SCAVENGER HUNT!

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#:~:text=Dr.,%2Din%2Dthe%2DWall.	© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	Google.com	a chief scientist started an experiment hole in a wall
2.  What does NIIT stand for?   Answer: National Institute of Information Technology	https://byjus.com/full-form/niit-full-form/	© 2022, BYJU'S	https://byjus.com/ 3rd Floor, Prestige Pinnacle, 7th Block, Koramangala, Bangalore, 560068	Google.com	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#:~:text=Dr.,%2Din%2Dthe%2DWall	© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	Google.com	New Delhi hole in the wall
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: provide the learners access to a suitable computing facility, with entertaining and motivating content and some minimal (human) guidance.	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html#:~:text=Dr.,%2Din%2Dthe%2DWall	© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	Google.com	New Delhi hole in the wall
5. What was the significant finding of the experiment?   Answer: They picked up skills and tasks by constructing their own learning environment.	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html#:~:text=Dr.,%2Din%2Dthe%2DWall	© Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited 2015	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	Google.com	New Delhi hole in the wall
6. What were the two headlines in New York Times on the influenza epidemic in 1918 – 1919.   Answer: “What New York Looked Like During the 1918 Flu Pandemic” “The Mask Slackers of 1918”	https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/03/us/mask-protests-1918.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/nyregion/spanish-flu-nyc-virus.html	© 2022 The New York Times Company	https://www.nytimes.com/nyregion/spanish-flu-nyc-virus.html	Google.com	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: Weather and atmosphere	https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/weather-atmosphere	N/A	https://www.commerce.gov/	Google.com	home to moving air currents, clouds, storms and other weather disturbances and phenomenon
8. How does global warning affect polar bears?   Answer: Polar bears rely heavily on the sea ice environment for traveling, hunting, mating, resting, and in some areas, maternal dens. In particular, they depend heavily on sea ice-dependent prey, such as ringed and bearded seals. Additionally, their long generation time and low reproductive rate may limit their ability to adapt to changes in the environment.	https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/polar-bears-and-climate-change	© 2022 World Wildlife Fund.	1250 24th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20037	Google.com	How does global warning affect polar bears?
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. The corals that build reefs are known as “hard” or “reef-building” corals. Soft corals, such as sea fans and sea whips, do not produce reefs.	https://coral.org/en/coral-reefs-101/how-reefs-are-mad	© 2022 Coral Reef Alliance	info@coral.org	Google.com	Coral reefs are built by colonies
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 Yes	https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/coral_bleach.html	N/A	https://www.noaa.gov/	Google.com	Process of severe environmental imbalance can induce polyps to expel their algae and loose their color
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: Global Coral Bleaching 2014-2017	https://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/analyses_guidance/global_coral_bleaching_2014-17_status.php	coralreefwatch@noaa.gov	NOAA or the Department of Commerce	Google.com	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: Singapore 6,407,527 Philippines 144,488,171	https://www.populationpyramid.net/philippines/2050/	© December 2019	PopulationPyramid.net	Google.com	population pyramid of Singapore and Philippines in 2050?

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