Scavenger Hunt

 

SCAVENGER HUNT!

Activity 1: Mining the Internet: Laying the Foundation of Knowledge Based Society

 

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	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015	hiwel Hole-in-the-Wall Education Ltd.	Google	Who is the chief scientist at the NIIT?
2.  What does NIIT stand for?   Answer: National Institute of Information Technology	https://www.javat.point.com/niit-full-form	© Copyright 2011-2021 www.javatpoint.com.	Sonoo Jaiswal	Google	What does “NIIT” stand for?
3. It was first implemented at a slum area in _______ ,New Delhi   Answer: Kalkaji	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015	hiwel Hole-in-the-Wall Education Ltd.	Google	What was the 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: Dr. Mitra’s Team. Through this hole, a freely, accessible computer was put up for use. This computer proved to be an instant hit among the slum dwellers, especially the children.	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015	hiwel Hole-in-the-Wall Education Ltd.	Google	Phrase Searching
5. What was the significant finding of the experiment?   Answer: Its strong research orientation has helped it to continuously innovate in the areas of instructional design methodologies, and curricula development that is cutting-edge.	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015	hiwel Hole-in-the-Wall Education Ltd.	Google	Phrase Searching
6. What were the two headlines in New York Times on the influenza epidemic in 1918 – 1919.   Answer: The 1918 Influenza Epidemic in New York City.   Echoes of Another Epidemic.	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2862336	© NCBI, 2010	Francesco Aimone, MPH	Google	Phrase Searching
7. ______ is home to moving air currents, clouds, storms and other weather disturbances and phenomenon   Answer: Thunderstorm	https://www.britannica.com	© BRITANNICA, 2018		Google	Phrase Searching
8. How does global warning affect polar bears?   Answer: Loss of sea ice also threatens the bear’s main prey, seals, which need the ice to raise their young.	https://www.wwf.org.uk/learn/wildlife/polar-bears	© WILDLIFE OF POLAR BEARS	Steven Kazlowski	Google	Phrase Searching
9. Coral reefs are built by colonies of coral polyps . Answer: The corals that build reels are known as “hard” or “reef-building” corals.	https://coral.org/en/coral-reefs-101/how-reefs-are-made	© CORAL REEF ALLIANCE 2022	The Coral Reef Alliance	Google	Phrase Searching
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: When water is too warm, corals will expel the algae (zooxanthellae) living in their tissues causing the coral to turn completely white. This is called coral bleaching.	https://oceanservice	© OCEAN SERVICE		Google	Phrase Searching
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: Caused by unusually high see surface temperatures as the Indian Ocean swelters under particularly unforgiving El Nino conditions. And this happened since 2015.	https://news.mongabay.com/2016/05/indias-coral-reefs-experiencing-catastrophic-bleaching-heart-wrenching-scientist-says/	© 2022 Copyright Conservation news	Mongabay and Rohan Arthur	Google	Phrase Searching
12. Compare the shape of the population pyramid of Singapore and Philippines in 2050?   Answer: Singapore – 6,407,527   Philippines – 144,488,171	https://www.populationpyramid.net/philippines/2050/	© December 2019 by Population Pyramid.net	Population Pyramid	Google	Phrase Searching