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43 What’s the good word? Magic square Fill in the squares with numbers from 1 to 16 so that every column, Many words have more than one meaning. row and diagonal add up to 34 Fun facts In the sentences below, write down one word that 1. The missing teeth fits both the descriptions Cows are ruminants (cudchewing herbivores) and they do not have upper front teeth. They have what is called a hard, leathery 1. A dark mark on the skin; a dental pad in the place of upper incisors. They use their tongue to spy. ___________ grasp the grass and pinch it o using their dental pad and lower incisors. But they have molars in the upper and lower jaws for grinding 2. Outer layer of a citrus fruit; their food. to be full of life. ___________ Q: Can you name two other animals that do not have upper front teeth? 3. The back portion of an object; ___________________________ to raise young ones. ___________ hiv Kumar Pushpakar 4. A dish to hold food or water; to S 2. Four in one? throw a ball. ___________ Answer: The Four Corners is a region in the United States where the boundaries of the four states of Utah, Arizona, New . Bowl, 5. Fast. 5. To abstain from food; to move 4 Mexico, and Colorado meet. The quadripoint is 1. Mole, 2. Zest, 3. Rear, nswers: quickly. ___________ A marked by a monument in granite and brass. It (Content provided by is the only place where you can be in all four Amrita Bharati) states at the same time. A popular tourist attraction, the site is maintained by the Navajo Nation which is the largest Native American territory explained the physical characteristics of this in the U.S. Know the scientist reaction and proposed the term ‘ssion’ to Q. Can you find out refer to the process when an atom separates about other monuments on Lise Meitner (1978 1968) was an Austrian and creates energy. Meitner was oered a the Navajo tribal lands? Swedish physicist, who was part of a team chance to work on the Manhattan Project that discovered nuclear ssion. But she was to develop an atomic bomb. However, she ____________________________ overlooked for the Nobel Prize and instead turned down the oer. her research partner Otto Hahn was In 1957, the German President Theodor awarded for the discovery. Heuss awarded her the highest German Lise Meitner was born on November 7, order for scientists, the peace class of the 1878, in Vienna. Austria had restrictions on Pour le Mérite. women education, but Meitner managed Now that you have read about Lise to receive private tutoring in physics. She Meitner, try answering the following went on to receive her doctorate at the questions. PHOTO: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS University of Vienna. Meitner later worked 1. Who was awarded Nobel Prize in with Otto Hahn for around 30 years, uranium. Chemistry for discovery of nuclear ssion? during which time they discovered several In 1938, as Germany annexed Austria, ........................................... Sheep and goats isotopes including protactinium231, Meitner, a Jew, ed to Sweden. She 2. Which bomb development project did 1 nswer studied nuclear isomerism and beta decay. suggested that Hahn and Strassmann Meitner refuse to be part of? A In the 1930s, the duo was joined by Fritz perform further tests on a uranium product, ......................................... The Manhattan Project Strassmann and the team investigated the which later turned out to be barium. 2 1. Otto Hahn nswers: products of neutron bombardment of Meitner and her nephew Otto Frisch A Word of the day Picture story Fun with Math Stereotype As a noun, stereotype is the generalised belief or idea Come up with a witty caption for this photo about a person or a group of people. As a verb, it refers to From the list of words given below, the act of typecasting someone or something as “Ten thousand I saw at a circle the word which stands for a representing certain characteristics. The word is often glance...tossing their two-sided polygon. used in the negative sense because these general heads in a sprightly assumptions may or may not reect reality. dance.” These lines of poet Hexagon Origin of the word: The term stereotype is derived William Wordsworth from the Greek words stereos (which means rm) and come to mind when we typos (meaning impression). In 1798, it was used to look at this picture of Duagon describe a printing plate that duplicated typography. In children playing in a 1850, the word referred to an image carried forward poppy eld in Aubigny Twogon without change. auBac, near Cambrai, Digon Usage: (As a noun): When we give pink toys to girls France. Can you sum and blue toys to boys, we are perpetuating gender up this picture in a few stereotypes. words? Be creative! Megagon (As a verb) The sitcom has come under re as it stereotypes Asians. Activity: Use the word in a sentence of your own Hectogon : Digon nswer A euters R Journal Writing The W Corner Dear Diary I have a great story idea... Today’s Diary Pick WHERE is the shuttlecock that Parupalli Kashyap of Mumbai Rockets Dear Dairy, During the lockdown, I played during his loss to Tommy Sugiatro of Chennai Superstarz in a discovered that I am very Premier Badminton League game played in January 2020? good at painting and drawing. I have also sharpened my shading The grid lines are only to help you skill. I have learnt many and parts of the shuttlecock might more things – like A be in more than one box too! Find preparing tea. My dad that one box where the shuttlecock taught me. At rst, I is or nd them all if you think it made mistakes, but now is in more than one box... I am a pro! Whenever my B parents taste tea Answer: _______________ prepared by me, they say, :Oh, how exotic!”. I he shuttlecock can be found in A2. in found be can shuttlecock he t am also fond of baking. nswer: According to the grid lines, grid the to According nswer: A C But my mother always stands besides me while I am baking. Whenever she eats freshly baked cake, she says it’s D delicious. This makes me feel happy and proud. Awani Sarah Minz Imagine and write. You may even type a note and mail it to V, Jankidevi Public 1 2 3 4 5 us at [email protected]. We will select a few for School, publication when we resume Mumbai. PHOTOS: THE HINDU Published by N. Ravi at Kasturi Buildings, 859 & 860, Anna Salai, Chennai-600002 on behalf of THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD., and Printed by D. Rajkumar at Plot B-6 & B-7, CMDA Industrial Complex, Maraimalai Nagar, Chengleput Taluk, Kancheepuram Dist., Pin: 603209. Editor: Suresh Nambath (Responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act). Regd. 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