THE SOLAR SYSTEM MERCURY Mercury is the first planet from the sun, 36 million miles away from the sun and it has no moons. It is a small, rocky planet and very hot. It has dusty surface filled with craters. Mercury looks a lot like Earth’s moon. A year is 88 days long and one […]

Oil Paintings Oil Paintings Painting with oils is a very fulfilling and relaxing hobby. So, if the only brush you’ve ever held in your hand is a hairbrush but you’re willing to learn or teach your child, read on. One doesn’t need to be a talented artist in order to paint with oils. Anyone with […]

Barcodes Barcodes When you checkout from a supermarket, the person at the counter checks all that you have bought by flashing a small light at a set of lines marked somewhere on every item. How does this system of checking work? A barcode is machine-readable information. It allows data to be collected accurately and rapidly […]

History of Glass Although known to man for ages, glass is a transparent beauty that fascinates us even today. How did man discover the process of making glass? How is glass shaped? Have you ever wondered where glass comes from? Today, all the glass we see around us is manufactured in factories. We take glass […]

History of Salt For most of us today salt is just another condiment. But historically, the innocuous looking white granular substance we know today as “salt” has been essential to life in many ways. Chemically, salt is a mineral called “Sodium Chloride” (NaCl). Commonly called edible salt, table salt or just salt, it is one […]

Chocolate through the years The story of chocolate began with the discovery of America. Till 1492, world knew nothing at all about the delicious and stimulating flavour that has today become the favourite of millions. You guessed it; we are talking about chocolates. Spain was the first to get the whiff of it. The court […]

Rain and Floods How does rain form? Water droplets form from warm air. As the warm air rises in the sky it cools. Water vapor (invisible water in the air) always exists in our air. Warm air holds quite a bit of water. For example, in the summer it is usually very humid. When enough […]

What does our tri-colour stand for? Like our country, our national flag also has a history. Let us salute the flag. Our tri-colour flag was born on July 22, 1947 in the Constituent Assembly, a few days before the country gained Independence. Our flag has three stripes of equal width, the top being saffron (kesari), […]

The Postal System How does mail reach from one place to another? Have you ever thought how a letter travels thousands of miles before reaching its final destination? This journey covered by a letter is extremely fascinating .So read on to know more about the process through which we receive a letter sent to us. […]

The digestive process – what you eat and where it goes? Have you ever thought about how the meals you eat provide energy? It’s lunch break in school. You are sitting with your friends and enjoying the tiffin packed by your mom. A few idlis, chicken sandwiches or fruits – by the time you finish […]

Did you know who was the first Indian female graduate? Girls often surpass boys in school examinations. They also excel in the field of sports and performing arts. But, here we tell you about a period in the history of pre-Independent India when girls were not even allowed inside schools and colleges. Parents in India […]

Snow Ice and snow are both frozen states of water. But while ice is transparent, snow is absolutely white. Why is this? Read on. Much of the fascination about snow is because of its milky white color. The sense of beauty and purity exuded by the snow layered terrains is mesmerizing. The term ‘snowhite’ is […]