SCAVENGER HUNT!
Activity 1:
Mining the Internet: Laying the Foundation of Knowledge Based Society
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1.
Sometime in 1991, a chief scientist at the NIIT named _________ started an
experiment hole in a wall. Answer: Dr.
Sugata Mitra |
http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html |
©
Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015 |
Dr.
Sugata Mitra, Hole in the wall/ |
Google.com |
1991,
a chief scientist at the NIIT |
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2.
What does NIIT stand for? Answer: National
Institute of Information Technology |
http://blog.acronymfinder.com/ |
©
1988-2022, Acronym Finder, All Rights Reserved. |
http://blog.acronymfinder.com/ |
Google.com |
What
does NIIT stand for? |
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3.
It was first implemented at a slum area in _______ ,New Delhi Answer: Kalkaji |
http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html |
©
Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015 |
Dr.
Sugata Mitra, Hole in the wall |
Google.com |
It
was first implemented at a slum area in ,New Delhi |
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4.
His team carved a hole in the wall that separated NIIT campuses from the slum
areas. Why did they carve a hole in the hall? Answer: Through
this hole, a freely accessible computer was put up for use. |
http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html |
©
Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015 |
Dr.
Sugata Mitra, Hole in the wall |
Google.com |
His
team carved a hole in the wall that separated NIIT campuses from the slum
areas. Why did they carve a hole in the hall? |
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5.
What was the significant finding of the experiment? Answer: the
children learnt to use the computer on their own |
http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html |
©
Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015 |
Dr.
Sugata Mitra, Hole in the wall |
Google.com |
What
was the significant finding of the experiment? |
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6.
What were the two headlines
in New York Times
on the influenza epidemic
in 1918 – 1919. Answer:Drastic
Steps to Fight Influenza (havoc caused by German U-boats to the immense final
Allied offensive.) |
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/insider/1918-pandemic.html |
©
2022 The New York Times Company |
The
new York times, 1918 |
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Two headlines
in New York times on the influenza epidemic
in 1918 – 1919. |
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7.
______ is home to moving air currents, clouds, storms and other weather disturbances
and phenomenon Answer:
thunderstorm |
https://www.britannica.com/science/thunderstorm |
©Britannica |
E.
Philip Krider. |
Google.com |
Home
to moving air currents, clouds, storms and other weather disturbances
and phenomenon |
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8.
How does global warning affect
polar bears? Answer: causing
the ice that polar bears depend on to melt away. |
https://www.wwf.org.uk/learn/wildlife/polar-bears#:~:text=Challenges%20affecting%20polar%20bears&text=The%20Arctic%20is%20warming%20about,ice%20to%20raise%20their%20young. |
WWF-UK
is a registered charity in England and Wales 1081247 and in Scotland SC039593
and a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales 4016725. |
WWF-UK |
Google.com |
How
does global warning affect
polar bears? |
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9.
Coral reefs are built by colonies of coral polyps . Answer:
as they secrete layers of calcium carbonate beneath their bodies. |
https://coral.org/en/coral-reefs-101/how-reefs-are-made/#:~:text=Coral%20reefs%20are%20built%20by,whips%2C%20do%20not%20produce%20reefs. |
©
2022 Coral Reef Alliance |
Great
Star Coral at night, Grand Cayman. Photo by Ellen Cuylaerts / Ocean Image
Bank.Coral Reef Alliance |
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Coral
reefs are built by colonies of coral polyps . |
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10.
Severe environmental imbalance
can induce polyps
to expel their algae
and loose their color.
This process is known
as _________. Will this phenomenon affect the growth of fish stocks? Answer:
Coral Bleaching. Yes |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_bleaching#:~:text=Coral%20bleaching%20is%20the%20process,the%20coral%20to%20turn%20white. |
Wikipedia®
is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit
organization. |
page
was last edited on 21 October 2022. Wikipedia |
Google.com |
Environmental imbalance
can induce polyps to expel their algae and loose their color. |
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11.
What according to scientist
was the cause of the worst and biggest catastrophic
mass mortality
of coral reefs in the Pacific and the Indian Ocean. When did this happen? Answer:Mass
coral bleaching. Early 1980’s. |
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2017.00158/full |
©
2022 Frontiers Media S.A. All rights reserved |
O
Hoegh-Guldberg ·2017. Frontiers |
Google.com |
Cause
of the worst and biggest catastrophic mass mortality
of coral reefs in the Pacific and the Indian Ocean. |
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12.
Compare the shape of the population pyramid of Singapore and Philippines in
2050? Answer:
singapore’s pyramid is in mirroring form while Philippines is in |
Philippines Singapore https://www.alamy.com/singapore-population-pyramid-2018-image457488608.html?imageid=E622E71A-8380-49CF-A339-D11540E9B297&p=1842431&pn=1&searchId=a3e12725197c0946defab850cfd39db8&searchtype=0 |
Philippines ©
2008-2022 ResearchGate GmbH. All rights reserved. Singapore Copyright
© 31/10/2022 Alamy Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Philippines Adrian
N. S. Badana.2016. Central Intelligence Agency Research Gate. Singapore Danvis
Collection.2018. Alamy Stock Photo |
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Philippines Shape
of the population pyramid of Philippines Singapore Shape of the
population pyramid of Singapore |
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