Sunflower Activity
24 Nov 2017
Making a flower for show and tell turned out to be a lot more than a art and craft activity. Read on to find out all about it.
Posts tagged with “science”
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The Caterpillar And The Butterfly & Other Poems
05 May 2017
This is a set of 9 poems I have written to match 9 paintings done by my 5 year daughter Pell. The poems are, imaginitive, quirky, funny and adorable, and there is something for everyone. One poem is about Halloween, another about snowmen and a third about sea life. Read on and enjoy the colourful, vibrant paintings.
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The Origin Of Patriarchy
18 Nov 2016
Most large societies evolved to be patriarchal. Many of us today are fighting against patriarchy and struggling to rectify the situation, but a question does come to mind. How or why did most large societies evolve to be patriarchal? What is the evolutionary biology explanation for this?
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The Wonderful Ways Of The Working World
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Tania Gets Stitches
15 Jan 2016
This is book 29 of The Tania Series. Tania's sister, Sonia, is now 2 years old. Tania loves playing with Sonia. One day, while they are playing catch, Tania has a bad fall and her chin splits. There is blood everywhere and she needs stitches. Can Tania be brave, for Sonia's sake? What does the doctor do, to take her mind off the pain? I hear she learns something about X-rays. Wow! That sounds really exciting. Aren't you curious?
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Tania's Martian Encounter
10 Oct 2015
This is book 28 of The Tania Series. Scientists have found evidence of water on Mars. This makes big news, so Tania is interested in the Solar system and learns a lot about it. Tania's uncle is a scientist working on the Mars project. But has he ever come across Martian life? Would he tell Tania if he had? Is it possible that Tania actually encounters Martian life? How would that happen? Read on to find out.
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The Blackout
25 Aug 2015
This is book 26 of The Tania Series. A worker at a construction project near Tania's housing society accidentally damaged some power cables. So the housing society and the neighbouring areas experience a blackout. After sunset it is too dark to do anything fun. Or is it? Mama shows Tania an old book and then Tania has a brilliant idea. Read on to find out what Tania and her friends do for entertainment during this pitch dark night.
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Tania Makes Trouble
25 Jul 2015
This is book 25 of The Tania Series. Mama has been wanting to work for a while. Finally an opportunity presents itself, so she can work from home. This is ideal for Mama. She can be home when Tania is back from school and get some work done while Sonia sleeps. But Tania is upset that Mama has less time for her. She decides to make it impossible for Mama to work, so she has to quit her job. Will Tania succeed? Read on to find out.
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Tania Casts A Spell
25 Jun 2015
This is book 24 of The Tania Series. Tania and Tanisha come across an old spell that brings bad luck. They decide to use it on a boy who often teases them. They think it is harmless fun, because we all know spells don't actually work. But then terrible things happen to the poor boy. Tania feels really guilty. How did the spell work? Read on to find out.
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Tania Loses A Tooth
25 May 2015
This is book 23 of The Tania Series. One morning Tania wakes up and finds that her tooth is shaking. She is terrified, but Mama calms her down and tells her it is quite normal. Mama teaches her about the different types of teeth and explains that the baby teeth get replaced by permanent teeth. Reassured, Tania enjoys waggling her tooth and showing it off to her friends and grandparents. All is well, until Grandpa suggests a horrifying way to remove the shaking tooth. Tania starts worrying again. Read on to find out what happens to that tooth.
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Science For All Ages
25 Feb 2015
The Nehru Science Centre is a great place to take your kids to, for a half or full day family outing. Even the really little ones can enjoy watching the various exhibits at work. What better way to inspire a love for science at an early age?
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Tania Gets Spectacles
25 Feb 2015
This is book 20 of The Tania Series. Tania is having trouble reading the blackboard. Her teacher thinks she should get her eyes examined. Tania is worried about her eyesight being bad and he impending visit to the eye doctor. Mama does an experiment to explain how the eye works. This makes Tania feel better. But will her friends tease her when she gets spectacles? How will she deal with that? Read on to find out.
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How Many Raisins Make A Lemon?
09 Feb 2015
After learning about Archimedes and how he compared the size of 2 oddly shaped objects, Tania was keen to find out what else she could do with what she had learned. She asked papa if there were any more interesting experiments she could do.
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Eureka!
05 Jan 2015
This is book 18 of The Tania Series. Tania and her friends are playing a game. It involves fulfilling some tasks. Tanisha, the judge, cant decide who wins. She approaches Tania's papa for help. He tells them a story about a scientist of Syracuse with a similar problem, and that helps Tanisha decide on the winner. Read on to find out how Tanisha figures it out.
