Monday, January 7, 2002		Kids chat

Welcome friends to the Kids Chat. The holidays are over and it is time to get back to the normal life with more studies and less fun (at least for the time being).

Fluppy: Hi friends! So how was your holiday.

Cliparti: Oh it was wonderful, with lots of parties and lots of fun.

Fluppy: What about you Windy?

Windy: Well! Mine was good too. But don't you think that the holidays got over soon.

Fluppy: Hey! Holiday is only a small break and such breaks from the regular routine are very healthy and recharge you with energy.

Windy: Hey! Hang on... What's the matter Fluppy you are sounding so different in the New Year?

Fluppy: I have taken the resolution that let Year 2002 be the year of studies and some achievements.

Cliparti: That's a wonderful thought Fluppy. What is your resolution anyway?

Windy: ...That he will conquer Mount Everest and...

Fluppy: Just Shut Up Windy... and don't behave silly. My resolution is that I will do better in studies than I did last year.

Windy: Wow! That's wonderful. Now this means that this year you will be happy with getting that red mark of fail in your report card in only 4 subjects as compared to the 5 subjects in the last year.

Fluppy: Grrr... Will you just shut up and mind your own business.

Cliparti: Ok guys! This is our first meeting in the New Year and let's go ahead with some interesting stuff. So, Fluppy, what do you have for our friends this week.

Fluppy: I have everything as per my resolution. It's all about studies. I have found one interesting site www.sciencemadesimple.com. This is a good site and has a lot of interesting stuff for kids of all ages. It has sections like science made simple, where you can find answers to your question related to science like Why do leaves change colour, what is static electricity etc. Other sections of this site include projects, science textbooks fail, unit conversion etc. Precisely It is a big site with lots of interesting stuff on science.

Cliparti: That's cool Fluppy! Have you checked the site www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/science. This is also a cool site but the information presented in it is not graphical and uses more text. As far as browsing goes, there could be some difficulty but contentwise it is quite rich. It is in the book form and its sections includes- The Basics, Important things to learn, Activities at home, Activities in the community etc. Under each section there is treasure of information. For example Do you know Windy, Why a big cruise ship can float as well as a feather, while the small piece of metal sinks?

Windy: Oh! Well I read it in my textbook Cliparti sometime back and hmmm... it is due to some??? Oh I forgot.

Fluppy: Hey Cliparti, that's not fair, you should have asked Windy about the film reviews of the latest films or which film is be screened in which theatre. Is it fair to ask such a silly question to Windy? After all...

Windy: Hey Fluppy, don't try to be over smart. It's quite human to forget and don't forget I am among the cream of my class.

Fluppy: Oh really!

Cliparti: Cease-fire guys! You have got another good point to fight. Anyways log on to this site for finding answers to this and many other similar questions. You can also learn some of the interesting facts and projects on this site.

Windy: I also have a good site on the homework help and this is www.mathleague.com/help/help.htm. This is a good site for Kids in the class 4-8 as it helps in making them understand the fundamentals of mathematics better. On this site you can information on topics like whole numbers, decimal, data and statistics, geometry, ratio and proportion, percentage, introduction to algebra etc.

Fluppy: That's really a good site and will help me lot in finding my homework. Thanks a lot Windy.

Cliparti: Oh well! That's a good gesture from Fluppy, and it also signals ceasefire between two good friends. On this note we will say good bye till next Monday and study hard. 

— Ira Verma