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/Beginnings.html

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hole-in-the-wall.com

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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

Byju's 2022

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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 

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hole-in-the-wall.com

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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 wall?

 

Answer: Through this hole, a freely accessible computer was put up for use. This computer proved to be an instant hit among the slum dwellers, especially the children.

http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html

© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015

hole-in-the-wall.com

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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

hole-in-the-wall.com

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6. What were the two headlines in New York times on the influenza epidemic in 1918-1919

Answer: ECHOES OF ANOTHER PANDEMIC: HOW THE TIMES COVERED THE 1918 FLU

&

THE MASK SLACKERS OF 1918

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/insider/1918-pandemic.amp.html

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/03/us/mask-protests-1918.amp.html

© 2022 The New York Times Company

 

 

The New York Times

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

 Answer: Wind

 

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/wind/

© 1996 - 2022 National Geographic 

 

National Geographic.

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8. How does global warning

affect polar bears?

 

Answer: Fewer opportunities to feed. Polar bears rely on the sea to hunt and store energy for the summer and autumn, when food can be scarce.

https://www.arcticwwf.org/wildlife/polar-bear/polar-bear-threats/

© 2022 WWF

arcticwwf.org

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9. Coral reefs are built by colonies of coral polyps.

 

 

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/

© 2022 Coral Reef Alliance

The Coral Reef Alliance.

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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

https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/everything-you-need-to-know-about-coral-bleaching-and-how-we-can-stop-it  

© 2022 World Wildlife Fund. WWF® and ©1986 Panda Symbol are owned by WWF

The World Wide Fund for Nature Inc.

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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: The 2014–2017 global-scale coral bleaching event (GCBE) resulted in very high coral mortality on many reefs, rapid deterioration of reef structures, and far-reaching environmental impacts.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00338-019-01844-2  

© 2022 Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Springer Science+Business Media

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

 

Answer: 

Singapore: 6,407,527

Philippines: 144,488,171

https://www.populationpyramid.net/world/2050/

© December 2019 by PopulationPyramid.net

populationpyramid.net

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 References: https://tickets.warwicksu.com/ents/event/19076/ 

Retrieved on November 05, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

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