Gardening plant

Growing a garden How would you grow a vegetable garden? You’ve learned a lot about plants and what they need to grow. When you did the Discover Activity, you used what you know to grow an indoor garden. Now think about how you would plant a garden outdoors. Where would you begin? A good place … Read more

Leaf Insects and Stick Insects.

PHASMIDA, Leaf Insects and Stick Insects. There are probably 2,000 species of stick insect and they are remarkable for their very effective camouflage. As well as their stick-like appearance they are capable of remaining absolutely still, or just swaying very gently, like a branch in the wind. A few species are very long and about … Read more

Different Group Order of Insects

This is a list of all the Orders of insects as recognized by Imms (1957). Class: INSECTA(Different Group Order of insects) Sub-class        APTERYGOTA                                               Wingless, primitive               insects. Order Thysanura                                                      … Read more

The Lands of Our Earth

First, let us discover some of the biggest pieces of land – where they are and what they are named. The large lands of our earth are called continents, and there are seven of them. The names of our world continent are  , Europe, Africa,  Asia, Australia,  North America, South America and Antarctica. North  America … Read more

A new crop of crops How can a plant be part firefly?

A new crop of crops How can a plant be part firefly? Here’s a riddle for you to solve. What has green leaves and glows like a firefly? Did you guess a firefly plant? Well, firefly plants don’t exist. Or do they? In a famous experiment shown here, scientists made a kind of “hybrid” using … Read more

Bigger and Better , How do Plants form Seeds?

Bigger and better How do plants form seeds? If you break open a sweet pepper, you’ll see dozens of tiny seeds that can grow into new pepper plants. Many plants reproduce by forming seeds. When planted, a seed develops into a new plant of the same kind. How do seeds form? The seeds of fruits … Read more

ThePiranha’s Year

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The dry season is in full force on a floodplain in Venezuela. Since January, the sheets of water that covered the land have been drying, and by the beginning of April much of the water has evaporated. Fish are crowded into the small remaining pools. Many have died for lack of water and oxygen. But … Read more

ThePiranha’s Year

What sort of cages or equipment do i need?(ThePiranha’s Year) Equipment for rearing insects can be quite simple. The type of cage or container needed will depend a bit on the kinds of insects you are going to keep. Small insects, especially small caterpillars, are best kept in clear plastic boxes which keep their food … Read more

Diversity and Tolerance

Diversity and Tolerance The difference between caste, colour, race, nationality and language of people is called ‘diversity’. People of different races, religions, languages and regions live together in Pakistan. More or less every country in the world has people of different colour and races. These people live together because of their common characteristics. For example, … Read more

Globe and Images

Different countries are located in different parts of the world. We get information about their location with the help of globes and maps. Globes and maps are used to show the earth or different parts of the earth and to gather information, for example, about population, flora, climate and so on of any country. Globe(Globe … Read more