody. Woody decided to look around…
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Floating Doctors in Kashmir’s Dal Lake
Did you think we were going to tell about doctors who like to go swim and float in a lake? Well, kind of! This story is about the Dal Lake which is one of India’s largest natural lakes in the northern state of Jammu & Kashmir. The Dal Lake is more than 15 kilometers long…
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What are Volcanoes?
Before we talk about Volcanoes, let us talk about a fun activity you can do easily at home. Try doing this if you have not done already! Take a coke bottle, shake the bottle a bit and then open the bottle. What happens? The bottle goes pop, all the bubbly soda mixed with gas gushes…
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Solar Eclipse on the Weekend
A rare solar eclipse will be visible Sunday in parts of the Western U.S. and Asia. CNN reported. A Solar Eclipse occurs when the Sun, the Moon and the Earth are in a straight line with the Moon in between the Sun and the Earth. During a solar eclipse if the Moon is close enough…
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Mr. Sangma Joins Presidential race
We had reported earlier the two candidates running for the President of India are Mr. Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Ansari. A new name has been proposed by some other political parties and that is of Mr. P.A. Sangma. Odisha Chief Minister and Naveen Patnaik on Thursday gave his party’s backing to the 65-year-old tribal…
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Marshmallows in the Air?
Whenever you look up in the sky, what do you see? Are those huge marshmallows in the sky? Or huge fluffs of cotton? Hmmm better still are they giant soapsuds? Amazing isn’t it.. Coming out of our imagination land – we have a simple name for these fluffs of cotton. They are called clouds. What…
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David Beckham to collect Olympic flame
David Beckham will bring the Olympic flame back to the UK from the Greek capital Athens along with Princess Anne. Both of them will be at a ceremony where the flame is passed to London on Thursday evening, after a week-long relay around Greece. BBC News reported. The delegation, including five young people, will fly…
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Haircut doesn’t Hurt, Why?
A cut or even a scrape somewhere on your body hurts. But what about when you get your hair cut? Why doesn’t it hurt then? Mostly all of our body has nerves. Nerves send messages to our brain about how we feel pain. They help us sense temperature like hot or cold and recognize textures like rough…
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New Guinness World Record for Surfing Waves
An American Surfer, Garrett McNamara, who caught 78ft high wave off Portugal last year has been confirmed as a record breaker. “The experts at the Guinness World Records have reviewed the video of McNamara’s wild ride on a wave he caught in November at Nazaré, Portugal last year and have officially declared it the largest wave…
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Unity is Strength
Once upon a time, tucked in a safe cove in the sea, lived a group of tiny cute clown fishes. They were very happy in their own world. They passed their days playing with each other. One day a big shark was passing by. Now sharks have excellent smelling power. The shark got to know…