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 June 2012 Google Chief scientistat NIIT 2. What does NIIT stand for? Answer: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY https://byjus.com © 2022, BYJU'S 1981 Google NIIT stand for? 3. It was first implemented at a slum area in _______ ,New Delhi Answer: https://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia® 4 October 2022 Google Slum area 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: Through this hole, a freely accessible computer was put up for use. http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com © Hole-in-the-Wall Education Project 2016 2016 google carved a hole in the wall that separated NIIT campuses from the slum areas. 5. What was the significant finding of the experiment? Answer: the children learnt to use the computer on their own https://www.mentalhelp.net COPYRIGHT © 1995-2015 CENTERSITE, LLC, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. COPYRIGHT © 2022 MENTALHELP.NET, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. MENTALHELP.NET IS OPERATED BY SUPERMIND PLATFORMS, INC 1995 google the significant finding of the experiment 6. What were the two headlines in New York Times on the influenza epidemic in 1918 – 1919. Answer: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov © 2010 Association of Schools of Public Health Francesco Aimone Google 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: https://www.nationalgeographic.org National Geographic Headquarters 1145 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20036 Sep 27, 2022 Google home to moving air currents, clouds, storms and other weather disturbances and phenomenon 8. How does global warning affect polar bears? Answer: https://www.carbonbrief.org/polar-bears-and-climate-change-what-does-the-science-say/ Published by Carbon Brief Ltd © 2022 - Company No. 07222041 Mar 4, 2015 Google global warning affect polar bears 9. Coral reefs are built by colonies of coral polyps . Answer: https://coral.org/en/coral-reefs-101/how-reefs-are-made/ © 2022 Coral Reef Alliance The Coral Reef Alliance Google 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: https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/everything-you-need-to-know-about-coral-bleaching-and-how-we-can-stop-it © 2022 World Wildlife Fund World Wildlife Fund Google Severe environmental imbalance can induce polyps to expel their algae and loose their color. This process is known as 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: https://news.mongabay.com/2016/05/indias-coral-reefs-experiencing-catastrophic-bleaching-heart-wrenching-scientist-says/ © 2022 Copyright Conservation news 11 May 2016 Google according to scientist was the cause of the worst and biggest catastrophic mass mortality of coral reefs in the Pacific and the Indian Ocean 12. Compare the shape of the population pyramid of Singapore and Philippines in 2050? Answer: https://www.populationpyramid.net/world/2050/ © December 2019 by PopulationPyramid Google Compare the shape of the population pyramid of Singapore and Philippines in 2050