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BEGINNERSCODING

Geography classesby DavidAttenborough onBBC He will be host-

ing lessons on our

planet’s oceans, mapping

the world, and why animals look the

way they do

Spanish from Sergio AgueroSergio Aguero,

Manchester City’s

star striker turns his

attention to numbers

as he sets about get-

ting kids across the coun-

try counting in Spanish on BBC

Force, the solar system etc by ProfBrian Cox Physicist Brian

Cox will bring science

lessons to life as he

covers topics includ-

ing the solar system,

force and gravity.

MONDAY, MAY 4, 2020

MANNER WISE

Facebook has rolled out Messen-ger Kids globally, including In-

dia, adding in new opt-in features forparents to help their kids connectwith their friends.

FACEBOOK LAUNCHES MESSENGERKIDS IN 70 NATIONS, INCLUDING INDIA

Microsoft Word has start-ed flagging two spacesafter a full stop as an

error, settling the great spacedebate once and for all. First

spotted by the University ofDenver law prof Alan Chen, thechange is being rolled out grad-ually across Microsoft Word.

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Make physical activity part ofyour routine during lockdown

Yes, you heard

it right. Don't

compromise

on your physi-

cal activity, even if you are

unable to step out during

these lockdown period.

Infact, according to

experts, it's important

that people make whatev-

er use of their environ-

ment they can and take

the opportunities to keep

the physical activity going.

So, follow these recommenda-

tions to stay fit and healthy...

1Take up a health activityalong with your family. En-

courage your parents and sib-lings to join you in yoga, dance,

meditation, etc. It will keep

you agile and fresh.

2 Avoid continuous screentime. Break up extended

sedentary periods every 30 to 60minutes.

3 Keep your bedtime and ris-ing time consistent.

4 Avoid using your cell phonebefore going to bed.

I stayat home

HEALTH & FITNESSHEALTH & FITNESS

Q:What is your fitness

regime? Share your

workout routine along with

your videos at

[email protected]

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberghas donated a $100,000 prize she won froma Danish foundation to the United Na-

tions Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for use againstthe Covid-19 pandemic, the world body said.“Like the climate crisis, the coronavirus pan-demic is a child rights crisis,” Thunberg, 17,was quoted as saying in the UNICEF statement.“It will affect all children, now and in the longterm, but vulnerable groups will be impactedthe most,” she said adding “I’m asking every-one to step up and join me in support of

UNICEF’s vital work to save children’s lives,to protect health and continue education.”

Meanwhile,actor PriyankaChopra hasalso joinedhands withGreta andUNICEF for acampaign forkids’ cause

Thunberg donates $100,000to support children

SPOTLIGHT

Indians should work for 60 hrsa week for 2-3 yrs to fast-trackeconomy: Murthy

Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy has said that In-dians should take a pledge to work for 60 hours a weekfor the next 2-3 years "so that we can fast-track the econ-

omy". He also urged the government to take steps to stream-line the process. "The government should appoint a com-mittee of well-respected and accomplished people to advisethem on how to remove hassles for these businesses, likeduring economic reforms of 1991," he added.

➤ Messenger Kids is

a video chat and

messaging app that

helps kids connect

with friends and family in a

parent-controlled space.

Messenger Kids was first

launched in the USA in 2017.

➤ Messenger Kids is compliant

with the Children’s Online Privacy

and Protection Act (COPPA)TECH BUZZ

WORDSWORTH

The debate goes

back to the typewriter

days when characters like "i"

used to get the same space. It

necessitated the rise of two

spaces, after a full stop to

make the differences

prominent

MICROSOFT WORD CONSIDERS TWOSPACES IN SENTENCES AS ERROR

On April 23, 2005, an 18 sec-onds- long video was up-loaded to Youtube. The

clip titled 'Me at the Zoo' wasshared by the site's co-founderJawad Karim. The video showsKarim standing in front of an ele-phant exhibit at the San Diego Zootelling the camera that the animalshave 'really long trunks.'Although sim-ple and short, the video has beenviewed more than 90 million times sincemaking its debut 15 years ago.

YOUTUBE'S FIRST VIDEO WASUPLOADED 15 YEARS AGO!

NASA's first Mars helicopter has aname now and the credit goes to 17-year-old Indian-origin girl Vaneeza

Rupani. Rupani, a high school junior fromNorthport, Alabama, earned the honour ofnaming the helicopter after she submittedher essay into NASA's "Name the Rover"contest. Destined to become the first air-craft to attempt powered flight on anotherplanet, NASA's Mars Helicopter officiallynamed: Ingenuity, as suggested by Rupani.

COVID-19 EFFECT: ONLY STREAMED FILMSTO BE ELIGIBLE FOR OSCARS 2021

The Academy of Motion PictureArts and Sciences will allow onlythose films streamed online for

the forthcoming Oscars in the wake ofthe shutdown causedby corona. The filmsthat had a planned the-atrical release but aremade available on acommercial streaming

or video on-demandservice may qualifyin the best picture

and specialty categories.Earlier, it re-quired that a film be shown in a com-mercial motion picture theatre in LosAngeles County for 7 consecutive days.

FEEL GOOD

NASA TO NAME ITS FIRST MARS HELICOP-TER AND CREDIT GOES TO A DESI GIRL

FACTOID

Indian tennis star SaniaMirza became the first In-dian to be nominated for

the Fed Cup Heart Award fromthe Asia/Oceania zone alongwith Indonesia's Priska MedelynNugrorho.Sania had recently

made a comeback to Fed Cup af-ter four years. The winners of theHeart Awards will be determinedby online voting by fans whichwill go live on May 1 and will goon until May 8.

NASA's MarsRovers would benamed'Perseverance'based on a sev-enth-graderAlexander Mather's essay

DIDYOUKNOW

The 93rd Oscars

will be held on

February 28, 2021

ENTERTAINMENT

SANIA MIRZABECOMES 1ST INDIANTO BE NOMINATEDFOR FED CUP HEARTAWARD

The Fed Cup Heart Award is an InternationalTennis Federation (ITF) initiative that rewardsplayers for their commitment to the competition

SPORTS

Known as NWA 12691, it isthought to be the fifth largestpiece of the Moon ever foundon Earth. Approximately 30different meteorites were col-lected by the researchers

$2.5 MILLIONThat's the price of one ofthe world's largest lunarmeteorites, that will go forsale at Christie's soon. Themoon rock, weighing over13.5 kg, was probably struckoff the surface of the moonby a collision with an aster-oid or comet, fell on Earthand was found two yearsago in the Sahara Desert.

Hello! NOTOUCHING

Social distancing in the times of coronavirushas forced people do away with the hand-shake greeting. Apart from namaste, threeforms of contactless greetings are used in

various parts of the world.

TIBET: A traditional greeting by the residents of theHimalayan plateau region involves sticking thetongue out. According to Tibetan folklore, a cruelninth century king had a black tongue, so peoplestick out their tongues to show guests they are notlike him.

ZAMBIA: The Kunda and Tumbuka ethnic groupsuse a traditional greeting that involves cupping theirhands together and clapping a couple of times. Theyalso say “mulibwanji (hello)” or “mwakabwanji(good morning)” along with it, depending on thetime of the day. To convey more respect, they add asquat. The lower the squat, more the respect.

THAILAND: This form or greeting involves a Na-maste with a bow of the head. If you want to con-vey more respect, then just bow deeper and placeyour hands higher. Chest level for usual greeting;face level for an elder or a superior. SOURCE: NG

WHAT The government has updated the listof hotspots across the country, basedon the cumulative cases reported andthe doubling rate, after a secretary lev-el meeting with the states.

HOWRED ZONESThese are areas reporting a large num-ber of cases or high growth rates suchas Mumbai and Pune , New Delhi or In-dore in Madhya Pradesh.

ORANGE ZONESDistricts that do not have enough con-

firmed cases to meet the ‘red zone’, butare being seen as potential hotspots, arepart of the ‘orange zone’.

GREEN ZONESA district will be considered under Greenzone, if there are no confirmed cases sofar or there is no reported case since last21 days in the district. Therefore, a ‘redzone’ can potentially become a ‘greenzone’ if no new cases are reported for 28consecutive days.

Red, Orange and Green zone districts X-PLAINED

MYTH: You will be Covid-19 free, if you are ableto hold your breath for 10 seconds with

no discomfort.

FACT: According to WHO, this is untrue anddangerous as well. Being able to hold your

breath for 10 seconds or more without coughing does-n’t mean you are free of coronavirus, or for that mat-ter, any other lung disease.

‘Holding your breath canhelp test for coronavirus’

MYTH BUSTER

Fears about the virus have prompted thespread of misinformation on how to know ifyou do have Covid-19. The most commonsymptoms of Covid-19 are dry continuouscough, tiredness and fever. The best way toconfirm if you have the virus causing this dis-ease is with a swab test.

WHAT TO DO?

The following online coding

courses can be ideal for begin-

ners looking to pick up a new

skill set, and even pros looking

to add a new language.

WEB DEVELOPER BOOTCAMP,

UDEMY: The web developer boot-

camp course at Udemy is possibly

one of the most comprehensive cod-

ing courses that you will find online,

and on top of that, is available right

now at a nominal fee. Through this

course, even if you are a complete

novice, you will learn how to code in

HTML, CSS, Javascript and more.

Some of the course’s highlights

include letting you build your own

blog application, a browser-based

game, animated apps, responsive

webpages and more.

PYTHON FOR EVERYBODY,

COURSERA: With Python being a

core entity of data analytics, this

free to access Coursera pro-

gramme is actually one of the very

best around. The course takes a

novice user through the basics of

Python semantics, as well as tech-

niques such as database manage-

ment, web scraping, data structur-

ing and more.

CLICK HERE: WWW.TOISTUDENT.COM

1DON’T MISS OUT: Online v/s classroomteaching which is better? Click here:

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2HOW TO INTERACT WITHEXTROVERTS

https://toistudent.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/how-to/interact-with-extroverts/50731.html

3TUNE IN: Bonding over radio: NovelistRuskin Bond narrates his short stories

on AIR. The broadcast is available on PrasarBharati's mobile app NewsOnAir at 7.10 amand 10.10 pm daily till May 15

LEARN FROM CELEBS

“Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.”

GÉRARD DE NERVAL, FRENCH WRITER AND POET ACTIVITY

FAMILY CIRCUS

Q.1) Grand Central Terminal,Park Avenue, New York City(NYC) is the world’s____.

A. Largest railway station

B. Highest railway station

C. Longest railway station

D. Busiest railway station

Q.2) Exposure to sunlight helps a per-son improve his health because ___.

A. The infrared light kills bacteria in the body

B. Resistance power increases

C. Pigment cells in skin are stimulated to produce

a healthy tan

D. The ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into

Vitamin D

Q.3) First Afghan Wartook place in___.

A. 1639

B. 1839

C. 1739

D. 1869

Q.4) Federation Cup, World Cup, AllywynInternational Trophy and Challenge Cup,are awarded to winners of___.

A. Cricket

B. Volleyball

C. Kho Kho

D. Football

1. A) Largest railway station

2. D) The ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D

3. B) 1839 4. B) Volleyball

WUZZLES Quiz timeGENERAL KNOWLEDGE

A N S W E R S

NOW YOU CAN HELP MOWGLI FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

LOCKDOWN DIY

PLAY WITH MATILDA

MORE ACTIVITIES

Activities by: https://penguin.co.in

(PHOTOGRAPHY FORAGES 5-10)

ACTIVITY IDEAS: LEARN YOUR COLOURS – Walk

around the house or outside and

look for things of a certain

colour and photograph them.

STARTS WITH… – find objects

that start with a certain letter

and photograph them.

YOUR NAME – You could

either find objects that start

with the letters in your

name. Alternatively, you can

look for things that look

like letters to make your

name. It will be a very cre-

ative exercise.

(PHOTOGRAPHY FOR AGES 10+)

RULE OF THIRDS: Basic compositional

guide that has been used by artist and

photographers alike for many years. Simply

view your scene as if a tic-tac-toe board was

over it. Place the subject on one of the

intersecting lines.

LIMB CHOPS: This is an important

skill to know when

photographing people or animals. In short,

don’t crop your subject at all if the joint

bends.

LEADING LINES: This is a more advanced

technique. Look for lines that will guide the

viewers eye through the frame and lead

them to the subject.

FILL THE FRAME: If you have an interest-

ing subject, don’t be afraid to fill the entire

frame with it.

NEGATIVE SPACE: Another pow-

erful composition technique, this

can create a dramatic look

and really make the subject

pop.

Class to be continued tomorrow.

FROM THE HOBBY CLASS

YOUR ART TEACHER SAYS...

02

As an art teacher or a teacher who incorpo-

rates art into classes, I can tell you that chil-

dren get a lot out of engaging with creative

work. They can express their ideas and growcomfortable and confident with a wide variety of materialsand modes of expression. Art can be therapeutic for many

children, helping with stress relief and the management of

difficult emotions. – Shweta Jha, art teacher, SNS

SOME PAINTINGS FROM OURPAINTERS GALLERY

WHY USE ART FOR SOCIAL SKILLS?

Saksham Saraswat,Class VIII, Vivek HighSchool, Mohali

S V S Nikhita, Section V-C, PSBBLearning LeadershipAcademy, Bengaluru

2PAINT YOUR OLD GLASS

BOTTLES: You will need

glass bottles, acrylic paints

and brushes. Clean an old glass

bottle thoroughly. Use acrylic

paints in various themes,

colours, styles, of artwork. Learn

online regional art forms like

Warli, Madhubani, Gond and

replicate on glass.

3MINDFULNESS MEDITA-

TION: Lockdown can be

taxing emotionally for

kids and they might exhibit

stress. Practicing mindful-

ness meditation can give

them a jump start for access-

ing many benefits in the long

run including developing

positive traits.

[email protected]

‘The Colour of Magic’

by Terry PratchettThe first book in Pratchett’s

Discworld series introduces us to

the land of Discworld. In this world,

an inept wizard – Rincewand is

helping a naive tourist – Twoflower

BUT his luggage moves on hundreds

of little legs.

‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to

the Galaxy’ by Douglas

AdamsArthur Dent, a human, is saved by Ford

Prefect, a researcher for the revised

Guide and an alien, just seconds

before Earth is destroyed for a

galactic freeway project.

‘A Wizard of Earthsea’

by Ursula K Le GainThe story of Ged, the greatest sor-

cerer in all of Earthsea, who was

once was called Sparrowhawk in his

reckless youth.

’Artemis’ by Andy WeirDiscover Artemis, the first and only

lunar city that is home to eccentric

billionaires and smugglers but

resources are tight. The

protagonist Jazz sees

the chance to

commit the per-

fect crime, with a

reward too lucra-

tive to turn down.

BOOKS TO READ


1PAPER-PLATE DREAM CATCHER: You will need

yarn, paper plate, sharp pointed scissors, hole

punch, pony beads and feathers. Cut out the centre

of the paper plate. Use the punch to make holes around

the inside rim. Measure out three feet of yarn and tie one

end at a hole. Weave the yarn. On the last hole, pull the

yarn through and then string a few pony beads.

Aditri Sarangi, Class VI B, Mother's Public School Unit 1, Bhubaneswar

WHEN YOU CAN’T GO OUTSIDE, GO INSIDE!

Inside Out’ is an animated movie which is literally

and metaphorically a roller coaster of emotions,

making it an apt movie to be enjoyed during these

trying times. Change is the only constant in life –

that’s what this crisis of COVID-19 has proved to the

human race and reminded us that we

are adaptable, resilient, creative and

hopeful. In such tough times, it’s

important to be mindful and focus on

our thoughts and build on what we

can – relationships, skills, knowledge

and the works.

The movie navigates us into the

deep recesses of our mind, demon-

strating how the emotions of joy,

anger, sadness, have significant roles to play. Joyous and

adventurous, it’s a story of how feelings have feelings.

This too shall pass my dearies! Hop on and explore your

feelings while the world has hit the ‘Pause’ button. Sonal Narang, Senior Vice-principal,

Anand Niketan, Ahmedabad

AYE CAPTAIN, A POSTAL SALUTE FOR 100-YR-OLD

Captain Tom Moore, a 99-year-old UKwar veteran who served in Indiaduring the World War II and has

raised nearly 30 million pounds fora government-run health serv-ice, has been honoured witha birthday postmark tocelebrate his 100th birth-day.UK postal companyRoyal Mail will honourCaptain Moore by stamping all letters witha special postmark, starting

from this week.

Michelle Obamashared a noteexpressing hopethat the film willoffer viewers ‘joyand a bit ofrespite’ during our ‘struggle to weather this pandemic’



STUDENT EDITION

WEB EDITION

1The priority of a journalist is tobe accurately informed. Read,

read, and read more.

2While writing a story, rememberthe inverted pyramid. Most

important information in the firstpara.

3In this digital age, a reporterneeds to be multifaceted.

Authenticate your stories with pic-tures and videos.

4A good reporter is also a goodeditor. Look for typos and

errors.

5Start a weekly journal amongstyour friends. Encourage them to

write about new developments intheir areas. - BY RITIKA KUMARWANT TO KNOW MORE? WRITE TO USAND WE DECODE IT FOR YOU!

BECOME ALOCKDOWN

JOURNALIST

Rishi Kapoorwould like to be remembered

with smiles, not tears: family statement

He remained jovial and determinedto live to the fullest right throughtwo years of treatment. Family,friends, food and films remained hisfocus and everyone who met himduring this time was amazed at howhe did not let his illness get the bet-ter of him. He would like to beremembered with a smile!

Prime MinisterNarendra Modicalled the actor a‘powerhouse oftalent’ and wrote,

Multifaceted, endearingand lively...this was RishiKapoor Ji. He was a power-house of talent. I will alwaysrecall our interactions, even onsocial media. He was passion-ate about films and India’sprogress. Anguished by hisdemise. Condolences to hisfamily and fans. Om Shanti.

HOW TO:

FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2020

PETERSBERGCLIMATE DIALOGUEIndia along with 30other countries participatedin the dialogue, deliberating

over ways and means totackle the challenge ofreinvigorating economies

after COVID-19, whileenhancing collective

resilience andcatalysing cli-

mate action.

Union Environment Min-ister Prakash Javadekarsaid just like the world

is unitedly engaged in findinga vaccine for COVID-19, coun-tries should work towardsmaking climate technol-ogy an open sourcewhich must be avail-able at affordable cost.He was speaking duringthe first virtual interaction with 30 countries inPetersbergClimate Di-alogue.

CLIMATE TECHNOLOGY MUST BE OPENSOURCE, AVAILABLE AT AFFORDABLECOST: PRAKASH JAVADEKAR

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POLICIES

MANNER WISE

CORONA JOKES: HOWMUCH IS TOO MUCH

How wise is it to post and share coronavirus relatedjokes on your social media posts? Is it okay to dothat and how much is too much!

Share laughs about life in lockdown but don’t jokeabout corona-related deaths, suggest etiquette experts. Ifyou go too dark, you can actually add to the pandemicparanoia. Avoid doomsday jokes too. After all, you are livinga difficult reality.

TIPSFOR Instant Homeschoolers

Do you suddenly find yourself homeschooling your kids (online classes, offline engagements etc)?Don’t spend all day teaching, instead, spend time exploring together... and remember these tips too

TIP 1: GET YOUR CHIL-DREN TO TEACH YOUIn a Twitter thread all about howto homeschool effectively dur-ing the lockdown, British psy-chotherapist Philippa Perry rec-ommends letting your childrenteach you first. This is seen as away to establish a newlearning environ-ment. If a childsees you, theirparent-teacher,sitting quiet-ly and listen-ing to whatthey have tosay, they’remore likelyto reciprocateand view theliving room orthe kitchen count-er as the new

“school” orplace tolearn. Per-ry alsonotes that

“teachingsomething to

someone elsehelps them to

learn it”.

TIP 2: BRING THE OUT-SIDE INTO YOUR HOMEBusinesses that usually relyon people and footfall are find-ing new ways to cope – whilesimultaneously helping strug-gling parents to occupy and ed-ucate their offspring. Muse-ums and galleries, zoos and

aquariums – even theme parks– are currently offering freevirtual tours.

TIP 3: GET INVENTIVE The UN recently shared somefun home learning activities tohelp teach your children aboutplastic waste. From making in-struments out of discarded bot-tles, to putting on a “rubbish”fashion show, not only are theseactivities cost-free, they mightactually help you to upcycle and

reduce your plastic waste.

Makethe most of

online educators:For those wanting to stick

closer to the classroom, the BBChas expanded its educationoffering, Bitesize, to include

daily lessons in english,maths, geography and

other subjects

You can engagein some

activities onpage 2.

Click here toparticipate

online!

PARENTS, DO REMEMBER!

1 That school at hometakes much less time

than school in a classroom.

2 Ask yourself what needsto be in place for you to

stay well? And we meanemotionally, physically,mentally, and spiri-tually. Your healthis so important.

3 Another thing that you

must immediately do - divide house-work.

COVID 19WILL YOUR AC DO MORE

HARM THAN GOOD?

Why keeping air conditionersbetween 24-30 degree C may be a

good idea, states govt advisory

AIR CONDITIONERS: The temperatureof the home-run AC should bebetween 24-30 degrees Celcius andhumidity should be between 40-70%.EVAPORATIVE COOLERS: Can useevaporative or desert coolers.Windows must be kept open. ELECTRIC FANS: Windows should bepartly kept open while using fans. CENTRAL COOLING: Avoid. This isbecause if a person tests positive,the chances of him spreading thevirus is higher when there is central-ly air conditioned systems in place.

FILM FESTIVALS TEAM UP TO OFFERFREE GLOBAL FEST ON YOUTUBE

After their Oscar win with‘American Factory’, Barack and Michelle Oba-ma are back with a documentary titled ‘Be-

coming’, which gives an intimate, behind-the-sceneslook on her book tour. The documentary is titled af-ter the memoir, which was published in 2018. It of-fers an up-close look at Michelle Obama's life, takingviewers behind-the-scenes as she goes on a 34-citytour to promote her book. Along with the announce-ment, Michelle Obama shared a note expressing hopethat the Netflix film will offer viewers "joy and a bitof respite" during our collective "struggle to weath-

er this pandemic".

Film festivals worldwideare teaming up to launch“We Are One: A Global

Film Festival,” which will playout over 10 days and be avail-able for free on YouTube.TribecaEnterprises, the company be-hind the Tribeca Film Festival,and YouTube announced the on-

line festival. Other festivals will also contribute curated pro-gramming, including the Cannes Film Festival, the SundanceFilm Festival, the Venice Film Festival and those in Berlin,

Tokyo and New York.

JetBlue will require passengers to wear face coveringsstarting next week, becoming the first major Americanairline to compel its customers to cover their noses and

mouths since the start of the coronavirus out-break.The policy, covers the duration of a

passenger’s flight, from check-in throughboarding and deplaning, the airline said.

WITH MOST CAMPUSES CLOSED,COLLEGE TOURS MOVE ONLINE

Virtual coffeeswith college stu-dents for high

school juniors. Zoom ses-sions between applicantsand admissions officers.Student guides offeringwelcoming messages invideVo selfies and scenicviews of university cam-puses captured by drones.This is what spring college tour sea-son looks like across countries where universities are going togreat lengths to show off lecture halls, green space etc that

have all been emptied out by the pandemic, albeit online.

JETBLUE IS THE FIRSTMAJOR AIRLINE TOREQUIRE MASKS FOR PASSENGERS

DOGS ARE BEING TRAINED TO SNIFFOUT COVID -19

AVIATION

As the world isstruggling to con-tain the coron-

avirus pandemic, couldcanines “revolutionise”the COVID-19 response byemerging as a “new diag-nostic tool”? Experts be-lieve so. Dogs are being trained in the US and the UK to sniffout the coronavirus. Eight Labrador retrievers are being trained

under a University of Pennsylvania research project todetermine whether canines have the capability to de-

tect an odour associated with the coronavirus.

MICHELLE OBAMA'S NEW DOCUMENTARY TRACES HERBOOK TOUR

HOPE AND COPEADMISSIONS

FEEL GOOD

ENTERTAINMENT

PET CAUSE

The bright side of dark chocolateC

hocolate increasesinsulin sensitivityand reduces blood

sugar levels. Studies havealso found that dark choco-late protects the skinagainst sun damage.

The takeaway: Darkchocolate is rich in an-tioxidants - when taken inmoderate amount - it's goodfor health. Have 2-3 pieceson alternate days to getyour share of antioxidants.

HEALTH BYTE

MANGOLICIOUS SORBETMissing ice cream treats in the mall?Sulk not and whip up mango sorbetat home.➤ The mango season is here – freezetwo chopped mangoes for at least 5-6 hours.➤ Place frozen chopped mangoes in

blender. Add ice and a dash ofcoconut milk.➤ Once blended, place the mashedsorbet in ice cream saucers and topup with mint leaves.(Sugar is optional – you can skip it –as ripe mangoes are very sweet.)

Recipe: Nutritionist ISHI KHOSLA

GOOD EATS

Not getting your trusted face-wash in your nearby chemiststore? Worry not. Make one

from ingredients found in yourkitchen. HHeerree’’ss tthhee rreecciippee::

Mix 7-8 tablespoon of besan(gramflour) with half teaspoon

turmeric and store in a clean contain-er. When you need to wash your face,take one tablespoon of this mixture,add enough water to it and clean yourface with it. This natural cleanser isfree of chemicals too - which is agreat plus for the environment.

LOCKDOWN DIY

Ran out of your fave

Amitabh Bachchan,who worked withhim in films suchas ‘Amar AkbarAnthony’, ‘KabhieKabhie’ and most recently, ‘102

Not Out’, tweeted,He’s GONE .. ! Rishi

Kapoor .. gone .. just passedaway .. I am destroyed !

Launching today: A special page 2

to

challengeyou and your parents MORE BONANZA: We plan to do this parent-child special page every Friday!

Let us know your feedback at [email protected]

Be a cool linguist andfigure out a new language

with your parents. Trythese tips!

Tell us, who knowshistory more - Dad, Mom or you? Do

this match the monarch activity!

Be a word specialist

and let

IT SHOW

Show us how you

your parentsengage in activities

HEREIT’S

“Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.”

GÉRARD DE NERVAL, FRENCH WRITER AND POET

BINGO! TIME TO MASTER A LINGOBeating lockdown blues iseasy when you hunt for inno-vative and creative ways tobeat it. Learning a new lan-guage is the most beautifulway to engage the mind.MMoorree ffuunn iiss aaddddeedd wwhheenn ppaarr-eennttss aanndd cchhiillddrreenn ddoo iittttooggeetthheerr..

WAYS TO DO IT: Greet each other in the language you arelearning after hearing their pronunciation. Play vocabulary games, identify colours andlearn to count together. Listen to music and watch movies in that language withsubtitles. Label things around the house and practice identifyingthem. Go online together and practice their writingskills and know about their culture. Smita Ghosh, counselor, Anand Niketan, Ahmedabad

JULIE’S LIBRARY SHOW

MAKE A FAMILY VACATION COLLAGEWHILE TIDYING UP. HERE'S HOW

1Team up with your father to tidy up and sec-tion your wardrobe and cupboards. You willlearn to organise better, share the burdenand at the same time figure out how to

declutter. If you hit upon prints of old photographs/postcards/ stamps/ coins, take a glass base or paperbase and make a collage of collectibles. Once, thelockdown is over. You can frame it. This is also acuriosity trigger. Parents, expect your child to askyou the origin of everything and why it has beensaved. This will refresh memories, provide generalknowledge and bring in joy of vacation, which every-one must be missing right now.

MAKE YOUR OWN KITCHEN GARDEN

2Mummy can choose all the seeds/ grains/pulses. You can ready some beautiful potsand colour and decorate them. While youplant, you learn to nurture. At the same

time, you learn germination. You also figure out howimportant for everyone to do so to self sustain.

MAKE YOUR OWN STORY BOOK

3Take old cardboard. Punch it. Now takesome coloured sheets. Punch it. Use athread to tie up sheets and cardboard tomake your own book. Now, the cover is your

and you, are the author of your own story. You canmake pictures/ illustrations on one side and writeon the other. You could also make a personal jour-nal like this.

LETTER WRITING TOFUTURE ME

This can be done by both parents and chil-dren - write letters to your future self.Decide on a time frame: a 13-year-old canimagine and write a letter to his/her 18-year-old future self to ask if he/she is happy withthe field of study chosen. This will challengethe imagination of kids and make them thinkabout various courses they may want to pur-sue in future. It will unleash their creativity.Parents, on the other side can do this letterwriting exercise too and think of where theywill be in the journey of life five years downthe line. Once done, both can read out theirletters and store them in a box. It willbecome a beautiful lockdown memory thatcan be preserved forever - to read and smileat the time spent with each other.

ACTIVITIES FOR PARENTS AND ME 02

Oscar winning actress Julie Andrews is alsoan avid reader. The star has co-authored 30books for children and young adults withher daughter Emma Walton Hamilton. And

now, the mother-daughter duo has launched a new pod-cast 'Julie's Library' for children and families. Andrewsannounced the news through a post on social media. "Iam absolutely delighted to share a sneak preview@JuliesLibraryShow, my upcoming #storytime #podcastco-hosted by my daughter, author Emma WaltonHamilton. Starting April 29th, you can join us every

Wednesday to hear a new #book. We can’twait to read with you! Listen on#ApplePodcasts at the link in our profile," shewrote.Talking about her love for books and reading,she said in a statement on Julie's Library

Show website, "As a child, I read anything and every-thing I could get my hands on.There was no greater joyfor me than to curl upwith a good read.Books transportedme—away fromthe World War IIBlitz and into therealm of myimagination andother worlds andideas.” Listen to herwith your mom!

Answer each of thesequestions onShakespeare’s ‘TheMerchant of Venice’—Act IV, by choosingcorrectly from thefour options.

1To which city does the‘young doctor’ Balthazar

(actually Portia) supposedlybelong?A. Venice B. Rome C. Genoa D.Belmont

2Whose theory about ‘thesouls of animals’ does

Gratiano say he almostbelieves?

A. Aristotle B. Diogenes C.Pythagoras D. Socrates

3Who says to Shylock, ‘Howshalt thou hope for mercy,

rendering none?’? A. Duke B. Antonio C. BassanioD. Lorenzo

4‘I would she were in heav-en - - -.’ Who is ‘she’?

A. Leah B. Jessica C. Portia D.

Nerissa

5According to Portia, whichof these virtues is

‘enthroned in the hearts ofkings’?A. wisdom B. patience C.mercy D. courage

1) B. Rome 2) C. Pythagoras3) A. Duke4) D. Nerissa5) C. mercy

Answers

Suryakumari Dennison, Teacher,

Aavishkar Academy, Bengaluru

FAMILY CIRCUS

Q.1) Where did Dr BabasahebBhimrao Ambedkar establish‘Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha’?

A. Kolkota B. Lucknow C. Bombay D. Delhi

Q.2) Which one of the following isan autobiographical work by Dr B RAmbedkar that is used as a text-book in the Columbia University(US)?A. Waiting for Visa B. Riddles inHinduism C. Annihilation of Caste D. Who were the Shudras?

Q.3) Where is‘BhimJanmabhoomi’, amemorial dedicatedto B R Ambedkar,

located? A. Mhow, MP B. Delhi C. Pune D.Nagpur

Q.4) Which Indian university con-ferred an honorary doctorate on B RAmbedkar?A. Bombay University B. Calcutta University C. Osmania UniversityD. Mysore University

1. C) Bombay2. D) Who were shudras? 3. A) Mhow, MP 4.

C) Osmania University

WUZZLES

BROWNIE POINTS: Learning a new language at anyage (right from adolescent to adult) not only slowsdown cognitive decline but it also helps in enhanc-

ing your confidence and sense of achievement,increasing your general vocabulary, making yourtraveling more exciting and of course making you

more Creative.

Quiz timeDR B R AMBEDKAR

Suhas Ganesh R, class VII, NationalPublic School, Yeshwanthpur, Bengaluru

A N S W E R S

WORD TESTING WITH DAD

LINGO DUOPODCASTWITH

MOMMY

FAMILY TIME LET’S PLAY MUSIC TEST YOUR HISTORY

WRITE A LETTER PLAY SMART

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THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2020

PM Modi, while interactingwith CMs, is learnt to have

suggested that states should ex-plore the possibility of attract-ing investments in view of thelikelihood of many companiesexiting from Chinese cities in

the wake of coronavirus. Thegovt has also blocked the au-

tomatic route for FDIfrom nations whichshare land borderswith India (readChina).

I t will be difficult for Tokyo to host the Olympic Games nextyear unless there is an effective vaccine against the coron-

avirus, the head of the Japan Medical Association said. “I am notsaying that Japan should or shouldn't host the Olympics,

but that it would be difficult to do so,” JMA presi-dent Yoshitake Yokokura said. He also advised in-

creasing testing.

A s some US states and European countries moved grad-ually to ease their limits on movement and commerce,

the intensifying outbreak in Brazil - with 211 million peo-ple - pushed some hospitals to the breaking point, withsigns that a growing number of victims now dying at home.Brazil officially reported about 4,500 deaths and around67,000 confirmed cases.

India has emerged the topthree nations in the world

in terms of military expen-diture, though the US spendsmore than 10 times and Chi-na almost four times its de-fence budget. Global think-tank SIPRI 's data shows theglobal military expenditurerose to $1,917 billion in 2019.

INDIA NOW 3RD-BIGGEST MILITARYSPENDER IN WORLD: THINK-TANK

TOKYO OLYMPICS NEXT YEAR DIFFICULT WITHOUT COVID-19 VACCINE Israeli scientists

have developed amodel to explain theunique properties ofthe most distant objectever imagined in theSolar System. Thiswill shed new light onthe formation ofKuiper Belt objects– asteroid-like ob-jects at the edge ofthe Solar System – and will help scientists better understandthe early stages of the Solar System’s formation. The researchis led by a team from the Faculty of Physics at the Technion-Is-rael Institute of Technology.

Anew study backedby Harvard sug-

gests that it is the bestpreventive way tokeep depression atbay. This is the reasonwhy most sportsper-sons are less prone todepression. Engage insome physical activi-ty everyday - go for awalk, jog or run if youdon’t want to do prop-er exercise.

ISRAELI TEAM EXPLAINS PROPERTIESOF MOST DISTANT OBJECT IN SPACE

WANT TO KEEP DEPRESSION AT BAY?EXERCISE FOR 35 MINUTES

M any scientistsbelieve clon-

ing may offer a wayto de-extinct specieswiped out by humanactivity. In Australia,researchers have al-ready laid many ofthe building blocksto resurrect the thy-lacine, while in Rus-sia scientists inSiberia are workingon a scheme to holdback the collapse ofthe permafrost byrecreating the ecology that existed in the region 12,000 years ago,complete with woolly mammoths.

CLONING MAY OFFER A WAY TO DE-EXTINCT SPECIES: STUDY

In his latest interview, the actoropened up about the upcoming in-

stallment of ‘Thor’ franchise andeven went on to state that it has “oneof the best scripts” he has read inyears. Calling it director Taika Wait-iti at his “most extreme” he said, “Ifthe version I read is the one we getrunning with, it's going to be prettyinsane." The movie, the fourth in theaction franchise, reunitesHemsworth with TessaThompson.

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HEMSWORTH ON ‘THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER’,SAYS IT WILL BE "PRETTY INSANE"

ENVIRONMENT

ARMED FORCES

ENTERTAINMENT

BE READY TO WOO COMPANIES QUITTING CHINA: PM MODI

POLICIES

IS BRAZIL THE NEXT BIG HOT SPOTAS OTHER NATIONS EASE UP?

KNOW MORE

Dutee Chand is an unhappy

person these days. She is

counting her losses post

the Tokyo Olympics post-

ponement due to the

COVID -19 pandemic and

the resulting lockdown

in India. The loss is not

only monetary but

the time she invest-

ed in preparing for

the Games since

October last.

OLYMPIC PREPARATIONS HIT HARD,DUTEE CHAND COUNTS LOSSES

SPORTS

SPACE

HEALTH

The sweeping, au-thoritative and gen-uinely intelligent

thriller — the sort of nov-el in which the author em-ploys a bulldozer and ascalpel at the same time —is a rare specimen.Lawrence Wright’s secondnovel, ‘The End of October,’is one of these. The fact thatit’s about the world in shockand ruin because of a virussimilar to the one that caus-es COVID-19 makes it readas if it’s been shot out of acannon.

Wright is known as theauthor of nonfiction bookssuch as “The Looming Tow-

e r :Al-Qaeda

and the Road to9/11,” for which he

won a Pulitzer Prize.

Why read it?It is a great deal of learn-ing about viruses and theirpolitical and social horrors.There is the joy of compe-tence — his own as a writer,and the scientific andmoral competence of manyof the characters he’s in-vented. Read this to knowhow the author has dealtwith humanity comingto a boil.Read the plotsummary andmore of the review:Click here

Bookmarked: A novel for coronatimes ‘The End of October’

Sports stars go ‘live’ amid pandemic

Delighting fans across theworld, a number of sportsstars have taken to various

social media platforms to show a

glimpse of their life off the field.According to an AFP report, starsfrom Karim Benzema to the Brazil-ian legend Ronaldo and even Rafael

Nadal, who initially struggled withInstagram, are dropping their ha-bitual discretion to interact livewith their followers.

KARIM BENZEMA: One of themore popular stars is Benzema,who posts videos on YouTube

as ‘Nueve Live’ - a playon his shirt number,and has more than

33 million Instagramf o l l o w e r s . H i s

broadcasts haveattracted asmany as 130,000viewers livewith hundreds

of thousandsmore catching up

later.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC AND RAFAELNADAL: Novak Djokovic andRafael Nadal have swappedtheir racquets for microphonesand cameras. Djokovic hasworked his way through the up-per echelons of men’s tennis ina series of live chats.

RONALDO: Ronaldo, thepresident of Valladolidin La Liga, has inter-viewed FIFA presidentGianni Infantino andalso talked to fellow RealMadrid GalacticosDavid Beck-ham, RobertoCarlos, IkerCasillas andLuis Figo. Read moresports sto-ries here

COVID WARRIORSCLASS XI BENGAL STUDENT’SGAMECHANGER MASK➤ A class XI student from Bengal’s Purba (East)

Bardhaman district has come up with a mask that may

be a game-changer in the treatment of COVID-19

patients, and her design been shortlisted in a national

competition.

➤ Digantika Bose, a student of Vidyasagar Smriti

Vidyamandir Branch 2 in Memari, has come up with

a ‘Air Providing and Virus Destroying Mask’ that

took her seven days to develop. After series

of tests, the Ministry of Science and

Technology has asked for the student’s

permission to take forward her innova-

tion in the war against the virus.

➤ Bose had submitted her mask

design in the Challenge

COVID-19 Competition (C3)

organised by the National

Innovation Foundation (NIF).

➤ A virtual classroom created by students from GovernmentCollege of Engineering in Kannur, Kerala, to make learn-ing easier and intuitive in COVID-19 times has won$10,000 (approx Rs 7.6 lakh) as winner of the 72-hour online hackathon called CODE19. ➤ iClassroom has been created by 19-year-oldAbhinand C and 20-year-old Shilpa Rajeev.➤ With iClassroom, students and teach-

ers can interact with each other,clear their doubts, mentor oth-

ers and conduct online class-es," said Abhinand. Shilpa

added: "We built thisplatform as a practical

solution for all learning com-munities to interact with each other,

share resources and keep track ofprogress in selected courses.

KERALA STUDENTS WIN CODE19HACKATHON WITH VIRTUAL CLASSROOM

RIP KING OFMODERN CLASSICS

A man who was characterised by his

ability to entertain and deliver, Khan

was associated with many films and a

surfeit of talent. The role in 'Paan

Singh Tomar', was great.

D.PURNIMA, class IX , SBOA

Matriculation HSec, Coimbatore

WE LOST AN 'ERA' TODAY: We havejust been left with fond memoriesof an actor who we would haveloved to grow up watching. ‘TheAmazing Spider-Man’ was myfavourite.

SHAURYA GUPTA, IX, JayshreePeriwal Global School, Jaipur

LUNCHBOX WAS ICONIC: This filmmade the industry sit up and takenotice. Khan will not be forgottenfor a longtime.

AASHNAA MEHTA, Class X, BKBirla Pub. Sch, Kalyan, Mumbai

PHENOMENAL: Released in 2005,‘Rog’ was a brilliant film and Khanwas exemplary. So much to learnfrom him.

HINA NAELA, XII, G D Goenka

Public School, Lucknow

GRASSROOTS ACTOR: 'Hindi Medium',which became a sleeper hit inIndia, was my favourite.

DRISHTI S ASHER, class X,

Gregorian School, Ernakulam

DEATH FEELS PERSONAL: This is forthe first time an actor's deathfeels personal. Watched ‘AngreziMedium’ yesterday and can'tdescribe how awesome he was in it.

SHIVANSH GAIROLA, IX, Dehradun

World School, Nathuwala,

Dehradun

VERSATILITY AT ITS BEST: As'Champak' Bansal in 'Angrezi

Medium', he was inspiring.Irrfan will always beremembered and loved.

INAYAT KAPOOR, class XII,

Bhavan Vidyalaya, Panchkula

BIG LOSS: Irrfan’s acting in ‘HindiMedium’ made the movie a big suc-cess. His demise is a huge loss.

MOKSHA MAHESHWARI, class X,

Udgam School, Ahmedabad

SIMPLICITY ICON: As an actor, he didcomplete justice to his roles. Hisdry wit and simplicity make a last-ing impression.

VIVEK A, class X, The Hyderabad

Pub School, Begumpet, Hyderabad

PAR EXCELLENCE: From Billu VillasPardesi to Pi Patel, the legendaryactor was a true example of versa-tility.

RUPAM SHUKLA, class XII, Sunrise

English Medium School Kolkata

LUNCHBOX IT WAS: I feel his role asSaajan Fernandes in ‘The Lunchbox’was his best. He shows us the hustleand bustle of the city of Mumbai.

ANANYA RAO, class X, Vidyashilp

Academy , Bengaluru

IRRFAN KHAN

02 “Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.”


ACTIVITY

FUN-ZONE

S.F. AND COMIC KIDS

GARFIELD

FAMILY CIRCUS

CURRICULUM EXERCISES

Q1. What is Critical pressure ratio?

Q2. Fill in the blanks:

The discharge of steam in a convergent-diver-

gent nozzle __________ after the throat (i.e. in

the divergent portion of the nozzle).

Q3. Identify the place in the

following picture:

Answer: (1) Critical pressure ratio is the pressure ratio where the flow

is accelerated to a velocity equal to the local velocity of sound in the

fluid. The critical pressure ratio is also defined as the ratio of pressure

at the throat to the inlet pressure, for checked flow when Ma = 1.

(2) A) remains constant (3) Badab-e Surt, Iran

Boisterous (adjec-tive): (Of people,animals, or behav-iour) noisy and fullof life and energy.

Synonymous words:Lively, active, ani-mated, exuberant,spirited, bouncy,frisky, excited,overexcited, in highspirits, high-spirit-ed, ebullient,

vibrant, etc.Examples: She had fun tak-ing 20 boisterouskids for a swim. The nursery chil-dren were exuberantthroughout thesinging session. The school teamwas full of energyand active at thetournament. The kids werebouncy and friskywhen the bell rang.

WordWise

WUZZLES

KNOWLEDGE BANK

PARDALOTEThese are very small,

brightly coloured birds

native to Australia, with

short tails, strong legs, and stubby blunt

beaks. The name is

derived from a Greek

word meaning "spot-

ted". Pardalotes

spend most of their

time in the outer

foliage of trees, feeding on insects and spi-

ders. Pardalotes forage on the foliage of

trees for insects, especially psyllids (plant

lice), and sugary exudates from leaves.

BIRDS

Q.1) The name of the

Laccadive, Minicoy and

Amindivi islands was

changed to Lakshadweep by

an Act of Parliament in___.

A. 1973 B. 1947 C. 1967 D. 1950

Q.2) The members of the

Rajya Sabha are elected by

____.

A. the people

B. elected members of the leg-

islative assemblies

C. Lok Sabha

D. elected members of

the legislative council

Q.3) The members of the

panchayat are ____.

A. nominated by the district

officer B. nominated by local

self-government minister of the

state C. nominated by the block

development organisation D. the

electorates of the respective

territorial constituencies

1. A) 2. B) 3. D)

A N S W E R S

Quiz time

IDIOM OF THE DAY

➤LETTING SOMEONE OFF THE HOOK:

MMeeaanniinngg:: Not holding someone responsi-

ble for something.

HAVE A VIDEO TO SHARE? SEND IT TO USHOW ARE YOU COPING WITH LOCKDOWN? My brother Dhanush Aryan Y aka Neo and I,Nikhil Aryan Y aka Josh, have made this fun video with the help of our father on how weare dealing with lockdown. Hope you like it! Nikhil Aryan.Y, class VII, Emeralds section, Cornerstone School, Chandanagar,Hyderabad... Log on to www.toistudent.com to view Have a video on how to deal with this current lockdown? Send us 1) Clear videos 2) Of 2 -minute duration 3) With details (name, class and school) 4) At [email protected]

Q.1) I am to reach afixed place. If I travel ata speed of 3km/hr, Ishall reach late by40minutes. If I travel ata speed of 4km/hr, Ishall reach early by30minutes. How far am Ito go?A. 12km

B. 14km C. 10km D. 15km

Q.2) The differencebetween the largest andthe smallest numberformed by the digits 8,0,6,0,1 isA. 73062

B. 70632 C. 72036 D. 76032

Q.3) `232 is dividedamong 480 childrensuch that each boy gets40paise and each girlgets 60 paise. Howmany girls were there?

A. 150 B. 300 C. 100 D. 200

ANSWER:

1. 14 km 2. 76032 3. 200

CHECK YOUR APTITUDE

Aanandita Mukherjee, Class IX, CNEM

Sanket Gandhi, Class VIII,Tripada English School

In this time of uncertaintyof Covid - 19 with no vaccineand lots of things to learnabout the virus, lockdownis the only way to stop this

deadly virus. With birthplace inWuhan(China) Covid is travellingworld through contact. The onlyway out visible right now is socialdistancing. With a very high den-sity and many people living inslums only lockdown can forcethem to stay at home. Accordingto the Union Health Ministry dueto lock down the doubling rate ofCoronavirus cases in India hasslowed to 7.5 days against 3.4 daysbefore lockdown. Also, studieshave shown that countries thatimposed lockdown early are less

dangerous than others. In ourcountry with a population of 135crores and 1.3 doctors for 10,000citizens and poor infrastructurein medical facilities, this lockdownis the only option to save our coun-try. If the virus starts spreadingat the community level in our na-tion it will be a catastrophe. Iflockdown is lifted, there are somepeople, who will forget social dis-tancing, put nation at risk. Ex-tending support to lockdown, isthe only way for nation’s libera-tion from the virus. Therefore,lockdown shouldn’t be lifted andit can be our masterstroke againstcoronavirus.

RAKSHIT DUBEY, Class IX, ZebarSchool for Children

Kavish Shah, Class IX, Zydus School for Excellence

Daivik Patel, Class VI, Siddharth’s Miracles School

SCHOOL IS COOL

RIGHT COGNITION (PRAMANA) :Limit the amount of time youspend reading or watching thingsthat aren't making you feel better.

M I S C O N C E P T I O N(VIPARYAYA) : There is a lot ofm i s i n f o r m a t i o nswirling around - stayinformed by sticking totrusted sources of in-formation.

I M A G I N AT I O N(VIKALPA) :Third war likesituation-con-spiracy theory-bioweapon, etc human imag-ination has no end (until itis proved true). Learn to stopand saying NO in your

mind. Controlling mind talk.

SLEEP (NIDRA) : Strike a balancebetween having a routine and mak-

ing sure each day has somevariety. You could work

through your to-dolist or read a book

you'd been mean-ing to get to.

MEMORY (SMRITI) : Itis very important to

have downtime orme time withdays weeks and

maybe months ofthe coronaviruspandemic ahead.Have a positive

memory of lock-down time.

CHITTA VRITTI – COVID 19”Chitta vritti” is the Sanskrit term for ‘Mind chatter’.Here Smita Ghosh, counselor, Anand Niketan, detailson five lockdown vrittis ….

Anand Niketan students of grade 3 students urging people to stay hometo ensure safety for all and thanking all the people from medical staff tosanitation workers for their uninterrupted services during the lockdown.

ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE

We are the architect ofour future. Parents,teachers and mentors

can show us the correct wayand guide us, but we are theone who can find our own des-tiny of success. It is said that,“Time and tide wait for nomen” it means if we have notprepared a schedule of our in-dividual day and waste ourprecious time, we will have to

face a lot of difficulties in theend. It is said that ‘Rome wasnot built in a day’ so we can-not expect that we have triedtoday, and the result will be in-stant. In the way of successeveryone will face a lot of dif-ficulties but the one who does-n’t give up, lose hope is the onewho will fly. We cannot give upif we fail, we have anotherchance. If we make a small

stroke now,we can achievesomething biglater. An architectknows how to chis-el his own life be-cause he knows thecorrect path to reachthe ladder of success.

KRISHA SHAH, Class IX,

Delhi Public School, Bopal

LOCKDOWN IS ANECESSARY EVIL

ODE TO THE PEN

LockdownLockdown in the whole nation,Just because of God's yet new creation.This is a virus we've named COVID-19,Against which lakhs of people are still fight-ing'.A virus of which all humans are scared of,Which has left nothing for us to scoff?In these crucial times, we need to forgetpast deeds,And help each other forgetting castes andcreeds.Let's stay home and show our unity,Practice social distancing and save ourcommunity.A long time you've played that game of chess,Or cleared all of your cupboard mess.Try your hands at cooking and make amorning tea,Step aside from work and spend some timewith your family.Stay inside and take all precautions,It will be the best way to show your patriotism.Lockdown in the whole nation,Just because of God's yet new creation.

MOKSHA MAHESHWARI, Class X, UdgamSchool for children

Every man is the architect of his own life




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is easily digestable fat? Read morehere. Also, read up on how to access theMarvel quiz hosted by celebrity TomHolland on his Insta, TODAY!

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020

Of all the family members whocould eventually take the reinsfrom North Korean leader Kim

Jong Un, his sister seems like the ob-vious choice. Kim Yo Jong, in herearly 30s, has been by herbrother’s side at summits withUS President Donald Trumpand Chinese President XiJinping, sat behind VicePresident Mike Pence whilerepresenting North Koreaat the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Canadian health au-thorities have issueda warning against

the use of anti-malarialdrugs chloroquine and hy-droxychloroquine to treatcoronavirus infections orprevent reinfections.“Chloroquine and hydrox-ychloroquine can have se-rious side effects. Theseshould be used only undersupervision,” Canada’shealth agency said.

CANADA WARNS AGAINST CHLOROQUINE USE AS TREATMENT

From crying after meetingidol Sachin Tendulkar tolearning how to be more ded-

icated during the coronavirus lockdown, India’s starsprinter Hima Das opened up about her life in a candidchat with Indian cricketer Suresh Raina. Hima said thatshe has learnt dedication, better eating habits and hasgained the knowledge that one can survive without ven-turing out unnecessarily.

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CORONAVIRUS MEDICAL WASTEPOLLUTING THE ENVIRONMENT

The jury is still out onthe exact origin ofCOVID-19, even

though both China and WHOcontend it was not lab-madeat Wuhan.

But the pandemic has un-derscored like never before theneed for India to be preparedfor deadly bio-threats, whetherthey arise from natural out-breaks or bioterrorism. Do you think we are readyto manage this crisis?

HEALTH

Chandra Datta, 34, who lives in Oxford, is working as a qual-ity assurance manager at the university facility which ismanufacturing the anti-viral vector vaccine — ChAdOx1

nCoV-19 — which went to human trials last Thursday. If the vac-cine passes the trials, it could be made available to the public bySeptember or October this year, she said, warning, “It all dependson the trial data.”

KOLKATA WOMAN IN OXFORD UNIVERSITYCOVID VACCINE PROJECT TEAM

INSPIRATION

LOCKDOWN HAS MADE MEMORE DEDICATED, HIMADAS TELLS RAINA

INDIA NEEDS BIO-DEFENCE STRATEGIES AGAINSTTERROR, PANDEMICS

Pallavi.shankar

@timesgroup.com

BIG Q: Telemedicine - whichmeans consultation throughphone and digital applica-tions like mobile apps, videocalls, and email - is the pre-ferred mode of consultingdoctors in the wake of coro-navirus, and it is likely tocontinue even after the lock-down ends. “It’s a good ideato consult a doctor onlinerather than venture out andput yourself and your fam-ily at risk. Most reputed doctors are available online throughvarious mobile apps and digital platforms,” advises dermatol-ogist Dr Rinki Kapoor. Read more here

Gloves, masks and other personal protective equipment(PPE) are critical for those fighting the pandemic butare also widely used by the public. Still, because they’re

not always disposed of properly, environmentalists fear nega-tive consequences for wildlife and the fight against plastic pol-lution. Residents of Greece noticed huge amounts of discardedgloves, wipes and bottles of sanitisers strewn across parks, side-walks and roads, as people try to protect themselves and othersfrom infection. Plastic pollution is on the rise as residents ofmost parts of the world are either on complete lockdown or al-lowed out only in strict circumstances.

ENVIRONMENT

WHAT’S HOT

Satyajit Ray’s'Feluda' will testCOVID -19 in mins Indian scientists have developed an affordable

and easy test for COVID-19 and have named it

after the Indian fictional detective - Feluda - a

character created by Satyajit Ray

Who developedthe test?A team led by Dr SouvikMaiti and Dr DebojyotiChakraborty at the Coun-cil of Scientific & Indus-trial Research’s Instituteof Genomics and Integra-tive Biology (CSIR-IGIB) inNew Delhi have developedthis test.

What’s Feludatest?☛ The test is a paper-basedtest strip - it requires no ex-pertise to conduct and theresults will be given in min-utes.☛ The name 'Feluda' be-cause this detective charac-ter from Satyajit Ray's pop-ular series could detect so-lutions in minutes, using hissharp intellect.☛ The paper-based test stripcould also reduce COVID-19

testing costs as it will beavailable for Rs 500.

More aboutFeluda...☛ The Feluda series waswritten by iconic author andfilmmaker Satyajit Ray.Consisting of 35 publishedand four unpublished sto-ries, the series has been en-joyed by many Indians, es-pecially in Bengal fromwhere the author hailed.

WILL A WOMAN RUNNORTH KOREA? KIM'S SISTER OUTSHINES MALE RIVALS

POLITICS

BIOTERRORISM

POLICIES

IS THIS THE NEW NORMAL: TELEMEDICINE IS THE

WAY TO GO

SPORTS

Satyajit Ray received

an Honorary Oscar in

1992 for Lifetime

Achievement. The

filmmaker, writer and

illustrator brought

recognition to cinema

with his film 'Pather

Panchali' and others

ENTER LAMONT-DOHERTY LAB:

Eat Right: Trythese immunity

boosters

Probiotics: Keeping a healthy, infection-free gut is crucial - have yoghurt andfermented veggies.

Almonds: A 60 gram serving of almondscarries nearly 50% of the daily recom-mended amount of vitamin E, which helpsmaintain a healthy immune system.Garlic: Offers several antioxidants that mayhelp battle against immune system invaders. Ghee: This is the most easily digestable fat,contains essential fatty acids, and is a greatimmunity booster.

One That Discovered GLOBAL WARMING

Nestled in the forest behinda guard house just northof the border between

New York and New Jersey offRoute 9W is one of the world’sgreatest meccas for climate

change research.Here, is a sylvan 180-acre

campus where researchers havehelped to untangle mystery aftermystery about how our planet ac-tually works. No other geosciencelab was as influential as this dur-ing the second half of the 20thcentury. It is where the phrase“global warming” was coined. To-day, more than 300 researchersand graduate students work inthis lab.

For more on this click here

Lamont-Doherty nowhas the largest concen-tration of earth scien-tists on earth. Half ofthem are working onprojects related to cli-mate change

WHO COINED THE TERM‘GLOBAL WARMING’?

DIGITAL LITERACYThere is no doubt that technology is animportant part of society today. Frombusiness to personal communication, it is es-sential for people to have skills that help themnavigate technology to be successful. Some ofthese skills come from regular use of tech-nology but other skills need to be learnt dur-ing your school days so you are prepared forthe future workplace.

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCEThere is often a stereotype that peoplewho are successful must be cold andemotionless, focusing only on business.However, emotions help make peoplewho they are. Rather than cutting off,it is important for you to be able to con-front and control emotions so they areexpressed appropriately in a worksetting. Start practising today.

ENTREPRENEURSHIPEntrepreneurship requires innova-tion, a strong knowledge of the in-dustry, and adaptability in business.These are skills for future jobs thatare useful in any career path. In or-der to prepare ahead, it is neces-sary for you to understand entre-preneurship and the skills required.

GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP Today’s society is a global society.Due to technological advancements,

it is easy for companies to do businessall over the world. As a result, the lines betweennations and industries are blurred. In order to besuccessful in business, it is necessary for you tounderstand the role of globalisation in societyand approach your work from the perspective ofglobal citizenship.

CURIOSITYToday is an age of rapid advancement and tech-nological innovation. Because of this, the strate-gies and tools used in offices are frequently chang-ing. In order for you to adapt in this rapidly-chang-ing environment, you must have a sense of cu-riosity and a love for learning. Most careers re-quire ongoing learning so that people can keepup with technology advances. If you don’t em-

brace curiosity, you’re likely to stay stuck.

COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITYEven when people have detailed plans to

handle situations and events, things canchange and adaptations need to be made.Adaptability and cognitive flexibility areimportant skills needed in the future work-force so that you are able to adjust the way

you work when obstacles arise or businessneeds shift unexpectedly.

Adaptability and cognitive flexibility areimportant skills needed in the future

workforce so that you are able to adjust theway you work when obstacles arise or

business needs shift unexpectedly

TRENDING

Tom Holland willhost a Marvel-themed quizshow, online

WAYS TO IMPROVEYOUR QUIZZING 5

Spider-Man star Tom Holland

is set to host a Marvel-

themed quiz show on

Instagram today. The 23-year-old

actor made the revelation during

an online appearance on ‘Jimmy

Kimmel Live’. The virtual quiz will

be organised by Brothers Trust,

set up by Holland’s family to sup-

port various charities, to give peo-

ple a sense of community as the

world fights coronavirus. WWhheerree??

OOnn hhiiss IInnssttaaggrraamm

1PRACTICE MAKES A MAN

PERFECT: This is the very

dharma, the daily ritual of a

quizzer. You need to practice till

you drop. You may stumble. You

may stutter. But do not, ever,

give up!

2WATCH TELEVISION SERIES:

Even the most obscure ones.

Of different languages, of different

culture, even the ones belonging

to Chaplin era.

3READ! CULTIVATE THE HABIT

OF READING: Starting from

your textbooks, novels, non-fiction

to the very fine prints you get

from the covers from the

chanawala or jhalmuriwala. Read

even the covers of the shampoo

and soap and food packets and

screen guard packets.

4BE PASSIONATE AND DON’T

GIVE UP: You may fail the first

time, but you got to learn some-

thing in that experience, didn’t

you? You learnt so many things

from your fellow contestant. This

knowledge accumulates.

5BE CRITICAL: Ask questions.

Hone your curiosity, to a

point even Google will get tired!

(If that is even possible). Don’t

be shy. If you don’t know some-

thing, then ask.

The crucial role the Lamont-

Doherty lab plays in climate

research all started with a

brilliant and somewhat

eccentric geologist named

Wallace Broecker, who is

credited as the first person

to use the term “global

warming” in a scientific

paper — ‘Climatic Change:

Are we on the Brink of a

Pronounced Global

Warming?’ — published in

1975, a year before global

temperatures began a

steady rise that has contin-

ued until today.

Broecker likened the climate

system to “an angry beast”!



ACTIVITY

FUN-ZONE

S.F. AND COMIC KIDS

GARFIELD

FAMILY CIRCUS


Q1. What is the kraft process?


A. Oxidation of SO2 to SO3 is favoured by ____.

B. Gun powder, which is an explosive comprises

charcoal, sulphur and____.


following picture:

Answer: (1) The kraft process (also known as kraft pulping or sulfate

process) is used for conversion of wood into wood pulp, which con-

sists of almost pure cellulose fibre, the main component of paper.

(2) A) low temperature and high pressure B) salt petre (3) Bandra-

Worli Sea Link, Mumbai

discombobulate: (v) toconfuse or disconcert;upset; frustrate:

Synonymous words:bewilderment, daze,discomposure, muddle,perplexity,stupefaction, etc

Examples: Thespeaker wascompletely

discombobulated bythe hecklers. And this bit ofinformation that theyhad discovered thatstarted thediscombobulationprocess of Nixon – thestuff about Colson. The butler’sbewilderment knew nobounds when hiseveryone in the roomstopped talking and allof a sudden turnedtowards him.

WordWise

WUZZLES

KNOWLEDGE BANK

LOTUS EFFECTIt is the self-cleaning prop-

erty, owing to ultrahy-

drophobicity, exhibited by

lotus leaves. The leaf's micro and nanoscopic

aspects reduce the adhesion of droplets to its

surface. The water carries away the dirt on the

leaf’s surface. Ultrahydrophobicity and self-

cleaning properties are also found in plants such

as nasturtium, alchemilla, cane and the wings of

certain insects. The phenomenon was first stud-

ied by Dettre and Johnson in 1964 and later by

Wilhelm Barthlott and Ehler in 1977, who

described the phenomenon as ‘lotus effect’.

FLOWER

Q.1) National Pollution

Control Day is observed on

which date?

A. 2nd December

B. 30th November

C. 1st December

D. 3rd December

Q.2) Which country became

the first Asian nation to be

the 'Guest of Honour

Country' at the International

Book Fair, Mexico?

A. Japan

B. India

C. China

D. Sri Lanka

Q.3) The 13th South Asian

Games have recently been

inaugurated in...

A. China

B. Bangladesh

C. Bhutan

D. Nepal

1. A) 2nd December 2. B) India 3. D) Nepal

A N S W E R S

Quiz time

IDIOM OF THE DAY

➤ FINDING YOUR FEET

MMeeaanniinngg:: To become more comfortable in

whatever you are doing

HAVE A VIDEO TOSHARE? SEND IT TO USLEARN HOW TO FINGER RHYME: Have you heard of Finger Rhymes? It’s a unique way ofreciting rhymes using fingers! Sapna Jhala, educator, The HB Kapadia School,Ahmedabad, recites a poem using her fingers. Watch her and repeat... Go to www.toistudent.comHave a video on how to deal with this current lockdown? Send us 1) Clear videos 2) Of2minute duration 3) With details (name, class and school) 4) At [email protected]

1) (935421 x 625) = ?A. 584638125 B. 533338125 C. 586668125D. 555638125

2) The largest 4 digitnumber exactly divisibleby 88 is:264, 396, 462, 792, 968,2178, 5184, 6336

A. 4434 B. 9944 C. 6444 D. 7888

3) Which of the followingnumber is divisible by 24?A. 5625736 B. 3777768 C. 4555736

D. 31257364) (?) + 3699 + 1985 -2047 = 31111A. 27422 B. 27474 C. 24474 D. 334745) The differencebetween the local valueand the face value of 7 inthe numeral 32675149 is

31111A. 64493 B. 77993 C. 56993 D. 69993

ANSWER: 1. 584638125

2. 9944

3. 3125736

4. 27474

5. 69993

CHECK YOUR APTITUDE

Ryan International

Jaanvi Prishor, Class I,Lalji Mehrotra Lions School

Freymil Patel, Class Vll,Podar International School

Dhruvi Patadia, Class VII,Tripada English School

Chiara Patel, Class VII,Zydus School for Excellence

The world is filled with worries,everyone around is franticallyjuggling their own queries.

MOTHER EARTH SOBS: You draggedme into a total mess,the entire creditgoes to this humanrace I guess! Overthe ages, I have wit-nessed these HomoSapiens, a breed,selfish, full of greed.Their selfishnessand destruction

have ruined the defined rhythm anddisturbed my entire algorithm.

Now, they debate on conservation,pollution, and ozone depletion, andpledge to be responsible but still, theirdeeds are far from phenomenal. Thissophisticated mammal is discon-tented and extremely avaricious mak-ing themselves the best host for thisVirus.

HUMAN SIGHS: Unanimously they say,

it’s a biological weapon created bymother nature to bring a halt to hu-man intervention. Its undeclared waragainst nature and we, caring for eachother is the only possible remedy. Let'sembrace and preserve all the beauti-ful gifts of nature and become moresensitive towards our future.

Come, be in accord with oneselfand transform one’s life and brain.Handle this intricate situation wise-ly such that this Covid-19 never dark-ens our door again.

PREETI SINGHANI, Educator, Anand

Niketan Satellite

Musings during the lockdown

Dhyey Bhatt, Class V, SGVP International School

Earth Day. It is that time of the year

which we tend to ignore but can we

afford to do so this is year? I’d say

rather not. The year 2020 has been

packed with surprises and Earth

faces yet another catastrophe.

We, students, are the only ray of

hope. Today, I request one and all to

take a pause and introspect on their

actions, encourage yourselves to

give your best to the planet forget-

ting all our differences. Let us unite

to prevent Earth from yet another

debacle.SAUMYAA GUPTA, Director- GreenWarriors Club (2019-20)

During the lockdown, I unlocked my

urge to understand the bounties of

mother nature. I challenged myself

being a “GREEN WARRIOR” and it

began with doing little things at

home. I helped my mother to segre-

gate the waste into non-recyclable

and recyclable waste. We ensured

that we utilize less electricity and

use natural resources to brighten up

the house. We recycled the water

that runs out of the RO purifier and

used it to water plants and mop the

house. Little deeds of awareness can

help us restore the beauty of Mother

Earth and stop climate change. What

you give is what you get!

ADITYA RAMBHATLA, class VIII, DPS

EARTH DAY PLEDGE!

Salwin Himani, an EYP2 student from Redbricks Foundation has put the lockdown time to very good use. He hasmade himself a house, using waste material. The house has been constructed, painted, and even ventilated usingan exhaust fan. This artwork comes with a very important message for everyone - “Stay home, stay safe."

SAFE HOME MESSAGERELAX, RENEW & REVIVEW

e all live in a fast-paced socie-ty. Running for success, forwealth, for love, forgetting that

life is not a race to be won but ajourney to besavoured. And whilerunning mindlesslyin this fame gamethere are manywounds and pain in-flicted on us. No, I amnot talking about thescars that can beseen. I am talkingabout the scars be-hind that smile whichwe never gave time toheal because you never made healingyourself a priority.

When asked “how are you?” Wesay we are fine but behind that I amfine. Have you ever discovered what

hides? We need to understand thatthe mind’s self-protection is an ad-mirable defense to preserve our emo-tional wellbeing. It stows away the

pain when we don’t feellike dealing with it.

But now is the timeto heal yourself, rejuve-nate yourself, and know

yourself. Try lookinginward, feeling yourheartbeat through-out your body. Bemindful. Be present.

Be you. Give yourselfsome time. Some time

to heal as running awayis never the solution. Honour yourpath and trust your journey.

GATHA JOSHI, class X, St Kabir

(Naranpura )

Ananya Pisharody, Class VI, Siddharth’s Miracles School




STUDENT EDITION

WEB EDITION1 IN THIS ISSUE: A link to our video

section on the website. Teachers,educators and students tell us more. READMORE ON WHAT TO EXPECT AND HOW TOPARTICIPATE ON PAGE 2

2HAVE YOU REGISTERED ON THE SITE? If not, doso now. Also read our story on - ‘what could be

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TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2020

With tourists home,boats docked andfactories silenced

under a coronavirus lock-down, Albania's pinkflamingos and curly peli-cans are flourishing in thenewfound tranquility of la-goons dotting the country'swestern coastline.

Beating their pink andblack-lined wings, a grow-ing flock of thousands offlamingos have recentlybeen soaring over and splashing in the glistening watersof Narta Lagoon, an important site for migratory birds onthe Adriatic coast.

ALBANIA’S FLAMINGOS FLOURISH INVIRUS LOCKDOWN

The WHO warnedthat recovering fromcoronavirus may not

protect people from rein-fection as the death tollfrom the pandemic ap-proached 200,000 around theglobe. Governments acrossthe world are struggling tolimit the economic devas-tation by the virus, whichhas infected 2.8 million peo-ple and left half of the hu-manity under lockdown.

WHO WARNS OVER VIRUS IMMUNITYAS DEATH TOLL NEARS 200,000

PM Modi asked states to try to con-vert the COVID -19 challenge intoopportunities through adminis-

trative reforms, and form their ownpolicies on relaxing the lockdown basedon ground reality. In a video confer-ence with CMs, PM Modi indicated thatthe coronavirus infection would re-main for a longer time.

ENVIRONMENT

ANOTHER CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOM INKIDS, 'COVID TOES'

CRICKET SHOULD RESUME ONLY WHENCOVID-19 IS ERADICATED: YUVRAJ

young age, I've been rejectedconstantly ... the best call youcan receive is after you arerejected for something andthen you get it. You appreci-ate it more. I've basicallymade a career out of beingsecond choice.”

Hollywood star Scarlett Johans-son confessed that she was “re-jected constantly” in her

professional life, adding that shehas “made a career out of beingsecond choice”.

In an interview, the ‘Avengers’actress looked back at her careerand remarked - “Since a very

NEWS

SURVIVED SPANISHFLU IN 1918, BEAT

COVID-19 TOO

The Olive Press’, a Spain-based English newspaper, report-ed that it was 1918, when Ana del Valle, a kid then, sufferedand recovered from the Spanish Flu, which infected as

many as 500 million people - about a third of the world’s popula-tion at that time. And now, 102 years later, the grandmother hasmiraculously beaten the coronavirus pandemic to the joy of herfamily in Ronda.

HOPE&COPE

CONVERT CORONAVIRUSCHALLENGE INTO OPPOR-TUNITY: PM TELLS CMs

SCARLETT JOHANSSON: I’VE MADE ACAREER OUT OF BEING SECOND CHOICE

POLICIES

ENTERTAINMENT

The alarming symptom, which has been nicknamed 'CovidToes', was first observed in kids who tested positive forcoronavirus in Italy, Europe. Many dermatologists found

that the symptom led to consequent inflammation of the toes,some discolouration in and around the affected parts and wasvery common to that of frostbite.

Former India star Yuvraj Singh wants cricket to resumeonly when the world becomes COVID 19-free as players'health and safety should be paramount for the custodi-

ans of the game. “My personal opinion is that firstwe need to defend our countries, the world from

coronavirus,” Yuvraj said at ‘The Doosra’ pod-cast on BBC.Read more sports news, click here

HEALTH

SPORTS

X PLAINED ONLINE UNIVERSE

WHAT: The United Nations (UN) has said thatthe world faced the risk of widespread

famines of “biblical proportions” triggered by theCOVID-19 pandemic. Some estimates indicate thatthe number of hungry people in the world could spikefrom 135 million to over 250 million.

WHY: According to a report released recently bythe Global Network Against Food Crises,

at the end of the previous year, around 135 millionpeople in 55 countries and territories experiencedacute food insecurity.

‘Acute food insecurity’ is based on internation-ally accepted measures of extreme hunger, and oc-curs when people’s inability to consume adequatefood puts in immediate danger lives or livelihoods.Besides, 75 million children were stunted while 17million suffered from wasting in 2019, in the 55 coun-tries covered in the report.

HOW: As the coronavirus crisis accelerates, dis-ruptions in food supply chains within

countries are being observed. Labour shortages arestarting to affect processors, merchants and compa-nies dealing with logistics and trucking, accordingto the World Bank. People’s ability to buy food andgiving compensation to farmers for producing it arebeing jeopardised due to loss in jobs and incomes.

Why FOODSECURITYis at RISK

Internet safety tips for students

CyberDost, the cyber-safety

and cybersecurity aware-

ness handle maintained by

the ministry of home affairs, gov-

ernment of India, recently shared

internet safety tips for kids. To

stay safe when you are online -

browsing different websites or

playing community video

games - follow these tips. It

will help in

developing

critical think-

ing and abili-

ty to make

good choices.

☛ Never share personal informa-

tion such as your address, phone

number, name, personal email

address, sibling’s details, parent’s

work details, etc. without the

permission of parents.

☛ Learn about privacy settings

on social media platforms such

as Facebook, Instagram,

Snapchat, etc.

☛ Delete request from strangers

or any contacts you don’t

know in person, especially

while playing mobile

games.

EAT RIGHTMake sure you introduce a balanced andnutritious diet in your daily meal plans.A balanced breakfast must be non-nego-tiable. If you are wondering what is a 'bal-anced breakfast', it must be a mix of car-bohydrates, fibre, protein, vitamins andminerals. These can be found in manyfoods and one can pick different breakfastfoods namely grains, fruits/ vegetablesand dairy. A bowl of ready-to-eat break-fast cereal made with whole grain; a glassof milk or a bowl of yoghurt and slicedfruits or dry fruits/nuts work just as well.As long as you are getting a wholesomebalanced breakfast, you are energised tostart a long day.

INCULCATE DISCIPLINEDo not forget to chart out a plan that willhelp you stay accountable to your goalsand help you reignite and re-energiseyourself wheneveryou slack off. En-sure you continuewith all the good

habits, practices and routines that youinculcate during this phase to ‘create abigger, better, future’.

GET MOVINGBesides diet, physical activityand exercise are also impor-tant. Exercise can helpimprove your physicalhealth and couldeven add yearsto your

life. That is not the only reason why peo-ple exercise. Research has shown thatregular exercise helps relieve stress, im-proves mood, reduces dissatisfactionwith life and improves the quality oflife. Exercise reduces levels of the body’sstress hormones, such as adrenalineand cortisol.

EMOTIONAL WELL-BEINGThey say, “a family which eats to-

gether, stays together.” Eating meals to-gether is one aspect of family life thatdemonstrates benefits to young people.Eating meals as a family has benefitsfor young people beyond their generalsense of connection to family members.Research has shown that family mealsoffer routine and consistency and pro-vide an opportunity to socialise chil-dren and teach them about communi-cation skills, manners, nutrition, andgood eating habits.

Use the lockdown tobuild healthy habits

TIMES NIE STUDENTS SHOW HOW THEY ARE

BATTLING LOCKDOWN BLUES

PURSUING PASSION: DPSNewtown student, TanushriRay, aims to study hospitali-ty once the exams are over.“Cooking is my passion. Ihave been rustling up newdishes for my friends andfamily. This lockdown hasgiven me time to spend inthe kitchen and indulge inmy passion,” she said.Tushnee Chakraborty, anoth-er Class XII student of thesame school, has a passionfor dance and is part of agroup, Takht. The membersof the group do a live sessionin the evening on Instagram.Shiropa Ghosh, another Class

XII student, is a make-upblogger. During this time,she does live sessions forthe viewers. “I do futuristicmake-up, which is a little outof the box. I use my face as acanvas,” she said. DEVELOPING NEW SKILLS:

Ray has also developed aninterest in origami just bywatching random TikTokvideos. NEW AREAS OF INTEREST:

Some students have alsostarted learning Spanishthrough an app calledDuolingo. “It is an excellentapplication,” said Ray. RReeaadd mmoorree hheerree

Some students have figured out ways to beat thelockdown blues by brushing up their skills or devel-oping new areas of interest.

TRENDING

HomeExperiment:THE BURPING

BAG

Texas science teacher Avri

DiPietro is winning acco-

lades for teaching her stu-

dents a cool home experiment

known as “the burping bag.” The

assignment calls for one to com-

bine vinegar and baking soda in a

plastic bag, either in the kitchen

or backyard. If all goes as planned,

burps and belches will ring out

across your home as the acidic

vinegar meets the sodium bicar-

bonate, releasing gas from the bag.

This chemical reaction between the

baking soda and the vinegar cre-

ates a gas called carbon dioxide.

1. Try the ‘Walking Water’ experi-

ment with strips of paper towels,

food colouring, drinking water and

cups. The experiment will help you

understand capillary motion - a

phenomena that allows liquid flow

upward in narrow areas.

2. Try the ‘Cloud In A Jar’ experi-

ment with shaving cream, H2O

(water) and food colouring. The

experiment demonstrates precipi-

tation and evaporation.

Virtual vacations can encourage

curiosity, teach you about other

parts of the world, and help you

feel less trapped at home. It can

give your family an outlet for their

wanderlust and even let you test-

drive travel plans. You could also

learn new things in preparation,

for example ordering lunch from a

menu in Spanish; build London’s

Big Ben from cardboard to under-

stand its importance; or make

Mickey Mouse waffles and throw a

kitchen parade as a substitute for

the one in Magic Kingdom.

By RUPA GANGULY TALUKDAR

MORE EXPERIMENTS TO TRY:

TAKE A VIRTUAL VACATION

NEWSIN BRIEF

CLICKHERE FORMORE

S.F. AND COMIC KIDS

GARFIELD

FAMILY CIRCUS


Q1. How is mass number calculated?


A. The mass of one Avogadro number of helium

atom is _____

B. The material which can be deformed perma-

nently by heat and pressure is called a _____.


following picture:

Answer:(1)The number of protons and neutrons determine an

element's mass number (2) A) 4.00 gram B) Thermoset (3) Lake

Natron, Tanzania

Perambulation: (Noun)Slow walk or journeyaround a place,especially one madefor pleasure.

Synonymous words:Walk around, walkabout,circumambulate,ramble, walk,promenade, tour,roam, stroll, etc

Examples:

The boyperambulated thebotanical garden.

She walked aroundthe place looking atattractive landscapes.

The childrenrambled and climbedthe difficult terrain.

The girls and boysloved to circumam-bulate the temple as aritual and as anexercise.

WUZZLESWord Wise



ACTIVITYFUN-ZONE

Want to boost your generalknowledge? Take this excitingtest. Rest assured, it will really test you!

Q1:Which is a synonym of

coruscate?

A: Burn B: Blind

C: Fade D: Sparkle


delineate?

A: Forgive B: Outline

C: Delegate D: Misinterpret


erroneous?

A: Questionable B: Cooperative

C: Ineffective D: Incorrect

Q4:Which is a synonym of degrada-

tion?

A: Privacy B: Immorality

C: Permission D: Firmness

Q5:Which is a synonym of esteem?

A: Present B: Location

C: Knowledge D: Admiration

Q6:Which is a synonym of exploit?

A: Notice B: Educate

C: Irritate D: Abuse


chicanery?

A: Feature B: Dishonesty

C: Punishment D: Attitude


coalesce?

A: Imagine B: Combine

C: Guarantee D: Teach


circumspect?

A: Ordinary

B: Cautious

C: Warm

D: Dressy


degenerate?

A: Clumsy B: Nosy

C: Corrupt D: Familiar

Rock the TESTGRAMMARTheme: Synonym

KIRTI MEHTA, XII, TAGORE PUBLIC SCHOOL,SHASTRI NAGAR, JAIPUR

SHARNAV MAHAJAN, CLASS X-A, BLOSSOMPUBLIC SCHOOL, PUNE

Wisdom Online

When the world shut itself down and

went into a tailspin, the emerging

challenges included the maintenance of

a semblance of normalcy in the pedagogical activ-

ities. We rose to the challenge, only to face newer

hurdles on the way. Acquisition of the technical

skills mandatory for production and uploading of

the sessions was not

easy for the faculty.

Salutations are due to

our faculty for achiev-

ing this with remark-

able alacrity.

Once the classes

began, we had to

depend on the mobile

phone network which

at the best of times is

infamous for its

inconsistency. The

patience and dedica-

tion of our students saw us through. The pro-

longed confinement of spirited youngsters had

brewed depression in some of our wards, com-

pelling us to undertake extra efforts to make the

sessions more interesting.

In the absence of the physical ambience of the

school that we have become so used to, it was

challenging to maintain the high level of motiva-

tion required for continuation of the endeavours.

LIPIKA GHOSH, Rector and Principal, St. Xavier'sInstitution, Ruiya and Panihati, West Bengal

AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLOREOUR TALENT

Among COVID-19 outbreak, we students are having a

tough time. Now, we are all waiting for schools to

reopen. We are all bored but we could be productive

during this quarantine period as it can be considered as

a time in which we can work on concepts of previous

session and prepare for our next session. We can also

use various e-learning platforms like byjus, vedantu,

extramarks which are giving free access to students

during lockdown period. This is also an opportunity

where we can explore our talent for which we don’t get

time in our daily life using social media platform.

Gautam Bhargava, class XI, St Xavier's School, Nevta,

Jaipur

MY FAVOURITE BOOKMy favourite book is ‘Matilda’ by Roald Dahl. I got it

on my 6th birthday and my joy knew no bounds.

When I first read that book. I thought the book is

quite boring because the cover looked boring

(because back then I was little) but now I quite under-

stand that we should ‘never judge a book by its

cover’. This book is about a wise and intelligent girl

who faces obstacles as she unlocks surprises. She

knows the perfect way to handle situations. Matilda is

my favourite character. This is so because I like her

attitude and wit. I don’t want to tell more about this

book otherwise what’s the suspense left in it for you?

Ria Singh, class VI, Saint Joseph school, Chandigarh

THE BENEVOLENT MUSIC Music, itself, is a commonality for the mankind . Music

draws everyone to the force where all the thing is con-

sidered equal, sober and serene. The one who knows

and understands music, is sure about the way it brings

all together. It doesn't matter how this music is pro-

duced but every instrument has the same way of com-

monality. I consider flute music to be the most universal

and most particular of all music. There is no culture

that does not have its flute. The Japanese have their

Shakuhachi, the Indians have the bansuri, the South

Americans have the breathy flute and the Chinese have

the high-pitched flutes. Each kind of flute has a specific

fingering and compass and weaves its own associations.

To hear any flute , is to be drawn into the commonality.

Poorvi Sanu, class IX, New Horizon Public School, Navi Mumbai

UTILISE THE TIME AT HAND

A message made me change my views on the 21 days

lockdown. It was – “An opportunity is like a biscuit

dipped in a cup of tea a little delay and it’s gone.”

The energy and hope this quote brought to me can-

not be expressed with words. I realised that the only

way to stay calm and peaceful during this long lock-

down was to improve my mental and physical

strength. When I talked to some of my friends, they

told me that they will turn mad before this lockdown

ends. I knew that the only way to improve my mental

strength was to stay engaged and the way to do that

was to explore and learn new things.

Gia Jobin, class VI, Assisi Vidyaniketan Public School,Kochi, Kerala

FROM THE

PRINCIPAL’S DESK

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YOUR CORNER

Quiz time

1. B) My Seditious Heart 2. C) United States 29 3. A) New Delhi

Q.1) What is the name of

Arundhati Roy’s latest

collection of non-fiction

essays?

A. Bound for Kerala

B. My Seditious Heart

C. The God of Small Things

D. Rights and Wrongs

Q.2) China has suspended

which nation’s naval visits

to Hong Kong?

A. Russia

B. Japan

C. United States

D. France

Q.3) Which Indian city had

organised the International

Conference on Landslide

Risk Reduction and

Resilience?

A. New Delhi

B. Mumbai

C. Vadodara

D. Kolkata

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

A N S W E R S

WORD WATCH1) imperialism n.

empire-building

informality

aristocratic rule

tyranny

2) occidental (ock suh

DEN t’l) adj.

of the west

by chance dark and

shadowy of the east

3) protocol n.

code of etiquette

statecraft consul

standoff

4) extradite (EKS truh

dite) v.

to add to increase pres-

sure make a summary hand over to another coun-

try

5) recitation n.

commentary

correspondence

detailed account

discursive speech

A N S W E R S

1) Empire-building; policy by a country to dominate weaker nations.Latin imperium (empire). 2) Of the west. Latin occidens (direction ofthe setting sun). Referring to all countries west of Asia. 3) Code orrules of diplomatic etiquette and procedure. Greek proto- (first) andkolla (glue), pertaining to the first sheet glued to a papyrus roll. 4) Tohand over an alleged criminal for trial to another country or state atits request. Latin ex- (out) and traditio (a surrender). 5) A detailedaccount. Latin recitare (to recite).

ANSWERS TOPIC: GRAMMAR Theme: Synonym 1. D 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. D 6. D 7. B 8. B 9. B 10. C




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MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2020

Stigmatisingof COVID -19patients and

their families isresulting in casesturning up late athospitals, withh e i g h t e n e dbreathlessness,and this couldmean increasedmorbidity andmortality, says Dr Randeep Gule-ria, director of AIIMS. 80% of patients need only supportivecare, while 20% would require enhanced attention, and ofthese, only 5% need ventilators, he adds.

STIGMA ATTACHED TO COVID CANCAUSE MORE DEATHS: AIIMS HEAD

The family of late Stephen Hawking, one of the world’s best-known theoretical physicists, has donated his ventilator toa National Health Service (NHS) hospital in Cambridge to

add to the additional supplies required during the coronaviruspandemic to treat infected patients. The 76-year-old physicist, whohad motor neurone disease, used the ventilator constantly from2013 until his death in 2018. The hospital says the ventilator has

now been added to its fleet after an inspection by the hospital’s clinical engineering team.P

M Modi recently shared a financeministry tweet to highlight stepstaken by his government to help the

“most vulnerable” sections of societyduring the coronavirus-induced lock-

down. The ministry saidmore than 33 crore poor peo-

ple received financial as-sistance of `31,235 croretill April 22 under thePradhan Mantri GaribKalyan Package.

PM MODI HIGHLIGHTS STEPS TAKENTO HELP MOST VULNERABLE

SECTIONS

Playing behind closed doorswould not be upsetting, itwould be a different experience, that

is something most of the players would nothave ever experienced. To not have anyonein the stadium would be a different challengewhen you hit a boundary or six or get a wicket,you need to hear the response from the crowd toget some energy,” says Sachin Tendulkar.

Serena Williams’ coach,Patrick Mouratoglou, and2019 Australian Open semi-

finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas arestarting an auction to raise money for tennis players rankedoutside the top 100 and in need offinancial help during the coron-avirus pandemic. Mouratoglouand Tsitsipas tweeted about ‘Beyond 100 Support’ – they saythe funds will go to professionalsin both men’s andwomen’s tennis.

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INSECT NUMBERS DOWN 25%SINCE 1990, GLOBALSTUDY FINDS

The biggestassessmentof global in-

sect abundancesto date shows aw o r r y i n gdrop of al-most 25%in the last 30 years, with ac-celerating declines in Europe. Theanalysis combined 166 long-termsurveys from almost 1,700 sitesand found that some species were

bucking the overall downwardtrend. In particular, freshwater insects

have been increasing by 11% each decadefollowing action to clean up polluted riversand lakes.

What not to do when

lockdownends

Most of youwould be wait-ing to meetyour extended

family members andfriends after the lockdownis over. However, remem-ber that even if COVID-19cases reduce in India, thevirus won’t disappearovernight. So, it will bemore important than everto safeguard your healthpost lockdown (wheneverthat happens).

DON’T PLAN A VACATION: Itwas mainly the movementof people from one coun-try to another which led tosuch a worldwide spread ofthe disease. Even if thelockdown rules are re-laxed, don’t plan a familyvacation for few months.

DON’T STOP WASHING

HANDS: One good habitwhich the spread ofCOVID-19 has inculcatedin people is hand hygiene.Don’t stop this good habitof regularly washing yourhands as it will keep youhealthy, even when coronavirus is gone.

DON’T PUT AWAY FACEMASKS: As the saying goes‘Precaution is better thancure’, it is the best optionto still use your face maskswhile in public. Ditto forsocial distancing.

NOT TAKING CARE OF RES-PIRATORY HYGIENE: It’s abad habit to cough orsneeze openly in public.Cover your mouth with atissue or cough and sneezein your folded arm. Thisetiquette saves people frommany viruses.

What:A study byPrinceton Uni-versity (PU) and

the Centre for Disease Dynamics,Economics and Policy (CDDEP) —a health advocacy group — has saidthat countries like India may be bet-ter off depending on herd immuni-ty to tackle COVID -19 rather than alockdown.

Why:Herd immunityrefers to a scenarioin which a large sec-

tion of the population becomes im-mune to a disease through vacci-nation or prior illness.

How:Since there’s novaccine, develop-ing herd immunity

involves deliberately introducing

the virus among the populace. Astudy advocates releasing thepathogen in a controlled manner bylifting the lockdown and allowingthe workforce to resume their jobs,predicting that 60% of the Indianpopulation will develop herd immunity by November.

WILL IT WORK

Theoretically, yes —

measles, which is

extremely contagious,

with one person able to

infect 18 others, needs at

least 95% of the popula-

tion to become immune in

order to develop herd

immunity. It was declared

eliminated in 2000.

COVID-19, which is far less

contagious in that one

person can infect 2-3 new

people, requires 60% of

the population to be

immune, in order for herd

immunity to kick in

People of our country arefighting this war with theadministration... We are also

fighting poverty... I am proud that allof us are part of it... All of us are soldiers in this fight.

When people talk about thisperiod they will talk about ourpeople driven initiatives. Our

‘taali, thaali & diya’ initiatives havekept spirits high.

Our farmers are working dayand night in their fields toensure that no one goes hun-

gry...there are people who are givingup rents and there are people whoare giving up their pension. I bow andrespect the 130cr people of thiscountry for what they are doing during this time.

Every sector has been inno-vating during this period...whether it be people from

aviation or railways, they are allworking to make our lives easier...they are working hard to deliver medicines and other essentials to allparts of the country.

People around the world arefalling back to Ayurveda andYoga to fight COVID-19. Weneed to be more confident

about our old teachings.

We need to wear masks... ithas become a part of our dailylives... it has not happenedbefore but this is the new

reality. Our perception about maskswill change very soon.

The month of Ramzan hasbegun. Last time, duringRamzan, we never imagined

that something like this will happen.We have to be more resilient andreserved during this Ramzan so thatwe can celebrate Eid when it comes.

We should not be over confi-dent. We should not presumethat COVID-19 will not enterour homes, offices and

colonies...we have to stay vigilant. Weshould ensure that we are never negligent...I appeal to you again, ‘Do Gajj Doori...Bahut hai Zaroori’.

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INTERSTELLAR COMET IS AN UNUSUALVISITOR FROM OUTER SPACE

Astronomers say that interstellar visitor 2I/Borisovis in some ways very different from comets thatcome from our own solar system. Close study of the

comet, which is now zooming through our solar system,is also revealing insights into how other star systems mighthave formed, according to new scientific studies publishedrecently. “This is the first time we’ve ever looked inside acomet from outside our solar system,” says astrochemistand study lead author Martin Cordiner from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, in a statement, “and it is dra-matically different from most other comets we’ve seen be-fore,” he adds.

Most tennis players

only make money

when they are able to enter

tournaments. But all tennis

events are suspended at

least until mid-July

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How social distancing started

Fourteen years ago,two federal govern-ment doctors,Richard Hatchett

and Carter Mecher, metwith a colleague in Wash-ington for a final review ofa proposal: telling Ameri-cans to stay home fromwork and school the next time the country was

hit by a deadly pan-demic.When they

p r e s e n t e d

HOW A 14-YEAR-OLD HELPED WITH THECONCEPT➤ Laura Glass, then 14, had done a classproject in which she built a model ofsocial networks at her Albuquerque HighSchool, and when her father, RobertGlass (a senior scientist at Sandia inNew Mexico) looked at it, he wasintrigued. Students are so closely tiedtogether — in social networks, on school

buses and in classrooms — that theywere a near-perfect vehicle for a conta-gious disease to spread. Glass piggy-backed on his daughter’s work toexplore with her what effect breaking upthese networks would have on knockingdown the disease.

➤ The outcome of their research wasstartling. By closing the schools in ahypothetical town of 10,000 people,only 500 people got sick. If theyremained open, half of the populationwould be infected.

their plan, it was met withskepticism and a degree ofridicule by senior officials.Hatchett and Mecher wereproposing that Americansin some places might haveto turn back to an approach,self-isolation, first widelyemployed in the MiddleAges.

It required the key pro-ponents — Mecher, a Department of Veterans Affairs physician, and Hatch-ett, an oncologist turnedWhite House adviser — toovercome intense initial opposition.

Read the entire storyhere. Know about how theBush government con-tributed to this concept

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Aset of fun, construc-tive and creative ac-tivities for younger

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PLAYING BEHIND CLOSEDDOORS WOULD BE UNIQUEEXPERIENCE: TENDULKAR

S.F. AND COMIC KIDS

GARFIELD

FAMILY CIRCUS


Q1. What percentage of earth surface is cov-

ered by India?


A. The present forest area of India, according to

satellite data, is ____.

B. India's highest annual rainfall is reported

from _____.

Q3. Identify the following:

Answer: (1) 2.4 per cent (2) A) decreasing B) Mawsynram,

Meghalaya (3) Meteora, Greece

Radiance: radiant

brightness or light,

warm, cheerful

brightness, etc.

Synonymous words:

brilliance, effulgence,

gleam, glitter, glow,

light, incandescence,

luminosity, lustre,

resplendence,

shine, etc.

Examples:

nHe found in their livesa radiance which hesucceeded in capturingon his canvas.

nShe was blinded by theshine of the diamonds inthe three-stringednecklace.

nNothing can match thelustre of Basra pearls.

WUZZLESWord Wise



ACTIVITY

FUN-ZONE

e-learning in time of corona !

The corona pan-demic brought anabrupt end to

classes in March 2020.This left schools withnew challenges, espe-cially class X and XIIstudents quarantined athome.

Most schools haveinitiated an action plan,to continue the classesthrough e-learning,which could trend, evenafter we tide over thepresent crisis.

Online classes wouldbe a different experience for both teachers and students.We could organise a bit before setting out.n Contents of the lesson plan could be packaged in a lu-cid and visually appealing manner with quick pointers toonline resources, for students who are curious.n Standardisation of contents will bring in a similar ex-perience to different groups of students.n e-learning contents can also be tailored to cater to thestrengths and weaknesses of individual student require-ments.n e-learning provides flexibility in time and continuity inlearning and are available any time to access or re-visit.n Students can plan their day, for any other activity, theyare passionate about and want to be part of.n Digital learning platforms provided by the Ministry ofHuman Resources Development, with curriculum linked,curated content are available for reference.

Radha Vishwakumar, principal, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Sr

Secondary School, Manvila, Thiruvananthapuram

ADITI S DEVAGIRI, Class III, Euro School,North Campus, Bangalore

AYUSHEE CHANDRA, Class VI, HillwoodsAcademy,

ADITI RATH, Class VII, Mother's Public School,Bhubaneswar

BHAAVYA GARG, Class VI, Delhi Public School,Hyderabad

SANVI KHURANA, Class IX, Greenway ModernSchool, Dilshad Garden, DelhiFROM THE

PRINCIPALS DESK

Want to boost your generalknowledge? Take this excitingtest. Rest assured, it will really test you!

Q1:Which way does

Earth spin?

A: From west to east.

B: From east to west.

Q2:Which of these

is a moon of Jupiter?

A: Enceladus B: Io

Q3:The asteroid belt is located

between which two planets in the

solar system. Which ones?

A: Earth and Mars

B: Mars and Jupiter

C: Jupiter and Saturn

D: Saturn and Uranus

Q4:In which year was the first exo-

planet discovered?

A: 199 B: 1992

Q5:How long does it take for light

from the Sun to reach Earth?

A: 1 minute, 20 seconds

B: 8 minutes, 20 seconds

C: Instantaneous D: 24 hours

Q6:Which of these can be formed in a

supernova?

A: White dwarf

B: Neutron star

Q7:Which year did the Spirit and

Opportunity rovers land on

Mars?

A: 1999 B: 2004

Q8:How old is the solar system?

A: 5,000 years B: 5 million years

C: 5 billion years D: 500 billion years

Q9:How many planets are there in

our solar system?

A: Eight B: Nine C: Ten D: Eleven

Q10:Which planet looks reddish in

the night sky?

A: Jupiter B: Saturn

C: Mars D: Mercury

Q11:Which planet has the solar sys-

tem’s highest mountain

Olympus Mons?

A: Jupiter B: Uranus C: Venus D: Mars

Rock the TESTSPACE

Theme: Solar system

ANSWERS TOPIC: SPACE Theme: Solar System 1. A 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. C 11. D

Step 1:

t Take any bright colouredpaper and draw verticallines of 3 inches apart fromeach other as shown.

Step 2:

t Fold along the dotted linesand cut it.

Step 3:

t Openthe paperstrip andglue ends

together.Paste red

colour paperat the top and

bottom of thelantern.

Things Required

n Coloured papern Crafty gluen Penciln Scissorsn Ruler n Mirror, sequins

Making a paper lantern

Step 4:

t Now decorate the lantern withmirrors and sparkles. Your lanternis ready. Put a diya inside and it’lllook beautiful.

Arhaan Mathur,class V, Shiv Nadar

School, Noida

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