Scavenger Hunt!

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SCAVENGER HUNT!

Activity 1:

Mining the Internet: Laying the Foundation of Knowledge Based Society

Nuggets

URL

Copyright

Value: Sources

/Author / Date

Published

/Sponsor

Search Engine

Search Term

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/abouthiwel.html

© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Project 2016

8, Balaji Estate, Guru Ravi Das

Marg Kalkaji, New Delhi 

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2.  What does NIIT stand for?

 

Answer: National Institute of Information Technology

https://byjus.com/full-form/niit-full-form/

© 2022, BYJU'S

Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, Sequoia Capital India, et. al

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3. It was first implemented at a slum area in _______ ,New Delhi

 

Answer: Kalkaji

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/self-organized-learning-sugata-mitra

©2022 George Lucas Educational Foundation

Sugata Mitra

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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: A computer was set up in the hole so all who resided across the wall could freely access this kiosk.

https://niitfoundation.org/hole-in-the-wall-learning-stations/

NIIT Foundation

Sapna Moudgil

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5. What was the significant finding of the experiment?

 

Answer: This pilot project revealed that children, irrespective of their social and economic situation, if given regular access and opportunity can benefit from simple technology and self-learning. Such interventions would also go a long way in bridging the digital divide. This approach to learning does not only enhance elementary education but also contributes towards imparting key life skills amongst children living in urban slums and rural communities.

https://niitfoundation.org/hole-in-the-wall-learning-stations/

NIIT Foundation

Sapna Moudgil

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6. What were the two

headlines in New York

Times on the influenza

epidemic in 1918 – 1919.

 

Answer:

 

1.    The 1918 Influenza Epidemic in New York City

2.    Echoes of Another Pandemic

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2862336/

© 2010 Association of Schools of Public Health

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2862336/

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7. ______ is home to moving air currents, clouds, storms and other weather

disturbances and

phenomenon

 

Answer: Tropical cyclones

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/meteorological-phenomenon

Copyright © 2022 Elsevier B.V. or its licensors or contributors. ScienceDirect ® is a registered trademark of Elsevier B.V.

J.S.M. Coleman

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8. How does global warning

affect polar bears?

 

Answer: Warming has been linked to increases in contamination and exposure to diseases. Unusually warm weather in winter can cause dens to collapse, which females build to birth and protect their young.

https://www.carbonbrief.org/polar-bears-and-climate-change-what-does-the-science-say/

Published by Carbon Brief Ltd © 2022 - Company No. 07222041

Roz Pidcock

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9. Coral reefs are built by colonies of coral polyps

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Answer: Coral reefs are built by coral polyps as they secrete layers of calcium carbonate beneath their bodies.

https://coral.org/en/coral-reefs-101/how-reefs-are-made/

©  CORAL REEF ALLIANCE 2022

Heather Starck

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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://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/coral_bleach.html

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Nicole LeBoeuf

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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: El Niño; 2015

https://news.mongabay.com/2016/05/indias-coral-reefs-experiencing-catastrophic-bleaching-heart-wrenching-scientist-says/

© 2022 Copyright Conservation news

Shreya Dasgupta

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12. Compare the shape of the population pyramid of Singapore and Philippines in 2050?

 

Answer:

Singapore - 6.40 million

Philippines - 144.49 million

 

https://statisticstime.com

©WORLDS STATISTICS

https://statisticstime.com

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