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Sep292017 by Karthikeyan KCNo Comments

Recommended Software Applications and Practices to Control and Monitor Your Kid’s Digital Life

I previously wrote about how you can protect your kids from all the online hazards, which would steer them off the rails if left unmonitored. Since then, I’ve received a few requests from parents, asking me for some... Read more

Jun92017 by Obuli ChandranNo Comments

The Battle of Magnetic Fields: Observations at Cosmic Ray Laboratory, Ooty, India

Astronomy

On a fine morning in June 2015, a team of scientists at Cosmic Ray Laboratory (CRL), Ooty, went ecstatic, as they observed a burst of Galactic Cosmic Rays following a Coronal Mass Ejection event. I could only imagine the... Read more

Apr132017 by Samyuktha SaravananNo Comments

WhatsApp Chat with Ananya, Scientist, IISc Bangalore

Perspective

“Kids Ask Science” is a Whatsapp group which brings together experts in different fields and ever curious children through their parents. This platform was created by Mango as an effort to bring together a learning... Read more

Apr122017 by Samyuktha SaravananNo Comments

Kids Design Their Own Games in the Kilobite Program

Activities

Kids spend most of the time watching cartoons, playing games and using mobile phones. What if they learn how to BUILD them? Our KiloBite (KB) program, was designed to give a first-hand experience of computer coding to kids.... Read more

Apr52017 by Karthikeyan KCNo Comments

Navigating Your Kid Safely through the Internet

Parenting

We are living in a time where our perception of the world is censored by both ill-minded private and governmental bodies for whatever manipulative propagandas. As a parent, you now have an additional task to protect the... Read more

Apr42017 by Samyuktha SaravananNo Comments

When Kids Visited the Radio Astronomy Centre

Activities

After our visit to the Cosmic Ray Laboratory (CRL) and the Radio Astronomy Center (RAC), our whole image of Ooty did a backflip. Furthermore, learning about the presence of the potato research facility, water and soil... Read more

Apr42017 by Samyuktha SaravananNo Comments

With Planets and Stars for Company

Activities

The Young Astronomer’s Program was conducted in an effort in teaching fundamental science and math concepts using astronomy as the theme. The three-month course encompassing weekly classes featured two-night outs to... Read more

Feb122017 by Arumugham SankaranNo Comments

The Mystery Box

Activities

In our computer coding program, we started of with a thought experiment to make kids understand Computer Science. At schools, using computer and learning to get better at software tools like Word Processor, Spreadsheet,... Read more

Jan302017 by Obuli Chandran1 Comment

A Dream Winter School for Every Science Lover

Science

There are certainly those moments in everyone’s life that would be strongly etched in the hearts for a lifetime. I was fortunate to have been a part of the Winter School of Astroparticle Physics (WAPP 2016) organised... Read more