I have always been fascinated by what the skies looked like to the naked eye before the artificial lights flooded the planet. How spectacular would the skies have been? My first conscious effort to gaze upon the skies started from Coimbatore. Astronomers use the ‘Bortle’ scale that rates the sky from a location from 1 …
For a lot of kids, Science is hard, and Math is even harder. In our education system’s framework, all students, regardless of their ability to learn, are strengthened and tested mostly on their memory and content reproduction skills, and not on understanding the concepts. The very nature of this framework is the reason for majority …
Bringing you ‘Language divide 2.0’ – the contemporary version of linguistic barriers. 11-year-old Mango Science Radio subscriber from Ahmedabad: “Hi Bhaiya, I have some update, here is the science story that I created.” Me: “Wow, sounds good. Can you share?” 11yo: “Sure” One of our young listeners of Mango Science Radio heard a story by …
To engage kids at home during the lockdown and support them through it is not a simple task. Here are a few simple ways to build understanding, and create a learning space at home, that you can implement immediately. Verbalise Your Support Admit it. We’re not used to being around the same four people for …
Engage Kids at Home: Productivity During Lockdown Read More »
What is your response when you hear or read the phrase . If you’re woozy with excitement and your body straightens with pride and inspiration, you’re in a good place, and this piece of writing will agree with you. If you scrunch up your nose and feel mildly anxious or disinterested, I still urge you …
The sky has plentiful wonders. Among them, solar eclipses are one of the most popular. When we see the sun or the moon waning out of view in a matter of a few hours, a sense of wonder and curiosity is kindled. They constantly remind us of the enormousness and liveliness of our solar system. …
The land of passes Visiting Ladakh has been on my mind for many years. As I grew up, the reasons for the visit changed, but the destination did not. Reasons ranged from wanting to see snow, experiencing snowfall to visiting higher altitude places to seeing glacial melt rivers. Also, it has been my recent obsession …
