You will need: An old web camera(no longer in use) Completely blackexposed negatives TV remote Simple tools (like a pencilor small screwdriver) Tape Computer INSTRUCTIONS Ask an adult to help you open the webcamera by opening the case. Once opened, the lens will be placed on a circuit board of sorts. Find a way to […]
You will need: Water Dish-washing liquid soap 2 empty drinking glasses Fridge INSTRUCTIONS Take an empty drinking glass and place it in the fridge to cool. Take the other glass and make a solution in it by mixing 1 teaspoonful of dish-washing liquid soap with 15 teaspoonfuls of water. Mix it well. Remove the glass
You will need: Blindfold Rough piece of carpet Plain smooth piece of plastic Smooth A4 paper piece Feel different sensations with the power of touch and understand the importance of this sensory organ in your day-to-day life. INSTRUCTIONS Ask a friend to blindfold you and then place a rough piece of carpet under your right
You will need: CD Different light sources (normal bulb, LED bulb, tube light, etc.) Discover something new whileunderstanding the basic properties of a CD. INSTRUCTIONS Take your CD and keep it upsidedown so that the reflective silver side may be facing up. Now, try reflecting different light sources onto the reflective surface of the CD.
You will need: A computer Mouse Improve your motor skills only to realize that a slight change in angle orvision will mess up your motor skills all over again. INSTRUCTIONS Ask an adult to help you with the mouse settings on your computer. Initially, move the mouse around at a normal speed and try opening/closing
You will need: Wooden or plasticchopping board Ice cubes Frying pan Bet to see which method would make ice meltthe fastest and learn something new about thesolid state of water. INSTRUCTIONS Before you begin, touch the frying pan and the chopping board. Make a note of which one is colder to the touch. Now, place
The games I like most is badminton. All it takes is a willing partner, two rackets and ashuttlecock. We do not even need a net. After all we simply enjoy hitting the shuttlecock to each other. My sister and I spend hours doing this just about everyday. We are not going to be world champions.
Many of us live in housing estates. I live in one myself. The one thing about living in a housing estate is that we have many neighbours.Next to my house on the right lives a family whose parents seem to be always scolding the children. I do not know them very well because they always
My father bought a new car one day. We were all very excited. He promised to take us to Melaka to visit my grandparents the coming Sunday.Sunday morning was bright and breezy. We hopped into the brand new car and soon we were heading out of Petaling Jaya towards the expressway. My mother sat in
I walk a kilometre or so to school every morning. Sometimes I come across a mad woman dressed in a dark dirty sari. She probably has not had a bath for years. Her hair is matted, teeth stained red with betel-nut and eyes blood-shot with the look of madness. I always keep my distance from
“Don’t eat just before going to bed !” my mother used to tell me. “You might get a nightmare.” How right she was. I never believed her until it happened to me.It was on a night when I felt hungry just as I was about to go to bed. So I made myself a peanut-butter
Fiona is my neighbour. She turned twelve recently and her parents held a birthday party for her. I was one of those invited.The party began at about three in the afternoon. There were about twenty of us children gathered in Fiona’s house. We were all dressed in our best clothes. Everyone, especially Fiona, wore a
The newspaperman delivers newspapers to us and many other houses in the neighborhood. I hear his motorcycle every morning when he comes to deliver the daily paper. He comes promptly at 6.30 a.m. every morning, rain or shine, unless something extraordinary prevents him from doing so.He is so regular and prompt that I do not
We are a noisy lot that is what our teachers say about us. This is largely due to Aditya Sharma. He is the noisiest of us all. His voice is like that of a bull frog but volumes louder. It seems that he cannot talk softly. Actually he does not talk, he shouts.In this noisy
My favourite time of the day is between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. This is the time when the sun is setting and the air is cooling down. At this time I either go for a stroll, play some games or sit quietly watching the activities around me.Sitting quietly doing nothing in particular is what