SCAVENGER HUNT #1: MINING THE INTERNET, LAYING FOUNDATION OF KNOWLEDGE BASED SOCIETY

 

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	Hole-in-the-Wall Education Project Mind Champion Learning Systems Limited	Google	Boolean Logic
2.  What does NIIT stand for?   Answer: National Institute of Information Technology.	http://www/javapoint.com/niit-full-form	© Copyright 2011 -2021 www. javatpoint. com.	Sonoo Jaiswal	Google	Phrase Searching
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	Phrase Searching
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 wall?   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	Hole-in-the-Wall Education Project Mind Champion Learning Systems Limited	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	Hole-in-the-Wall Education Project Mind Champion Learning Systems Limited	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	National Library of Medicine 8600 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20894	Google	Phrase Searching
7. ______ is home to moving air currents, clouds, storms and other weather disturbances and phenomenon   Answer: Wind	https://education.nationalgeographic. org/resource/wind	© 1996 - 2022 National Geographic  Society.  All rights  reserved	Writers Andrew Turgeon Elizabeth Morse Illustrator Mary Crooks,   National  Geographic Society Editor Jeannie Evers, Emdash Editing, Emdash Editing Producer National Geographic Society	Google	Phrase Searching
8. How does global warning affect polar bears?   Answer: Because of melting sea ice, it is likely that more polar bears will soon starve	https://www.nationalgeographic.com /science/ article/polar-bears-starve-melting -sea-ice-global-warming- study-beaufort-sea-environment	Copyright ©  2015-2022  National  Geographic   Partners, LLC.  All rights  reserved	STEPHEN LEAHY	Google	Phrase Searching
9. Coral reefs are built by colonies of coral polyps . Answer: Coral reefs are built by coral polyps as they secrete layers of calcium carbonate beneath their bodies.	https://coral.org/en/coral-reefs-101/ how-reefs-are-made/#:~:text=Coral%20reefs% 20are %20built%20by,whips %2C%20do%20not%20produce %20reefs	© 2022 Coral  Reef Alliance	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: Coral bleaching	https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts /coral_bleach.html	National Ocean Service National Oceanic  and Atmospheric Administration Department of Commerce	Science.Service. Stewardship	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: Pollution, overfishing, destructive fishing practices using dynamite or cyanide, collecting live corals for the aquarium market, mining coral for building materials, and a warming climate are some of the many ways that people damage reefs all around the world every day.	https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts /coral_bleach.html	National Ocean Service National Oceanic  and Atmospheric Administration Department of Commerce	Science.Service. Stewardship	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	Boolean Logic