Author: Kinooze Learning
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What is Soil?
Maya took some soil from her garden and put it in a plastic bottle. She then added some water to it and shook the bottle hard until it was a muddy mixture. She left this mixture overnight and looked at it next morning. Guess what had happened to the mixture? The mixture seperated into layers: the darker bottom…
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Jewels at The Bottom of The Sea!
Have you ever seen a pearl necklace? Can you believe that these shiny glowing pearls come from inside a weird little animal? This animal is called an Oyster. It lives in a shell, deep down at the bottom of the sea. How do these beautiful pearls form inside an oyster? A grain of sand gets…
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Lizard Lizard on The Wall!
Ever had a close shave with a Lizard crawling on your room wall… Eeeeew! right? But have you ever wondered how are they able to do that? How do they maintain a perfect grip while climbing the walls? Let’s find it out. After all it’s a very special skill that they have. Lizards have millions…
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Why is The Ocean Salty?
Isn’t it fun to be at the beach when it’s hot? You can build sandcastles, get wet from the waves, and taste the salty ocean water. But have you ever wondered why the ocean water is salty? How did it get that way? Let me explain: when a river flows into the ocean, it carries…
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The Magic Grinder
I read this story somewhere when I was a little kid and found it very amusing. It is called ” The Magic Grinder”. Once upon a time there were two brothers Neil and Eric. Neil was the nice and poor one where as Eric was very unkind but rich. One day before Christmas, Neil went…
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Is History a Bird?
“What’s history? ” Neil asked. His father put down the newspaper that he was reading. “What did you do today? ” ” But I asked you first, ” Neil said. ” I am trying to answer your question.” His father smiled. Tell me everything you remember about today. “Okay, Today I ate breakfast. Then went…
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It’s My Right
The Supreme Court of India has directed all private and government-run schools to implement RTE starting from academic year of 2012-13. You would ask what is RTE? RTE is Right To free and compulsory Education for children from socially and economically weak backgrounds. According to RTE, These children who fall in the age group of 6…
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Tickle Your Funny Bone
Do you get a tingling sensation sometimes when you accidentally bang your elbow at a particular spot? It doesn’t hurt but surely feels odd. Or may be funny? Guess what? You just hit your ‘funny bone’ !! And you know what is even funnier? Funny bone is not even a bone !! Then what is…
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Balle Balle Baisakhi !!
Baisakhi is one of the major festivals of Sikhs and generally falls on April 13th or April 14th. For the entire Sikh community, Baisakhi Festival has utmost religious significance as it was on a Baisakhi Day in 1699, that Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru laid the foundation of ‘Panth Khalsa-the Order of the Pure…
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Eating Sugar? No mama
What do we have teeth for? I asked my daughter and quick came the reply -” For crunching candies? For biting?” Whaaat! I said in complete disbelief. Its high time, I thought, to let her know that other than being a self-defense tool and catering to her sweet tooth, teeth are also very useful for other things. Here’s…
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A Giraffe is Tall – And That’s Not All
Trying to get a peek at giraffe could be a real “pain in the neck” because it is the tallest animal in the world. However, if you do get a look at the giraffe’s eyes, you will find them to be large, dark and calm. It is an extremely shy animal and gets scared very easily.…
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Indonesia Rocks Again
A massive earthquake with epicenter in Banda Aceh rocked Indonesia on April 11, 2012. This is not the first time that Indonesia is undergoing such a disaster. In 2004 (earthquake magnitude 9.1) and in 2005 (earthquake magnitude 8.6), had hit Indonesia. So what are Earthquakes? Why do they happen? Why are certain places so earthquake prone? Our…