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l o o h sc Who invented school anyway?

As you go about your business of buying new schoolbags and stuffing them with new textbooks and pencils, you might wonder where all this school-going business started from. Who decided that it would be a good idea to stick children in a classroom for the better part of the year? Well, it turns out that in the beginning, when humans were just hunters and gatherers, there was no school, at least not in the sense that we know today. Children learned what they needed to know through their own play and exploration. In that culture, adults allowed children to play freely because they believed that that was the natural way to learn. Then, when people began farming and producing things in factories, there was a lot of work to do so children had to help out, and unlimited play and exploration came to a halt. Children had to help out at the farms, planting crops and taking care of the livestock animals. The only things children had to learn were to be obedient and to do the tasks that they were given. Schools existed, but very few children attended them. Eventually, because of technological advances, children weren’t needed so much at farms and in factories anymore because their work could be done by machines, so more and more of them started going to school. Today, going to school is compulsory for children everywhere.

Now that Ramazan is over, and the excitement of Eid has come and gone, it is time to focus on the one thing that we’re all dreading and looking forward to at the same time - school. For most of us, it’s the start of a new school year. For others, a new school year had only just gotten underway before it was interrupted by summer vacations.

Either way, one thing is clear: the days of lounging around at home watching movies and playing video games all day have sadly come to an end. But that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to look forward to.

Coming back to school after summer vacations is like having a fresh start. You get a second chance at doing things you wish you could have done better last year, whether they include being better organised at studying for tests, being nicer to that one kid in class who always gets picked on or participating in more extracurricular activities.

There are new things to learn, new friends to make, new teachers to get to know. A new school year is not just about renewed classes and tests - it represents endless possibilities, and there is nothing more exciting than that.

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3 What to do if you don’t like school Once in a while, everyone has one of those days where they just hate school and never want to go there again. That’s perfectly normal. Like everything else in life, school has some good points and some bad points. But what if you start hating school for a long period of time? That’s not good because after all, going to school is a big part of life. If you find yourself worrying about school too much, it is important to get to the bottom of it. The first step is figuring out why you dislike school. Maybe it’s because a classmate is being mean to you or because you don’t get along with your teacher. Maybe you feel like you don’t have enough friends, or that you can’t keep up with your schoolwork. Once you figure out what is bothering you about school, you can take steps to fix it. Finding someone to talk to about your school problems is also a good idea. It can be your parents or a teacher or an older sibling. Another good idea is to make a list of all the things you dislike about school and all the things you like (even if they are small). Then, look at the things you dislike and see whether you can change any of them.

Maybe making even one new friend can help you feel less alone, or revising schoolwork the night before school can make you more confident about speaking up in class. Even if you can change some things about school that you used to dislike, it can go a long way in making you feel better.

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Always eat a healthy breakfast and get a good night’s sleep.

Being hungry or sleep deprived is no way to face school. You need to be fresh and energised if you want to get the most out of your school day.

Get along with your teachers. This is not only important because it makes the time you spend in the classroom more pleasant, but also because having a good rapport with your teachers means you will be more comfortable asking them questions, which will in turn will help you learn more.

Be more organised in dealing with your studies. Pay attention in class, plan ahead for projects and tests, and be sure to ask for help if you get stuck in any subject.

Manage your time outside school as well. Set aside time for homework, but also time for family and friends, playing and getting exercise. After all, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy!

Try your best, but don’t put too much pressure on yourself.

Doing well in school is important, but it’s more important to know that you have done the best that you could.

So get your uniforms and your school supplies ready, and gear up for best school year ever!

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Riddle Me This 1

What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?

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What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive?

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What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?

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What has to be broken before you can use it?

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It’s been around for millions of years, but it’s no more than a month old. What is it?

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It brings light to a dark dark world. In a current it travels and through tunnels it’s hurled. Touch it and it’ll kill you.

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3. A joke

4. A cold

5. A palm

Books and Movies Meet Gladys Gatsby, a sixth grader who has been cooking gourmet dishes since the age of seven. But she has to hide her love of fancy food and her life as a mini-chef from her parents, who only like fast food. Now she’s 11, and after a crème brûlée recipe goes wrong, resulting in a small fire in the kitchen, her parents forbid her from cooking anymore (and they also take away her allowance). Gladys is heartbroken because cooking is her life’s passion, but then she gets a wonderful opportunity to earn money doing what she loves. Because of a mix-up, she is mistakenly contacted to write a restaurant review for one of the biggest newspapers in the world.

But in order to meet her deadline and keep her dream job, Gladys has to somehow sneak into New York City where the restaurant is, and write a review which can pass as something a professional restaurant critic would write — all while hiding her true identity (the newspaper people who gave her the job don’t know that she’s only 11) and stopping her er parents from finding out. Soundss easy enough ugh right? Read All Four ur Stars by Tara Dairman and join Gladys in h herr crazy adventures as she makes new friends, convinces nces her parents to appreciate gourmet met food and teaches us that it’ss okay to follow your dreams, no matter how different they may be.

Do you have a favourite book or movie you would like us to review?

Write to us at hifive@tribune.com.pk and tell us all about it.

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10. They have a snow cap

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Why don’t mountains catch colds?

1. A towel

What kind of tree is carried in your hand?

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What can you catch but not throw?

7. An egg.

I can be cracked, I can be made. I can be told, I can be played. What am I?

6. A glove

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Get your weekly dose of the unusual and funny news from across the globe!

Magic ice cream Scientific innovation has created incredibly cool things recently, but none of them are as wonderful as colour changing ice cream. Michael Linares, a Spanish physicist and electrical engineer, has decided to focus his talents on creating an ice cream that changes colour when you lick it. The ice cream is called Xamaleón, a play on the Spanish word for chameleon. It’s sprayed with what Linares calls a ‘love elixir.’ It is a lavender colour in the beginning and once you lick it, it turns magenta. The details of how this mysterious ‘love elixir’ substance gives colour-changing properties to the ice cream are being kept secret.

Linares came up with this mysterious potion as part of his master’s thesis and he says that it is “entirely made with natural ingredients,” and that he’s also working on two variations: one that changes under UV lights at nightclubs, and another that’ll turn from pink to white all on its own. TIME.COM

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A hero to ducklings

A woman in New Hampshire, USA stopped her car in a highway median to help some stranded ducklings get safely out of traffic. Hallie Bibeau of Newfields says she was driving when she had to slam on her brakes to avoid hitting the ducklings. She says their mother and several of the ducklings had been hit by a car. The mother died in the accident while the ducklings were still alive. She saved the two ducklings and handed them over to the state troopers. The ducklings were then taken to a wildlife rescue in Maine, where unfortunately one the ducklings died.

Meanwhile, Bibeau was given a parking ticket as a reward for her bravery. When she called the police after rescuing the ducklings, the officer told her that it was against the law to stop a car in the middle of the highway unless it was an emergency, and ducklings were not considered an emergency. HUFFINGTONPOST.COM

A tortoise’s family reunion A giant tortoise found walking down a street in Los Angeles, USA, was reunited with its owners by the police. It took two officers to heft the creature into a patrol car so they could turn it over to animal control authorities. A local family claimed the 150-pound reptile which is named Clark. The police department posted photos of Clark on its Facebook page in the hopes of findings its owners. They also cracked a ‘Tortoise and Hare’ joke about the brief pursuit they had to make to catch the tortoise. “The tortoise did try to make a run for it; but, our officers are pretty fast,” the Facebook post said. Giant tortoises are not indigenous to the Los Angeles area. The tortoise had some distinctive markings but the police didn’t reveal them in their description of Clark, to ensure that whoever claimed the tortoise was its rightful owner. HUFFINGTONPOST.COM

Lego’s girl power Young girls who would rather go out into space, make scientific discoveries or study dinosaur fossils instead of just going shopping or sitting at home now have the Lego characters they can relate to. Lego has recently launched a new set of Lego toys which feature women in various science and technology jobs. The set includes a chemist, an astronomer and a palaeontologist. This addition comes a few months after a seven-year-old girl wrote a letter complaining about the career opportunities for the female figurines in Lego. “All the [LEGO] girls did was sit at home, go to the beach, and shop, and they had no jobs,” Charlotte wrote, “but the boys went on adventures, worked, saved people, and had jobs, even swam with sharks.” According to LEGO, the set was conceived by geoscientist Ellen Kooijman as a part of the LEGO Ideas series, sets that “are based on fans’ ideas voted up by the community, and have been chosen for release.” TIME.COM

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6 Did you know?

Why do helium balloons fly away?

Helium balloons are those incredibly cool balloons you can buy at a carnival that have gas in them which makes them float high above. In fact, you have to hold on tightly to the string or even tie the string around your wrist to stop the balloon from floating up to the sky and disappearing completely. Helium balloons can rise so high above the ground that they can reach the edge of space. NASA has lots of huge helium balloons which are hovering at an altitude of 110,000 feet, which is above 99% of Earth’s atmosphere, meaning that there are balloons literally floating in space.

So what is it about helium balloons that makes them able to fly so high above the ground? It turns out that helium balloons have the capability to fly away because they are filled with helium — a gas that is a lot lighter than air. As long as helium is lighter than the air it displaces, the balloon will continue floating in the air. But why is helium lighter than air? Helium gas is made up of helium atoms which are significantly lighter than the atoms which make up air. In fact, helium atoms are so light that Earth’s gravity does not work on them. When helium atoms are released into the atmosphere, they escape by floating away into space.

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Cool facts Obsessive nose picking is called rhinotillexomania.

Only a few species of piranha are carnivorous; most eat plant matter or insects.

Some cultures (especially those in sub-Saharan Africa) give their children names with meanings such as “ugly”, “disagreeable”, or “crippled”, to make them undesirable to demons.

Elephants are the only mammal physically unable to jump. This is because of their enormous weight.

The cockroach can live up to two weeks without a head because its “brain” (or control centre) is spread throughout its body.

Dogs who bark continuously can get laryngitis (a throat infection), just like humans, but not as quickly. Canine vocal cords are thicker and take longer to get irritated.

Instead of being nocturnal (active at night) or diurnal (active during the day), some animals are ‘crepuscular’, meaning they are primarily active during the twilight hours of dawn and dusk.

The highest temperature ever recorded on earth was a searing 58 degrees Celsuis . The scorcher occurred in Al Aziziyah, Libya on September 13, 1922.

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Experiment Notable Entries for the Liberty Books Card Competition

Iman Chima Winner

A picture to colour

Hajra Zia

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Make a mini water cycle What to do: It is best to conduct this experiment outside in a sunny place.

You will need:

1. Place the mug in the centre of the bowl.

• A plastic bowl (mixing bowl size)

2. Add water around the mug so that it fills up to two-thirds of the mug — if you can, mark the water level on the bowl.

3. Cover the bowl tightly in cling film and fasten in place with the string.

• Cling film

4. Watch what happens.

• A mug • String

What is happening:

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A water cycle is the process in which water from the sea evaporates, forms clouds and then turns into rainfall. This mini water cycle shows how evaporation occurs, where condensation occurs and precipitation (rain). The cup represents a area of land, the cling film is like the Earth’s atmosphere and the water around the mug is the ocean. You will see condensed drops of water on the top of the cling film and that the water level has lowered, proving that evaporation has taken place. The condensation droplets are the clouds. You will also some of the water now dripping in the cup demonstrating rainfall!

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