Scavenger Hunt

 

Nuggets	URL	Copyright	Value: Sources /Author / Date Published /Sponsor	Search Engine	Search Term
1. Sometime in 1991, a chief scientist at the NIIT named _________ started an experiment hole in a wall.   Answer: Dr. Sugata Mitra	https://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html#:~:text=Dr.,%2Din%2Dthe%2DWall.	© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015 | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use	https://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	Google.com	Sometime in 1991, a chief scientist at the NIIT named _________ started an experiment hole in a wall.
2.  What does NIIT stand for?   Answer: National Institute of Information Technology	https://byjus.com/full-form/niit-full-form/#:~:text=The%20full%20form%20of %20NIIT%20is%20the%20National%20Institute%20of, also%20offers%20corporate%20IT%20solutions.	© 2022, BYJU'S. All rights reserved.	Byju’s	Google.com	What does NIIT stand for?
3. It was first implemented at a slum area in _______ ,New Delhi   Answer: Kalkaji	https://www.edutopia.org/blog/self-organized-learning-sugata-mitra	©2022 George Lucas Educational Foundation. All Rights Reserved. Edutopia® and Lucas Education Research™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of the George Lucas Educational Foundation in the U.S. and other countries.	Edutopia	Google.com	It was first implemented at a slum area in _______ ,New Delhi
4. His team carved a hole in the wall that separated NIIT campuses from the slum areas. Why did they carve a hole in the hall?   Answer: proving that children could be taught by computers very easily without any formal training	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugata_Mitra	Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.	Wikipedia	Google.com	His team carved a hole in the wall that separated NIIT campuses from the slum areas. Why did they carve a hole in the hall?
5. What was the significant finding of the experiment?   Answer: proving that children could be taught by computers very easily without any formal training	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugata_Mitra	Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.	Wikipedia	Google.com	What was the significant finding of the experiment?
6. What were the two headlines in New York Times on the influenza epidemic in 1918 – 1919.   Answer: Echoes of Another Pandemic: How The Times Covered the 1918 Flu	https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/insider/1918-pandemic.html	© 2022 The New York Times Company	By Will Dudding	Google.com	What were the two headlines in New York Times on the influenza epidemic in 1918 – 1919.
7. ______ is home to moving air currents, clouds, storms and other weather disturbances and phenomenon   Answer: thunderstorm	https://www.britannica.com/science/thunderstorm	©2022 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.	E. Philip Krider	Google.com	is home to moving air currents, clouds, storms and other weather disturbances and phenomenon
8. How does global warning affect polar bears?   Answer: Polar Bears Really Are Starving Because of Global Warming	https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/polar-bears-starve-melting-sea-ice-global-warming-study-beaufort-sea-environment	Copyright © 1996-2015 National Geographic SocietyCopyright © 2015-2022 National Geographic Partners, LLC. All rights reserved	National Geographic	Google.com	How does global warning affect polar bears?
9. Coral reefs are built by colonies of coral polyps . Answer: yes	https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/coralmadeof.html #:~:text=A%20coral%20reef%20is%20made, and%20building%20up%2C%20reef%20structures.	National Ocean Service   National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration   Department of Commerce	NOAA	Google.com	Coral reefs are built by colonies of coral polyps
10. Severe environmental imbalance can induce polyps to expel their algae and loose their color. This process is known as _________. Will this phenomenon affect the growth of fish stocks?   Answer: Coral bleaching	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_bleaching# :~:text=Coral%20bleaching%20is%20the% 20process,the%20coral%20to%20turn%20white.	Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.	Wikipedia	Google.com	Severe environmental imbalance can induce polyps to expel their algae and loose their color. This process is known as _________. Will this phenomenon affect the growth of fish stocks?
11. What according to scientist was the cause of the worst and biggest catastrophic mass mortality of coral reefs in the Pacific and the Indian Ocean. When did this happen?   Answer: 2015	https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/10/26/bleaching-and -disease-are-devastating-the-biggest-coral-reef -in-the-continental-united-states/	Terms of Use Digital Products Terms of Sale Print Products Terms of Sale Terms of Service Privacy Policy Cookie Settings Submissions & Discussion Policy RSS Terms of Service Ad Choices	Chelsea Harvey	Google.com	What according to scientist was the cause of the worst and biggest catastrophic mass
12. Compare the shape of the population pyramid of Singapore and Philippines in 2050?   Answer:	https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A% 2F%2Fwww.populationpyramid. net%2Fphilippines%2 F2050%2F&psig= AOvVaw1fLDwgGbU0JbPHZlmVeG89&ust= 1667480983909000&source=images&cd= vfe&ved=0CAsQjhx qFwoTCLjli_DIj_sCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAS   https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww. populationpyramid.net%2Fsingapore%2 F2050%2F&psig=AOvVa w3SFlnghYG3pIujQkXDG0Z8&ust=16674 81054805000&source= images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAsQjhxqFw oTCNChuZHJj_ sCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD	© December 2019 by  PopulationPyramid. net, made available under a Creative Commons license CC BY 3.0 IGO:	PopulationPyramid.net	Google.com	Compare the shape of the population pyramid of Singapore and Philippines in 2050?