Engage Learning https://www.engage-online.com/ Essential materials for 21st century learning Mon, 02 Dec 2019 10:20:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.5 https://www.engage-online.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Engage Learning https://www.engage-online.com/ 32 32 Vol3 Issue4 https://www.engage-online.com/2019/12/02/vol3-issue4/ https://www.engage-online.com/2019/12/02/vol3-issue4/#respond Mon, 02 Dec 2019 10:17:28 +0000 https://www.engage-online.com/?p=6120   Vol 3 Issue 4 Junior *Learn about some of the places where people in India live. *Fly a drone to make new discoveries *See how chocolate is made. *See how deadly creatures help make new medicines. *Discover how scientists are using drones. *Learn how chocolate is made. *Learn how scientists use animals to make …

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Vol 3 Issue 4

Junior
*Learn about some of the places where people in India live.

*Fly a drone to make new discoveries
*See how chocolate is made.
*See how deadly creatures help make new medicines.

*Discover how scientists are using drones.
*Learn how chocolate is made.
*Learn how scientists use animals to make new medicines.

*Join drones as they crawl, fly and swim into places scientists cannot go.
*See how a bitter plant seed turns into sweet chocolate.
*Travel to three villages in India to see how climate change is affecting them.

*Drones can crawl, fly and swim into places scientists cannot go. See what they are learning.
*See how a bitter plant seed is turned into chocolate.
*Travel to three villages in India to see how climate change is affecting them.

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Vol 3 Issue 3

Junior
*Learn to stay healthy.

*Blast off to the moon.
*See how scientists are copying nature.
*Learn about pushes and pulls.

*Blast off to the moon.
*Pedal a bicycle to learn how it works.
*Learn how nature inspires new inventions.

*See how scientists are using jellyfish, snakes, spiders and plants to make medicines.
*Pedal a bike and you are using a simple machine. Discover how simple machines make a bike work.
*Learn how scientists are protecting Earth from asteroid strikes.

*See how scientists are using chemicals from jellyfish, venomous snakes, spiders and plants to make new kinds of medicines.
*Hop on a bike to see how simple machines make it work.
*Learn how scientists are protecting Earth from asteroid strikes.

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Vol 3 Issue 2

Junior
Celebrate some of India's harvest festivals.

*Discover the parts of a plant.
*Visit a slum that recycles.
*Learn about the colourful Indian giant squirrel.

*Discover the parts of a plant.
*Visit a slum that recycles.
*Learn about the colourful Indian giant squirrel.

*Discover the Indian giant squirrel, the most colourful squirrel in the world.
*See how one community's economy is based on recycling.
*Learn how computer coding is making better crop plants.

*Discover the Indian giant squirrel, the most colourful squirrel in the world.
*See how one community's economy is based on recycling.
*Learn how computer coding is making better crop plants.

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Vol 3 Issue 1

Junior
Meet a variety of animals.
*Learn how rice is grown and its many uses.
*From fingerprints to your ears, many body parts are unique to you.
*Meet the pangolin.
 
*Learn how rice is grown and its many uses.
*From fingerprints to your ears, many body parts are unique to you.
*Meet the pangolin.
*Use CSI to solve crimes and real-life mysteries.
*Learn about pangolins.
*Explore nanotechnology
*Join detectives and scientists as they use CSI to solve crimes and some real-life mysteries.
*Learn about pangolins and explore their habitats.
*Explore nanotechnology.

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Vol 2 Issue 6

Meet the Red Panda
Bones Hold You Up: Explore your bones.
What is Different: Learn to tell what is different.
Meet the Red Panda: Find out what is harming red pandas.
Bones Hold You Up: Explore the bones that make up your skeleton.
What is Different: Learn how scientists classify.
Red Panda Alert: What is killing off rare red pandas?
The Bone Zone: Go into your body to explore the skeletal system.
History's Mysteries: You will not believe these archeological mysteries.
Red Panda Alert: Find out if there is room in today's world for the red panda.
The Bone Zone: Take a fantastic voyage inside your body to see your bones like never before.
History's Mysteries: You won't believe some of history's mysteries.

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Vol 2 Issue 5

Bees, Seeds and Plants: Visit the Valley of Flowers.
Snake Scientist: Meet some of India's snakes.
Look at Earth: Look at Earth from space.

Bees, Seeds and Plants: See how bees, butterflies and flowers need one another.
Snake Scientist: Slither into snakes with Rom Whitaker.
Look at Earth: Blast into space to look at Earth.

Saving Snakes: Join Rom Whitaker as he protects India’s snakes.
Fascinating Flowers: Learn how flowers pollinate.
Eyes in the Sky: Study Earth from space.

Eyes in the Sky: Blast into space to study how Earth is changing.
Saving Snakes: Catch and protect snakes with Rom Whitaker.
Fascinating Flowers: Journey to the Valley of Flowers to see how flowers pollinate.

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Vol 2 Issue 4

Issue 4 Level 1
What’s New?: Discover animals no one has seen before.
The Heat is On: Travel the world to see some of the world’s different climates.
Dig Into Caves: Explore some of India’s deepest caves.

Issue 4 Level 2
What’s New?: Go on a safari to discover new animal species.
The Heat is On: Pack your bags for a trip around the world to visit some extreme climates.
Dig Into Caves: Get ready to explore some of the world’s longest and deepest caves.

Issue 4 Level 3
The Underworld: Crawl into nine of India’s deepest caves.
The Heat is On: See how climate change is affecting different parts of India.
What’s New?: Search the world for newly discovered animal species.

Issue 4 Level 4
The Heat is On: From the Himalayas to the southern tip of India, climate change is affecting India.
What’s New?: Join explorers as they search for animals no one has seen before.
The Underworld: Journey into Meghalaya and visit the nine deepest caves in India.

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Vol 2 Issue 3

Issue 3 Level 1
INSIDE:
I Can’t See You: Discover some clear animals.
Drawing Change: See how cartoons can save animals.
Knock Knock: Visit houses around the world.

Issue 3 Level 2
INSIDE:
I Can’t See You: Meet some animals that hide in plain sight.
Drawing Change: See how an artist is saving the environment.
Knock Knock: Travel the world to see where people live.

Issue 3 Level 3
INSIDE:
Clear Critters: See how being clear helps some animals.
Oodles of Doodles: Join Rohan Chakravarty as he draws to save the environment.
The Art of Architecture: Visit some unique structures in India.

Issue 3 Level 4
INSIDE:
Clear Critters: See how transparent animals survive.
Oodles of Doodles: Meet Rohan Chakravarty and learn how he uses art to save the environment.
The Art of Architecture: Learn how architecture helps people.

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Vol 2 Issue 2

Issue 2 Level 1
INSIDE:
Tell Time: Learn to tell time
The Seasons: Celebrate seasonal festivals
Sharks: Swim with sharks

Issue 2 Level 2
INSIDE:
Tell Time: Learn to tell time
The Seasons: Celebrate seasonal festivals
Sharks: Swim with sharks

Issue 2 Level 3
INSIDE:
Alien Skies: Fly through Earth’s atmosphere
Star Structures: Visit the largest observatory in India
Sharks: Swim with sharks

Issue 2 Level 4
INSIDE:
Alien Skies: Fly through Earth’s atmosphere
Star Structures: Visit an ancient observatory to see how people used to track the planets
Sharks: Swim with sharks

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]]> https://www.engage-online.com/2018/11/22/vol2-issue2/feed/ 0 Do you know why birds flock? https://www.engage-online.com/2018/09/11/do-you-know-why-do-birds-flock/ https://www.engage-online.com/2018/09/11/do-you-know-why-do-birds-flock/#respond Tue, 11 Sep 2018 13:33:16 +0000 https://www.engage-online.com/?p=5803 Watching a large flock of birds gliding in the sky, making beautiful formations, leaves you awestruck, doesn’t it? Have you ever wondered how do they manage to make organised patterns?  Why don’t they ever collide while flying in groups? Source Here are the answers: Why do birds fly in groups? Flying in flocks improves the …

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Here are the answers:

Why do birds fly in groups?

Flying in flocks improves the chances of survival. In a large group, the chances of spotting a predator or other potential threat is higher, than a solo bird. Staying in a flock presents more possibilities of targeting a predator.

It also stays in groups so as to keep each other warm.  During winter, a small flock of birds stay together in a tiny space, bird boxes or hallow trees, to keep themselves warm.  A large flock on the other hand, congregate in a single tree to share their body heat.

How do they make patterns?

Birds fly in a parallel direction. They often copy the actions of the other birds in a flock, which is why it looks like they make patterns while flying. They use the air in an energy efficient way flying in ‘V’ shape, where each bird’s wing creates a different current. Such formations increase they flying distance without any breaks that is essential in long migrations.

Wayne Potts, a Zoologist, stated in his journal called NATURE, “Birds in flocks are able to change direction quickly not because they are following a leader, but because they see a movement far down the line and anticipate what to do next.” He called it Chorus-line Hypothesis for bird movement.

Do they collide while flying?

Since the birds do not practice the flying patters, do they have a chance of bumping into one another? The answer is No. There is alignment  as birds  try to match the average heading of its neighbors. It avoids flying close to one another which maintains the flock structure. This team ethic keeps the flock  heading to the same direction without colliding.

 

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