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Climate of India

By Nawomica Sahay | Mar 26, 2019

India is home to an extraordinary variety of climatic regions, ranging from tropical in the south to temperate in the Himalayan north, where elevated regions receive sustained winter snowfall. The nation's climate is strongly influenced by the Himalayas and The Thar Desert.Though the Tropic of Cancer—the boundary between the tropics and subtropics—passes through the middle of India, the bulk of the country can be regarded as climatically tropical.

Handbook of Environmental Education Activities

By Worth Sharing | Mar 12, 2019

The activities in these handbooks developed by Centre For Environmental Education have been made to encourage students to observe and explore their environment; to understand relationships in nature, and between humans and nature; and to learn better how humans are an integral part of the intricate web of life. We believe that learning can be more fun, both for the student and the teacher, when based on real experiences.

Teaching Sustainable Development Goals in the Classroom

By Shimmi Sharma | Apr 10, 2019

This lesson plan is about taking United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals in the classroom. This will foster the essence of global citizenship in the young minds, starting early from the school.

Creative Lesson Plan on Birds

By ENRE PROJECT DRCSC | Jan 31, 2019

All the lesson plans included in this booklet were developed by ENRE team and tried out (and sometime modified ) by the teachers and children’s groups of ENRE network. Originally these lesson plans were provided to a network of teachers as model lesson plans targeted for the children of class IV-IX in shape of bi-monthly ENRE newsletter ‘Basbhumi (Habitat)’. With the skill of ‘active learning methods’ imparted through our teachers' training, they have tried out each activity with their students in their class or as extra curricular activity for last 2-3 years.

Technology-The Competitive Edge for Education

By Santosh G | Jan 28, 2019

In today's digital world, technology has covered almost all walks of life. It is omnipresent. Hence, the teachers should understand its significance and start getting familiar with it. This is because the coming generations are so smart and techno-savvy than us. If we make an effective use of technology, we can convert the classrooms into better learning places avoiding boredom and simplify the content. It will also empower the teacher to explain the abstract ideas with better visualized manner. So let's gear up and make most out of it!!

Green Games

By Worth Sharing | Jan 8, 2019

"Green Games' is a selection of Environmental Education games-old and new-which have proved to be effective and popular with both adults and children. Some of the games in this manual have been developed by CEE. Some others are adaptations of popular EE games, modified to suit the Indian context. Most games in the manual need little inputs in terms of materials. They are also flexible enough to be played with larger groups of players, like in a school or a college setting.

Biodiversity and Life

By Azim Premji University | Nov 20, 2018

Topics like Biodiversity and ecosystem are a part of syllabus that has been prepared for environmental science by NCERT for 9th and 10th std students. That can be taught with the help of this module.

Understanding lunar cycles with the help of Indian Calendar

By Yograj Patel, Rachana Saxena, Akshay Gupta | Nov 10, 2018

Outer Space and celestial bodies are something that fascinates everyone, including children. Many countries invest lot of time and resources in exposing children to space research. Space exploration can also serve as a stimulus for children to enter the fields of science and engineering. How should we begin with at the school level?

Safe at Home - Guide to First Aid and Safety for Kids

By Carla Rodriguez | Oct 25, 2018

Unfortunately, keeping your children safe at home is a very difficult task. In the course of a normal day, children, regardless of the age, are exposed to a number of potential dangers. These dangers could result in cuts, bruises and scrapes to more serious medical problems such as broken bones, allergic reaction and head injuries.

Malaria, Dengue and Mosquito

By Azim Premji University | Sep 26, 2018

Mosquitoes, the buzzing, biting & annoying insects are one of the oldest species that have seen us through since ages. Not necessarily a malaria or a dengue patient, but anyone who forgot to secure the mosquito net  properly will testify their struggle with a it. Read out more on them.

 

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