Sacred Heart School 1st E-Magazine

CHANGE THE WORLD - 2020 Now at the end of 2020, Afaf Zaheer We had a mighty lot to ponder and worry about, Sr. 2A Deaths, the pandemic, lockdowns, protests, plane crashes, the bushfires Made it hard to live in peace without stress. The number of frustrations increased, The number of recreations decreased, In some parts of the world people are dying because of the pandemic, In some other parts of the world people are struggling due to inflation, But just a few individuals resisting won’t make a difference, We have to be very careful by following all the precautions. We have to save the children who are in Syria, Yemen and Iraq, from the fear of starvation and death, When a few drops of water can make a mighty ocean, We humans, too, can make these children safe from devastation! Why cause each other sorrow and fear? We all know it’s really sad, That people who have lost their loved ones suffer so bad, We must throw out cruelty, selfishness and jealousy, and bring in kindness, love and courtesy.



Crowns of Corona Injected Corona fear in ease: Instantly medicos fought fearless. Miserably lost friends to Ne’erland: Media social brought closer indeed. Schools and mosques shut us down: Learning and praying started at dawn. Internet installed daily breath: Enter not into social death. Seriously fought all we thought: Sincerely sought God brought. Pessimists perceive piercing thorns: Optimists opt absolute crowns. Niharika G.Farnando Sr.4 B

Crossword of Riddles 1 45 3 2 123 4 56 6 DOWN ACROSS 1. Which word becomes shorter when you add 1. What has one eye, but can’t see? two letters to it? 2. What is so fragile that saying its name breaks 2. What gets bigger when more is taken it? away? 3. I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m 3. I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or old. What am I? leaves. What am I? 4. The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it? 4. What tastes better than it smells? 5. What can’t talk but will reply when spoken to? 6. I have lakes with no water, mountains with no 5. What can travel all around the world, stone and cities with no buildings. What am I? without leaving its corner? 6. What gets wet when drying? Aaron D’Costa Sr. 4B

LOCKDOWN : A BOON OR A BANE Lockdown! It's that eight letter word none of us really knew before February, yet in the past few months it has transformed into the most despised word. Why, you ask? Well, it bars us from everything. Weekends are no more of meeting up with your friends and watching a football match. No more going to the cinemas and gobbling down popcorn while your eyes are glued to the projector screen. Festivals that used to be known for gathering up and enjoying the environment are now just reduced down to you, that tempting box of sweets and the TV. How boring! Let us begin with why I think it is a bane. Children are fed up with online school, and just wish they could go back to campus. If you had asked any of us a few months back if home schooling was a good idea, we would be over the moon. Now, not so much, in fact not at all. I'm pretty sure even my teachers miss being in front of the whiteboard and teaching us, even if it wouldn't have given them the option to mute us if we were noisy. You no longer get to go out for a stroll without being fearful and cautious and using gallons and gallons of hand sanitizer until your skin has peeled away. So many people have been forcefully separated from their families, and so many suffer theexcruciatingly painful impacts of the virus and the economic crisis. All these descriptions seem so familiarly melancholy,but enough of this negativity. The curtain of pessimism blocks our eyes from seeing the nectar of this flower. Yes, we don't go out anymore. Yes, we don't physically meet up with friends and family anymore. But in the midst of all this, don’t you think there are advantages? This lockdown has taught us to live life in a simple manner. Eating more nutritious home cooked meals and less oily fast food has made us healthier. Since there is only so much T.V you can watch, our boredom has helped us tofind that passion and talent in us we never knew we had. This Lockdown has forced us to read a book, paint, do a puzzle and ultimately discover that there was so much more in us, than we previously thought. It has given us, the most-needed opportunity to have the time to clear all the bewildering amount of clutter we have been collecting. It has helped us to unwind, relax and realize what life is really about! The Lockdown has given us space to ponder over relevant things we previously thought were inconsequential. And coming to the thing most important; family and friends. With advancement in today’s technologies, we can still meet, talk, laugh and enjoy with them. It has been so long since a family went out together or just sat down to talk and spend some quality time, and the

Lockdown has helped with just that, while also making us pretty skilled at chores, thanks to Moms. It has also given us an excuse to catch up with old friends and schoolmates we stopped talking to. The Lockdown has helped us greatly in realizing and limiting our unnecessary spending. We now realise that our clothes do in fact last longer than we previously thought they did, and that there really are very few important expenses. It has taught us that the truly valuable thing is our safety, happiness and company of loved ones. So yes, Lockdown is something that no one likes. Yet, I believe it is the biggest boon mankind has been bestowed with, and with the beliefs I shared with you, I hope you do too. It does keep us away from so many things that we loved and previously freely enjoyed. Nevertheless, this is a small sacrifice to make. In the words of Napoleon Hill “Great achievements are usually born of great sacrifice, and are never the result of selfishness.” Falak Shaikh Sr. 3B

THE GIFT Senuri Hashnika Sr. 4A ‘Where’s everybody?’ Ella questioned in her mind. Creak! went the wooden floor as her foot stepped hard upon it. As she wandered through the dark, gloomy hallway, she felt something suspicious was going on. 3... 2... 1… ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY!’ Ella’s beady, dark blue eyes widened as the lights turned on and she glanced around to see her family with a single gift laid on a small, brown table. The gift was handed to her. Thrilled, with trillions of thoughts rushing inside her mind, the shining wrapping paper got ripped off within the blink of an eye, to see an old notebook. ‘What!’ Ella yelled. ‘All I wanted was a gift that I actually use like a phone or a video game.’ Her parents explained they couldn’t afford to buy such costly items. Ella’s eyebrows lowered, a strange, glaring look in her eyes, and her dry pink lips narrowed. With a high-pitched voice, she screamed in an ear-splitting way. She stomped out of the house in anger and dashed without turning back. Ella continued running across the street. She didn’t want to return home to her family. As she peered around, trying intensely to draw breath, at a distance she spotted a girl sitting on the steps of a gorgeous villa. She quickly considered and strolled towards the strange girl. As Ella took a closer glance at that girl, she noticed that a steady stream of tears coursed down her cheek until it splashed gently on the ground. ‘I miss them!’, the girl whose name was Claire moaned as though her heart had been shattered to pieces. As Ella listened to every word been spoken, found out that her mother and sister had passed away. ‘It happened on my very birthday’ Claire continued. ‘You must have got loads of presents.’ Ella interrupted. ‘Well, I was given an entire video game from my father,’ she sighed, ‘but it doesn’t matter. I would trade all my gifts if that is what it takes to get my lost ones back,’ Claire added. She stood up and went inside the villa. Ella’s mind froze, she was speechless. Without hesitating, she sprinted towards her home. Just then, the wind began to blow fiercely against her. The high winds almost caused a tree to fall. ‘Ella, come inside, now!’ her mother yelled as she heard her daughter’s horrifying screams. Ella felt dizzy and fell straight to the ground. As Ella’s eyes opened, everything was blurred, yet, as she got her vision back, she found herself on her bedroom with her family beside. She jumped off the bed and rushed to hug her family. ‘I’m so sorry, for everything’ she whimpered. Ella grabbed the book and as she read the very first page, it made her realize that it was written by her family themselves. ‘We decided to write about all our tremendous experiences that we shared together.’ her father stated happily. Ella’s heart enlightened as though a spark of sunshine dashed right through. She then realized, the gift of family is easily the most precious thing than anything money can buy. Later on the day, Claire was invited to spend time with her new friend.

Crossword of Riddles NE E DLE Answers : AC C R HO L E S S B A NK O HI NN OL DE RE LS T O NGUE S TAMP CA TOWE L P Aaron D’Costa Sr. 4B Answers of ADJECTIVE WORDSEARCH Skyla Dasilva Sr. 1C

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Life is a math equation. In order to gain the most, you have to know how to convert negatives into positives.

Brain Teasers KEY 1. 7980 2. 3. None. Because the boat rises Sagai Ronald Stephen with the tide. Sr. 2C 4. Only 6 weights of 1, 3,9, 27,81 and 243 kg

The potato paradox is a mathematical question that has surprised many people with its confusing yet reasonable answer. Try to solve it by yourself before reading the explanation. A chef has some potatoes that she is going to cook for her dish. The potatoes weigh 100kg which has 99% of water. She left it out into the sun so they will dehydrate until they are 98% of water. How much do they weigh now? Many of you might get the answer as 99 or 98. But the answer is surprisingly 50. So let’s see how we got it! THE POTATO PARADOX MATHEMATICS IS BEAUTIFUL! The well-known potato paradox has many solutions but I just showed one of them. Mathematics is all about this. It is where one problem has so many solutions to get in the same answer. People tend to hate mathematics because they think it is hard. But no one realizes the beauty of it, the beauty of it being challenging and extraordinary! So let’s understand maths more and spread the passion of it for those who are struggling with it.

Working – 99% of 100kg is water in here let’s first find how many kilograms is water 99/100 x 100 = 99kg is water So how much solid is left – 100-99= 1kg of solid left  Then it said they dehydrated and now there is 98% of water.  So one thing to keep in mind is to know that the 1 kg of solid won’t change at all. The only thing that will change is the water.  So what is the percentage of the solid? Well it is 2% 100%-98%=2% of solid  So now we know that 2% is solid and the answer of the solid in kilograms will give us 1 kg (remember it doesn’t change at all!)  Let’s call the total weight ‘X’ 2% x X = 1 kg  When you solve X you will get the answer as 50 kg Ushara Fernando Sr. 3C

What is Zero? The first recorded zero appeared in Mesopotamia around 3 B.C. The Mayans invented it independently circa 4 A.D. It was later devised in India in the mid-fifth century, spread to Cambodia near the end of the seventh century, and into China and the Islamic countries at the end of the eighth century. Zero is a strange number and one of the greatest paradoxes of human thought. It means both everything and nothing. It is both a number and the numerical digit used to represent that numbers in numerals. It fulfills a central role in mathematics as the additive identity of the integers, real numbers and many other algebraic structures. Without zero, not just mathematics, but all branches of sciences would have struggled for clearer definitions. As a digit, 0 is used as a placeholder in place value systems. The value of Zero is well known today as it holds the highest values today. Without the invention of 0, the binary system and computer are not possible. It is a greatest invention by Indian scientists on which every calculation depends. Zero is a tiny number but it can never be ignored. Austin Joseph. Sr.1A

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Interesting facts Ronald Rodrigues – Jr 2B 9 is known as the magic Ronald Rodrigues number. This is because if Jr. 2B you multiply a number by 9 and add all the digits of the new number together, the sum will always add up to 9. For Example: 8 x 9 = 72 What comes after million, Dinulika Ranidi billion, and trillion? You can Jr. 2D term the numbers after these terms as quadrillion, quintillion, sextillion, septillion, octillion, nonillion, and decillion. Have you heard about a Palindrome Number? It is a number that reads the same backwards and Forward e.g. 12421 Melani Sandra Jr. 5D

Circle the 8s FUN GAME WITH CLOCK Circle any numbers next to each Vasudev Krishnan other that have a sum of 8 Jr. 2B 65 8 7 5 2 4 2 EMOJI’S OUT OF 20 3 5 1 6 7 1 NUMBERS AND SYMBOLS 40 6 4 4 0 6 4 21 5 6 8 7 5 8 80 7 4 5 3 6 7 47 2 0 6 0 1 3 04 6 3 2 3 4 4 85 3 7 4 1 3 2 18 7 6 1 8 6 4 Shreya Bijesh Jr.1C Maria Dominic Jr. 2A Danika Merion Jr. 6D

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ADDITION CROSSWORD PUZZLE Gnei Yushra Jr. 4A THE WONDERFUL WINDOW TRICK Ask your friend to write down any number of three figuresin which the difference between the first and the last number is two or more than two. Imagine he/she has written 317. Tell him/her to write the number in reverse order. So the reverse order of 317 will be 713. Deduct the smaller number from the bigger number (713-317=396). Now reverse the order (396= 693). Add 396 and 693 the answer will be 1089. Now tell the friend “I KNOW THE ANSWER“.”You will see the answer on the glass”.When he/she breathes on the glass he/she will indeed see the number 1089 on the window. The secret is very simple. The answer will always be 1089. Before you do the, trick put some detergent in a glass of water, then dip your finger in the mixture and write 1089 on the window pane. Nobody can see the writing when it is dry but when somebody breathes on the glass, the place where your finger touched the glass will not mist over. Aengela Sibi Jr. 6B

CROSSWORD PUZZLE Chelsea Ryde Jr. 5A Treasa Dominic Jr. 6C PERPLEXING PERCENTAGE

Value of Friends Once upon a time, Zero was playing in the park on a swing. He had no friends to play with. He thought he had no value at all and this made him sad. After a while One and Two came to the park. One thought he had more value than Two and Two thought the same, but Two were twins (That means 22). One and Two were playing on the slide. After a few hours One saw Zero sitting alone on the swing. So, One felt sad. Slowly One went near Zero and asked him what had happened? Zero said sadly, “I have no value”. One sat on the left side of Zero and said, “Let’s be friends, then we get a big value that is ten.” The twins were very eager to know what was happening, they came near One and asked him why he was sitting next to Zero. One said, “Zero, thinks he has no value that’s why I became friends with him and made a big value, now we are ten.” So the twins asked One, “Can we join you to make a bigger value.” One agreed. He told one of the twins to sit on his left side, the other one to sit to the right side of Zero. Now the value became 2102. Then all the numbers remained friends forever. Moral of the story: Everything in this world is important. Kaitlyn T Soby Jr. 5C From 0 to 111111111 “Forty” is Zero is not x the only represented 1000, the only number that 111111111 is spelt with in Roman number that = letters numerals. arranged in has the letter 123456789 alphabetical “a” in it is 87654321 order. “one thousand”.

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ADDITION CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS 1. TRIANGLE 2. INCREASE 3. GRAMS 4. DECIMAL 5. DECAGON 6. INCHES 7. SUM 8. SCALE 9. CONE 10. FACE 11. SEVEN CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS Mariabella Fontelo Kezia Grace Jr. 1D Jr. 6C

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INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT SPACE 1. Space does not begin at a specific altitude above the Earth, but the Kármán line at 100 km is a commonly used definition. 2. The temperature in the void of space is about −270.45 °C. 3. Space is a hard vacuum, meaning it is a void containing very little matter. 4. There is no sound in space because molecules are too far apart to transmit sound. 5. The space between galaxies is not completely empty but has an average of one atom per cubic meter. 6. There are an estimated 100-400 billion stars in our galaxy, the Milky Way. 7. The universe is observed to be 13.8 billion years old and has been expanding since its formation in the Big Bang. 8. In the observable universe there are an estimated 2 trillion (2,000,000,000,000) galaxies. 9. The International Space Station is the largest ever crewed object in space. 10. Spacecraft have visited all the known planets in our solar system. Chevonne Fernandez Sr. 1B Joseph Nevin Sr. 2C

CROSS WORD PUZZLE Falak Shaikh Sr. 3B

SCIENCE RIDDLES 1. What did the scientist say when he found 2 atoms of helium? 2. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it and gray when you throw it away? 3. What can eat a lot of iron without getting sick? 4. What is the center of gravity? 5. Did you hear the one about a chemist who was reading a book about helium? 6. I am a God; a planet and I can measure heat. What am I? 7. I'm sometimes full, but I never overflow. What Am I? 8. What kind of chemical element hates to be a follower? 9. What two periodic elements, when combined, heal? 10.What number do Nickel and Neon make when combined? Loordu Niharika Sr. 4B Senal Ravindu Sr. 1C





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1. He He 1. Inertia 12. Avogadro 2. Charcoal 2. Galileo 13. Omnivore 3. Rust 3. Nitrogen 14. Seismic 4. V 4. Amino 15. Pathfinder 5. He couldn’t put it down 5. Lignin 16. Gagarin 6. Mercury 6. Pluto 17. Aldrin 7. Moon 7. Mendeleev 18. Ions 8. Lead 8. Concave 19. Cancer 9. Helium and Aluminum (He + Al) 9. Neurone 20. Amphibian 10. Nine (Ni+Ne) 10. Xylem 21. Recoil 11. Ecology 22. Laika 23. Hippocrates RIDDLES PUZZLE ANSWERS

DO YOU KNOW ????? Vivena Rose 1. The Earth is a giant magnet. Sr. 1B 2. Venus is the only planet to spin clockwise. 3. Stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve stainless steel. 4. Fleas can jump 130 times higher than their height. In human terms, that is equivalent to a 6-foot person jumping 780 feet into the air. 5. There are no poisonous snakes in Maine. 6. The blue whale can produce sounds up to 188 decibels, which is the loudest sound produced by a living animal and has been detected as far away as 530 miles. 7. The largest man-made lake in the U.S. is Lake Mead, created by the Hoover Dam. 8. The Stegosaurus dinosaur measured up to 30 feet long but had a brain the size of a walnut. 9. The human eye blinks an average of 4.2 million times a year. 10.Armadillos, opossum and sloths spend about 80 percent of their lives sleeping. 11.The hottest planet in the solar system is Venus, with an estimated surface temperature of 864 degrees Fahrenheit. 12.The ears of a cricket are located on the front legs, just below the knee. 13.Sound travels about four times faster in water than in the air. 14.House flies have a lifespan of two weeks. 15.Chimps are the only animals that can recognize themselves in a mirror. 16.Starfishes don’t have brains. 17.The average person falls asleep in seven minutes. 18.Shrimp’s hearts are in their heads. 19.Cats have more than 100 vocal sounds, while dogs only have about 10. 20.Porcupines float in water. 21.An ostrich’s eye is bigger that its brain. 22.An iguana can stay underwater for 28 minutes. 23.The common goldfish is the only animal that can see both infrared and ultraviolet light.

24.Ants cannot chew their food. They move their jaws sideways, like scissors, to extract the juices from the food. 25.Hummingbirds are the only animals able to fly backward. 26.A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. 27.Snakes are true carnivores because they eat only other animals and do not eat any type of vegetation. MY MISSION OF MY FUTURE Catherine Anna Moncy Sr. 2C

Man On The Moon Do You Know? Kailas Joshi Nambiar Jr. 3C The only humans to have explored another world are 12 US astronauts that were part of the Apollo Program. Six Apollo Missions.

Apollo Mission MISSION DATE DATE CREW ACHIEVEMENT Neil Armstrong First humans on another Apollo 11 July 1969 {C} Buzz Aldrin world Apollo 12 November 1969 {LMP Michael First colour television pictures of Apollo 13 April 1970 Collins{CMP}} Apollo 14 January –February Pete Apollo 15 Conrad{C} the Moon returned to Earth Apollo16 1971 Alan Apollo17 July-August 1971 Bean{LMP} Richard April 1972 December 1972 Gordon{CMP} James Apollo 13 turned back after Lovell{C} Fred launch because of an explosion Haise {MP} Jack .It never reached the Moon, but Swigert{CMP} returned safely to Earth Alan Shepard{C} Longest Moon walks in much EdgarMitchell{M improved spacesuits P} Stuart Roosa{CMP} David Scott{C} First use of a Moon buggy JamesIrwin{M allowed astronauts to explore a P} wider range AlfredWorden{MP} John YoungC} First and only mission to land Charles in Moon’s highlands Duke{MP} Thomas Mattingly{CMP} Eugene Returned a record 19 kilograms of Cernan{C} rock and dust Harrison Schmitt{MP} Ronald Evans{CMP} C-Commander Quiz MP-Lunar In Which year man stepped Module Pilot onto moon surface? CMP- Name the Indian orbiter Command discovered ice on the Moon- Module pilot

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Anna Maria Jr. 6D Brent Cataneo Amado Jr. 1C SCIENCE RIDDLES 1 23 45 What are What did What What is What kind of the 3 R’s of the scientist element is neither water animal lives say when he nor land and longest in keeping found the 2 derived Earth isotopes of from Norse is always zoos? clean? soaking wet? helium? god? Jose Anto Brilston Jr. 5D

Facts on The Martins The name For The Purple Martin Martin or Example: It is the largest swallow-like bird in Marten is North America. not only for ●The Pine It can fly super-fast and swoop humans, it Marten down so fast that it catches is the name ●The at least one fly. of some Purple The wings offer lift, the tail animals. Martin moves like a rudder, the quick wing flaps, tuck and gives speed. The Pine Marten The purple martin’s feathers work just Has claws for climbing. like a prism when little or no light is A long lean body that reflected. It looks black but when it moves to light makes it is refracted and produces colours. it looks like a furry four legged snake sliding lighting fast the rough the trees Danika Deyaa Merion Jr. 6D

Leaves Science Riddles Answers: 1. Reduce,Reuse,Recycle The leaves of a tree, 2. He, He Or a bush or a plant, 3. Thorium Help lush plants to live, 4. Wetlands Without them they can’t… 5. Turtles They’re often bright green, Fun Facts Or similar hues, 1. Cats can’t taste sweetness…. They’re where many green plants, They do not have the sense Make their own foods! organ for sweetness Leaves are a plant’s part, 2. You can’t hum while holding That grow above ground, your nose…… TRY IT They have such different shapes, 3. The Giant Squid has the world’s From needles to round… largest eyes. They are the size of a dinner plate! Leaves collect sunshine, Can turn towards the sun, 4. An average person laughs TEN Some can catch insects, times a day. Snap closed, and it’s done! In fall, leaves may leave, 5. Gulp! In your lifetime you will The branch of their tree, drink enough water to fill 20 swimming pools. Fly in the wind, So by the time you are 80, you Full coloured and free! will have drunk over 1.5 million gallons of water. Leaves, an amazing, Part of a plant, 6. A group of bunnies is called a fluffle. They help plants to live, Without them, they can’t 7. An average person eats about 60,000 pounds off food in their Jivaanujan Kumar lifetime. That’s the weight of Jr. 6D about six elephants or 30 small cars 8. The space between your eyebrows is called a Glabella. Maverick Cutinho Jr. 4D

EARTH DAY CROSS WORD PUZZLE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. ACROSS DOWN 4. We have flowers, fruits, 1. We need to _______ and take care vegetables and other ______ in our of the Earth. garden. 2. Dogs and cats are types of 5. We live on Planet _______. ________. 6. Reduce, Reuse, _________. 3. Plants, tress and birds are a part of 7. Together we can __________the _________. Earth. 7. The _________ is so bright I have to wear dark glasses. Words: animals, Sun, Plants, Earth, love, nature, save, Zion Sijo Jr. 3D

DID YOU KNOW? Dogs actually sweat through their paws, but that's not enough to cool them down. Panting cools, a much greater surface area than a dog's paws would. Killer Whales, also known as Orcas, are not whales but are dolphins. They are the largest breed of dolphins in existence. Pigeons can do math. To find out if this was true a man named Scarf and his colleagues decided to give the same test to three pigeons. Scarf spent a year training the pigeons to order three sets containing one to three objects, such as a set including one yellow rectangle, two red ovals, and three yellow bars. The sets would appear on a computer screen, and the birds would have to peck at them in the correct, ascending sequence to get a reward of food. \"They had to learn that it was the number of items that mattered, not the colour or shape,\" says Scarf. Squirrels plant more trees than an average human in their lifetime! How? They just hide their acorns and nuts underground and forget about them! Plants can talk. You might be surprised to learn that there is more to plants than meets the eye. While they seem to just stand there and not do much, plants can actually communicate with one another in some truly amazing ways. There is some evidence suggesting that plants can release distress signals warning other trees to have their guard up about threats. Treasa Dominic Jr. 6C

- SOLAR SYSTEM FACTS ON THE SOLAR SYSTEM PLANETS A Solar System is a group of planets that circle the sun. The Solar System contains nine planets including the Sun itself. These planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and of course the Sun. Here are some facts about each of these planets. ========================================== The Sun: Mercury: The Sun is a huge ball of white-hot gases Mercury is named after the Roman which gives us light and heat. It is made messenger to the Gods. Mercury of 75% Hydrogen and 25% Helium gas. takes 88 days to complete one round Plants depends on the sun for sunlight to around the Sun. As it is the closest make their own food. The Sun is over a planet to the Sun its surface heat is million times bigger than the Earth itself. extremely high. There is neither air nor water on its surface. Venus: Earth: Venus is surrounded by clouds that is The planet we live in, it provides us air, why few people call it Veiled planet. water, food etc. 70% of Earth is covered As it is surrounded by clouds it in water. It is known as the blue planet. reflects maximum sunlight. All Like any other planet it also circles the planets move Anti-Clockwise but Sun. It takes about 365 days to circle Venus moves Clockwise. One day in around the Sun. Venus is nearly 244 earth days! Mars: Jupiter: It is also known as the red planet. The Jupiter is known to be the biggest largest volcano of the Solar System is planet in the Solar System. It is also found on Mars. Its name comes from known to be the vacuum cleaner of the Roman God of War. Its size is half the Solar System as it takes up all the Earth. You can jump three times comets and dust in the Solar System. higher on Mars than on Earth.

Saturn: Uranus: Saturn has a beautiful large ring around Uranus is a tilted planet. In Uranus it it. The ring is made of ice crystals. It is usually takes 20 years for a season the 2nd biggest planet in the Solar to end. This is caused because of its System. It is also the lightest. You tilt. It is one the planets that is far cannot stand on the planet as it is full of away from the Sun, so it is very cold gases. It has lots of helium gas. in Uranus. Neptune: Zayden Jr. 5D It is the coldest planet as it is the farthest planet from the Sun. It also takes 165 years to circle around the Sun. Its blue color comes from Methane Gas. Neptune has the strongest winds apart from the other planets in the Solar System. ========================================== SCIENCE FACTS… Earth facts : Helen Rose Jomon Jr. 6D • The earth is the third planet from the sun and one of the most special solar system. It is approximately 149,597,890 km away from the sun and is the only planet known to sustain life. • The earth consists of 70% water, which is only 0.25% of the total mass of the planet. 8% of the earth consists of volcanoes, 11% is fertile land used to grow crops, 10% is covered in ice, and a fifth of the earth’s surface is desert lands.

SPACE FACTS : • In ancient times, constellations of stars were used to keep track of the calendar and for navigation. • There are more than 125 billion galaxies in our universe. Our galaxy has about 100-400 billion stars. ENGINEERING FACTS : • Out of the Ancient Wonders of the World, the Great Pyramid of Giza, is the oldest and the one that remains mostly intact. • The way engineers solve practical problems is through mathematical and scientific knowledge. The word Engineer itself comes from a Latin word, which means “cleverness.” NATURE FACTS : • The world’s largest reef system is found in Queensland, Australia. It is called The Great Barrier Reef. • Pineapples take 2 years to grow. • Strawberry is the only fruit whose seed grows on the outside. • There is an area around the Pacific Ocean where tectonic plates meet, called the Pacific Ring of Fire. It holds around 75% of the volcanoes on Earth. PLANT FACTS : • Cucumbers are actually a fruit and not a vegetable. They are a part of the melon family. • There are around 630 different kinds of carnivorous plants. There are types that can survive in the water and others that grow from the soil. • Some types of Bamboo can grow by a meter in just one day!

How To Build A Submarine AIM The aim of this experiment is to learn how to build a submarine. Materials Required Empty 16 or 20 oz. plastic soda bottle with hole in cap(the hole should be big enough to pass a flexible straw through), three wide rubber bands, 24- 20fils, aluminum foil, adhesive tape, flexible straws, large tub of water. Procedure 1- Take a plastic bottle. 2- Cut three holes on the side of the soda bottle 3- Stack the coins into three piles containing 4, 8 and 12 coins. 4- Place a rubber band around the plastic bottle and slide next to the closest hole. 5 - Position the other rubber bands next to the two remaining holes. 6- Place the four-coin stack under the rubber band next to the two remaining holes. Then place the eight-coin stack under the middle rubber band, next to the middle hole. Then place a twelve-coin stack under the last rubber band. 7- Push the shorter end of the straw (about 1- inch) through the hole in the bottle’s cap. Reattach the bottle cap to the bottle. 8- Keep the flex section outside and bent upward. Tape straw securely into place in bottle cap. 9- Lower the submarine into the water. Do not let the long end of straw take in water. Result You will find that the submarine will stop sinking. The lower part of the submarine will not sink and will blow into the straw. Aengela Sibi Jr. 6B

Countries & Their Nicknames COUNTRY NICKNAME Bahrain Pearl of the Gulf India Bharat/Hindstan Cuba Sugar Bowl of the world Thailand Land of Smiles South Africa Rainbow Nation Australia Land of Kangaroos Finland U.S.A. Land of Thousand Lakes New Zealand Singapore Uncle Sam Land of the Long White Cloud The Lion City Evana Jinto Jr. 1C

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