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break, which is wreaking
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schools, for the second
year in succession, in the
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businessmen to innovate, adapt and list of executive education providers
find their way out of the current crisis

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approximately 617
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chemistry, or physics can get
extra help and explanations with
S inger Ed Sheeran is using the lockdown time to do various
things, including giving music lessons to schoolkids. In a
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lem. Students get a free 10-
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about his child- The 8 Series Gran Coupe comes with latest related to COVID-19, and provide additional context to
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hood, his strug-
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playing music, and it gles and also ANATOMY 4D
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immense sat- play some of his
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students, Anatomy 4D is a great
isfaction” resource for studying anatomy.
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and organisations like World Health Organisation, at a
of the body or the entire body.
ping price of ` 1.3 crore time when nations across the world are
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$1 MILLION: Is the price organisers are expecting combating the pandemic.
from Kurt Cobain's guitar, that is set to be life-like experience to students
AUTO using the app.
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classroom culture From face masks to

slippers, museum
T
he coronavirus pandemic is still rag-
ing, but museums are already gather-
ing testimony and objects to remember
life under lockdown. “It's such an extraordi-
that became a part of their lives, during the
outbreak. Among the items collected so far
are a pot of homemade jam and a makeshift
rattle that used to accompany the weekly ‘clap
FIGHT IMPATIENCE BE MINDFUL OF MUTE YOUR nary experience,” Beatrice Behlen, senior cu- for carers’ across the country. The museum

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rator at the Museum of London said. The mu- is also asking people to record how they feel
If you are nervous or YOUR HOME ENVI- MICROPHONE
curators are gathering seum, dedicated to the history of the British about their homes, which are now being used

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irritable with this Being on mic is
RONMENT capital, appealed Londoners to donate items as offices, classrooms and gyms.
new online learning
objects to preserve the
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When you are great for saying
structure, remember your 'hi' to your teach-
attending your class
teacher is also going OTHERS NOT FAR BEHIND
through the same feel-
ings. "It's a first time for
via video call, be
aware of what others can
ers and classmates, and
in contributing to the lockdown life  In Sweden, the Nordiska museet in
see and hear. "Inform discussion. However,
him/her too — like you! So Stockholm, is currently collecting
family members that your remember to mute your
be patient and try to children's reflections of how their
live class is about to audio, after saying hello.
ignore little hiccups, like daily lives have changed and how
begin, so that they too are More important, the
connectivity issues while microphone should be on they see the future
careful about how they  In Vienna, a photo of a birthday in
you are jotting down mute mode, when the
are dressed up and that
notes or trying to get teacher is taking the confinement, and a kiss through a  The lockdown has also inspired
they should not talk loud-
your class teacher's lecture, as background window pane are part of 1,800 contri- three young advertising executives in
ly in the background,"
attention," advises Rama
suggests etiquette guide noise can be distracting butions, already collected by the Barcelona to set up a virtual museum
Sharma, a Hyderabad- to others attending the city's museum on Instagram
Sunainaa Haq.
based schoolteacher. class.
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TEACHERS SHOW YOU HOW TO DEAL WITH LOCKDOWN: During these uncertain and
negative times, it is imperative that an organisation keeps its team positive and moti-
that used to live on the C: creates the tides in
vated for better times. Teachers of Springfields International School, Bandlaguda,
Hyderabad, came together to make a video on the song ‘Phir Muskurayega India’. Go to
Q1: How far is the Moon
from Earth?
A: 5,280 miles
moon
B: made up of sand
❑ Earth’s oceans as a result of
its pull ❑
www.toistudent.com to watch the video. Have a video on how to deal with this current (8,497 km) ❑ similar to the sand found
lockdown? Send us 1) Clear videos 2) Of 2minute duration 3) With details (name, class B: 186,000 miles
(299,338 km) ❑
on Earth
C: not actually soil
❑
Q5:
planet?
Why is the Moon
not considered a
and school) 4) At timesnie175@gmail.com C: 240,250 miles because there is no living
A: it orbits Earth ❑
(384,400 km) ❑ matter on the moon ❑
B: it is too small ❑
C: it is too close to Earth ❑

CHECK YOUR APTITUDE 3) There is exactly

one hand shake 4) A man buys a
watch for ` 1950
Q2: How many
American astro-
nauts have explored the
SPACE
Theme: Moon
D: it is too large ❑

exchanged between every in cash and sells it for ` lunar surface?

❑
Q6: On 20 July 1969,
Neil Armstrong

1) Find ‘x’ in the given

sequence:
9 : 90, 12 : 156, 15 : 240, x
2)
x is
The factors of 187
are 17 and x. Then
two persons. How many
handshakes are exchanged
among 8 people?
2200 at credit for 1 year.
If the rate of interest is
10% per annum the man:
A: 3
B: 12
C: 24
❑
❑
Q4: The Moon’s
gravity...
A: allows it to orbit the
and Buzz Aldrin became the
first people to reach the
Earth at a consistent moon. Where did their lunar
A) 14 : 340 A) 170 A) 16 A) gains ` 55 D: 25 ❑
rate ❑ lander touch down?
B) 14 : 345 B) 11 B) 28 B) gains ` 50
C) 342 : 18 C) 204 C) 36 C) loses ` 30 B: has a significant impact A: Sea of Tranquility ❑
D) 18 : 342 D) 19 D) 56 D) gains ` 30 Q3: The Moon’s soil
is...
A: made up of fragments
on the frequency of natu-
ral disasters on Earth in a
B: Lake Placidity
C: Ocean of Serenity
❑
❑
ANSWER: 1. D) 18 : 342, 2. B) 11, 3. B) 28, 4. B) Gains ` 50 | RAGHAV A, class X, JVVP, Bengaluru
of deceased organisms given year ❑ D: Pond of Peace ❑
ANSWERS: 1. D, 2. A, 3. D, 4. B, 5. E, 6. B

KNOWLEDGE BANK Quiz time Q.5) What is the

shape of our Milky
Pangolin SEASONAL READS way galaxy? Word unresponsive,
WUZZLES
Pangolins are the only mammal
Q.1) Which gas evolves from paddy
A. Circular B. Elliptical Wise secretive, unsocia-
in the world to be covered from C. Spiral D. None of these ble, distant, aloof,
fields and marshes?
NATURE head to toe in scales. They eat Q.6) In which year was the theory Taciturn (adjective): detached, shy, close
A. Carbon dioxide B. Methane
an enormous 70 million insects of relativity proposed? Reserved or mouthed.
C. Oxygen D. Argon
every year. Pangolins inhabit tropical forests, dry A. 1924 B. 1905 C. 1908 D. 1918 uncommunicative in
Q.2) Which toxic element is Examples:
woodlands and the Savannah. Their tails can be used Q.7) Which wood vessels have the speech; saying
present in automobile exhausts?  At dinner, the
as a weapon, smallest diameter? little.
A. Lead B. Mercury C. Indium D. Cerium princess usually
and they A. Capillaries B. Arteries
Q.3) Which metal is used in Synonyms: untalka- spoke to the taciturn
release a nox- C. Venules D. Veins
making microchips? tive, uncommunica-
ious-smelling Q.8) Which of the following is an
Zoe Baron but did not
A. Lead B. Iron C. Zinc D. Silicon
acid to detect tive, reticent, intro- get any reply.
Q.4) Which element is a liquid at air-borne disease?
predators. verted, reserved, INDIRA H S, teacher,
room temperature? A. Measles B. Typhoid
Pangolins are tight-lipped, quiet, JVVP, Bengaluru
A. Argon B. Mercury C. Bromine D. Chlorine C. Pink-eye D. None
the most trafficked animal in the world, hunted for
their scales which are sold in the black market. A N S W E R S
Manasi K P, class VI, JVVP, Bengaluru
A) Capillaries 8. A) Measles
1. B) Methane 2.A) Lead 3. D) Silicon 4. B) Mercury 5. C) Spiral 6. B) 1905 7.
FAMILY CIRCUS

S.F. AND COMIC KIDS

IDIOM OF THE DAY

➤ ‘A BLESSING IN DISGUISE’
Meaning: A good thing that seemed
bad at first.
PRAMATH BHARGAV S, class VI, JVVP, Benglauru

STUDENT CORNER
AN ACT OF KINDNESS GARVIT KAUSHIK,

We can Progress
MAKES RIPPLES OF VII, Bosco Public
School, Paschim

HAPPINESS EVERYWHERE
Vihar

V
ansh Chhabra (X) of donation for this cause. Vansh is

even during Uncertainty

Dr RITU P SOLOMON,
Pathways World
School, Aravali during
his morning jog high-
lighted the plight of the con-
struction workers in his
colony. With his parents’
support he established the
working in a methodical and ded-
icated manner to ensure this as-
sistance reaches maximum people
AASHI, IV, Joseph &
Mary Public School,
Burari

E
very morning dawned in the
usual manner with human
beings carrying out their cus-
tomary activities without the
realisation of how much de-
terioration we had already caused to our
nature and environment until one day
life came to a standstill and the entire
human race was left baffled at the un-
certainty of future due to COVID 19. It’s
been more than forty days now to the
lockdown and we are sad witnesses to
the deserted roads, desolated malls ,
empty school buildings, locked offices
and consequently a crumbling econo-
my. Nonetheless, I feel, as an educator
our role has assumed significance as we
are dealing with the young minds who
would perhaps be hugely affected with
this state of emergency.
So, being the head of an institution
I along with my team of teachers
chalked out a planner and digital time
table for our students to keep them mo-
tivated and handle their academic anx-
ieties. An assembly schedule was also
adumbrated to ensure their progress
and also satiate their psychological
needs. Whether it’s a subject like Maths
or language like Sanskrit or any other
subject to talk of, every teacher is car-
rying out her duty with commitment
and devotion and making the use of tech-
nology in the best way. PT teachers are
sending their recorded videos to en-
courage the students to stay fit. The par-
ticipation of the students not only in ac-
ademic activities but also online com-
petitions like singing, dancing, speech,
news reading, graffiti, recitation etc. has
been overwhelming. It’s heartening to
a response fund, which has
Principal, Queen Mary’s successfully provided 21-
School, Tis Hazari day dry packs and fresh
food to 200 families of wage
workers in colonies of
South Delhi, East Delhi and
Gurugram so far. They have
managed to collect Rs 10,000
towards this cause. Besides
reaching out to family and
friends for the donation to the and he is hopeful that he will con-
fund, Vansh and his cousin creat- tinue this endeavour beyond the
ed a website page that is inviting Corona times as well.
Celebration of Astronomy month
S
ri Venkateshwar Interna-
tional School, Sec 18A, Dwar-
A FEW SUGGESTIONS TO PROGRESS DURING THESE ka hosted a range of activities
UNCERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES:
for the students of classes I to
VI during the Global Astronomy
1. Follow the norm of social distancing but do not isolate yourself socially. Month. Students participated in the ac-
tivities conducted as part of GAM 2020
2. Wash, clean and sanitize your hands at regular intervals at the same
celebrations and show-
time clean yourselves of the vices like hatred, pride, jealousy, backbit- cased their talent under
the Universe In The
ing, lying, cheating etc. School program of
3. Lead a physically healthy lifestyle by eating healthy also do not forget SPACE India.
to meditate and pray for strengthening spiritual health. A total of 25 events
were organized by
4. Wear a mask but also learn to smile through your eyes. Heena Bhatia, Senior
Educator at SPACE India which include
5. Appreciate the workers serving on the front line SUNDay Celebrations, Astro Art Con-
6. Stay home to stay safe but do not hesitate to help someone in need. test, Astro Poetry Contest, Earth Day
Celebrations, Astro Bookworm, Astro
see them posting their videos and wait- from our parent community is itself a Mask Making, Space Movie Marathon,
ing eagerly for the results. The appreci- reassurance that we are in it together Astro Chef and many more fun-filled
ation and commendation being received and together we will come out of it. activities.
TISHA KHARBANDA,
IX, Venkateshwar
Global School, Rohini
To appreciate the beauty of the
night sky and to raise awareness of how
PERSERVERANCE
poor-quality lighting creates light pol-
lution, students celebrated Interna-
tional Dark Sky Week by organizing a
AND GRIT BRINGS
star party at home, observing the night GLORY OF STARS
sky and making their parents aware
N
about the impact of light ikhil Jha, (X) of Mount
pollution on astronom- Abu Public School, Sec-
ical studies. tor 5, Rohini participat-
Students also cele- ed in “All India Asteroid Search
brated Yuri’s Night and Campaign”, created by SPACE.
wrote messages for the The campaign was conducted by
First Man in Space Yuri Dr Patrick Miller of Hardin Sim-
Gagarin. Astro Gyaan mons University.
activity was organised in which stu- This provisional discovery of
dents acted like Astronomy Teachers Asteroid marks one of the best
and taught their parents about As- achievements for Mount Abu
tronomy and Space Science. Capture Public School.School principal Jy-
the Supermoon contest was also con- oti Arora appreciated the achieve-
ducted. Parents too wrote amazing ment of the student.
poem on Astronomy theme.