by Meghna Rangarajan | Jan 16, 2024 | Student Blogs
How do bees produce honey? Bees work hard to produce honey through excellent teamwork. There are many steps involved in the making of honey. Collect Nectar – Worker bees fly from flower to flower, collecting a sweet liquid called nectar. They use their long...
by Meghna Rangarajan | Jan 13, 2024 | Student Blogs
How Do Ants Communicate? Ants are social creatures that live in organized colonies. They communicate with other members of the colony using various techniques. Smell – Ants produce chemical substances called pheromones, which are detected by odor receptors on...
by Meghna Rangarajan | Jan 7, 2024 | Student Blogs
What is a Fossil? Fossils are preserved remains of plants and animals from prehistoric times. There are two main types of fossils: Body Fossils are the preserved remains of actual body parts of an organism, like bones, teeth, shells, and feathers. Trace Fossils are...
by Meghna Rangarajan | Jan 6, 2024 | Student Blogs
What is Gravity? Gravity is an invisible force that pulls objects towards each other. Earth’s gravity keeps us on the ground and makes things fall to the ground. Gravity depends on Mass and Distance. Every object that has a mass also has gravity. The greater the...
by Catherine Anto | Jan 2, 2024 | Math Kangaroo review
Given : 1) The number is in consecutive order from left to right 2) The number is in ascending order. The method used to solve this problem is based on counting principles and combinatorics. Combinatorics is a branch of mathematics that deals with counting, arranging,...
by Meghna Rangarajan | Jan 1, 2024 | Student Blogs
What is a Food Chain? A food chain shows how different organisms in an ecosystem depend on each other for food. It is a single path of energy flow in an ecosystem. Producers: The food chain starts with producers that make their own food. Plants and algae produce their...
by Meghna Rangarajan | Dec 31, 2023 | Student Blogs
How Do Birds Fly? Birds have special adaptations that help them fly. Wings: Birds’ wings are shaped like an airfoil, bigger up front and taper towards the back. Air flows over and under a bird’s wings. The air on top pushes less on the wing than the air on the...
by Meghna Rangarajan | Dec 26, 2023 | Student Blogs
What is a Rainforest? Rainforests are lush, green forests in tropical regions near the Equator. They receive plenty of rainfall year-round. More than half of the world’s plant and animal species live in the rainforests. Rainforests consist of 4 layers: Emergent...
by Meghna Rangarajan | Dec 26, 2023 | Student Blogs
Animals that Lay Eggs Animals that lay eggs are called “Oviparous.” The embryo develops inside the egg. Birds: All birds are oviparous, laying eggs with hard shells. The parents usually incubate the eggs until they hatch. Reptiles: Most reptiles, including snakes,...
by Meghna Rangarajan | Dec 26, 2023 | Student Blogs
How do fish breathe? Fish breathe with the help of gills, specialized organs to take in oxygen from water. Step 1: Fish open their mouth and take in water Step 2: The water flows over the gills on either side of its face. Step 3: The gills have thin filaments called...
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