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Meet The Bottlenose Dolphins: The Smart & Sociable Stars Of The Sea

Considered as one of the smartest and charismatic mammals on Earth, bottlenose dolphins are unique in every way.

September 8, 2021
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Practically Launches Free Teacher App On Teachers’ Day

On the occasion of Teachers’ Day, Practically has launched a teacher app as a part of the Practically School Solution (PSS) suite.

September 7, 2021
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Practically Wishes All Teachers a Happy Teachers Day

In 1967, a beloved teacher’s students and friends approached him and requested him to allow them to celebrate his birthday.

September 2, 2021
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Animals That Are Unique Beyond Your Imagination

With almost 7.77 million animal species on our home planet, it's an undeniable fact that the animal kingdom is a diverse place, full of unheard of and amusing species.

September 2, 2021
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The Science Behind The Leaning Tower Of Pisa

Did you know that the name of the town of Pisa comes from a Greek word meaning ‘marshy land’?

August 30, 2021
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5 Winning Words from the Scripps National Spelling Bee

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is an annual spelling bee which has been held in the United States since 1925. The bee is a not-for-profit run by The E. W. Scripps Company.

August 30, 2021
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All About The Moon At Apogee

The moon's orbit isn't actually circular and that is why the distance between the Moon and Earth varies throughout its regular monthly rotation.

August 26, 2021
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Get Ready To Witness The Glorious Sight Of The Blue Moon

There’s something special and spectacular about witnessing a blue moon, which is actually blue in colour, not just in name.

August 19, 2021
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5 Incredibly Fun Tongue Twisters For Kids

Remember reciting she sells seashells on the seashore repeatedly when you were young? That’s a Tongue Twister!

August 17, 2021
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India's 75th Independence Day Celebration: A Tribute To The Spirit of Freedom Struggle

On 15th August, India religiously celebrates Independence Day all across the country.

August 12, 2021
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5 Words That Can Be Pronounced In Two Different Ways

You may have heard many words pronounced differently by different people. Sometimes it has to do with their nationalities, states or even just how they have most often heard it pronounced.

August 12, 2021
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Changing Trends in EdTech Marketing

In what has probably been the biggest change in EdTech marketing, today every player wants to be a ‘Brand’ and more importantly behave like one! With the pandemic firmly establishing the trend of blended learning,

August 12, 2021
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5 of the Hardest Words to Spell in the English Language

Based on a global survey conducted by Statista.com, English is labelled as the most common language spoken worldwide in the year 2021.

August 5, 2021
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Unbelievable New Words Added to the Dictionary in 2021

Language is a mode of communication that reflects our culture in the words we use. They can help us communicate what we feel clearly. Oftentimes, major events also give rise to various words.

July 28, 2021
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5 Interesting Facts About India That You Had No Idea About

India is a country with a population of over 1.3 billion, which makes it the 2nd most populous country in the world.

July 28, 2021
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Don't Miss The Delta-Aquariids Meteor Shower

About 50 tons of space debris hit Earth every day, while some of them shyly vanish into the atmosphere, some display a glorious cosmic saga, known as a meteor shower.

July 22, 2021
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Spatial Reasoning Puzzles for Kids

Spatial intelligence is the ability to understand two and three-dimensional images and objects. Spatial reasoning and perception activities require the exercise of the right side of the brain.

July 22, 2021
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Summer Learning Keeps Students Engaged During the Pandemic

The pandemic is still on the rampage in India and children have been at home now for more than a year. Students were looking forward to enjoying these summer holidays travelling with family since last year was spent home bound.

July 19, 2021
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Coding will be a game-changer in 2021

We revel in the benefits brought about by the advancement of technology, more so during the last year when it was helped us remain in prolonged periods of lockdown.

July 19, 2021
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Top 4 Unknown Facts Of The World

Out of 8 planets in our solar system and around 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 planets in our universe (observable), how legendary is it to live in a planet that is home to myriads of life forms with a hospitable blanket of atmosphere that keeps life going in the universe?

July 16, 2021
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10 Anagram Word Puzzles for Kids

Puzzles can have a profound impact on your child's development. Puzzles develop your child's critical-thinking skills crucial for mastery of other skills. Puzzles can also help children with pattern recognition, memory, and both gross and fine motor skills.

July 16, 2021
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3 Biggest & Strangest Mysteries About Planet Earth

We will say a word, and you will have to name the most precise and accurate pictures that come to your mind after hearing that spooky word.

July 8, 2021
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Fun Math Riddles to Tickle Your Brain

Solving puzzles is fun and helps us learn. Math puzzles for kids are especially useful as they give your child’s learning a boost in many ways and help them engage with numbers (and enjoy it!) from a young age.

July 8, 2021
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5 Mind-bending Logical Puzzles

Do you enjoy fun and challenging logical puzzles? Over the next few weeks, we will bring you a number of posts in our new Tickle Your Brain series to entertain and enlighten!

July 2, 2021
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Mind-Blowing Science Facts For Kids

Generally, when we talk about science to school-going kids, these are the most common images that come to their minds.

July 1, 2021
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Know All About The Strawberry Moon Practically

This year is a busy year for astronomy enthusiasts and sky gazers as it is lined up with a number of spectacular and unusual cosmic events.

June 24, 2021
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Learn Practically With The All New And Improved Proton

Many good memories involving studying at school include group study with friends! It makes learning efficient and enjoyable.

June 24, 2021
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Learn All About Summer Solstice Practically

This year is full of notable astronomical events and we are excited to bring you another such rare occurrence in our latest episode of Cosmic Saga.

June 18, 2021
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Ace Your Exams Practically with the New Study Plan Feature

Most of us struggle to manage our schedules, but to achieve our goals, one must make a realistic plan and stick to it! A study plan is a schedule to help you organize study times and outline learning goals.

June 17, 2021
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Solar Eclipse Explained Practically: The Beauty & Science of Eclipses

An eclipse is indeed a spectacular sight where the Moon casts a dark shadow that plummets you into incredible dusk and the bizarre and extraordinarily beautiful halo is reflected.

June 11, 2021
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Upskilling for Success Practically

Skill means the ability to do a particular work with perfection. Learning new skills gives you fulfillment in life whether at school or work or even for no reason at all! Acquiring and perfecting new skills bring us joy and enables self growth. This makes us more confident and sets us up for success.

June 10, 2021
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Preparing for Another Year of School-from-Home Practically

With the second wave of the COVID-19 virus still in full force and lockdowns in effect across the country, students are likely to see another year of online learning. While this peak may be behind us, schools are unlikely to open soon.

May 27, 2021
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Practically Summer Workshop Special Guest Lecture by Vidit Gujrathi

If you didn’t make it to Practically Summer Workshop’s special and exclusive guest lecture by chess Grandmaster and ex-India chess team captain Vidit Gujrathi on 17th May at 10 am for your online chess training, don’t be disappointed.

May 22, 2021
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Busting COVID Myths About Kids Practically

One of the most remarkable traits in kids is their curiosity. Their constant need to question helps them make sense of the world that they are new to. As we are in the thick of another wave of the covid 19 pandemic, it has been observed that younger people are being affected more than last year. Given the unspecified nature of the virus, there is a lot of false information about covid 19 in kids. Why don’t we approach the understanding of the effects of covid on kids with the same curiosity and bust some of the perceptions around it? Before we read on about the facts, what we need to be aware of is that kids, as always, recover faster from illnesses! Understanding that some of these are only myths and ensuring precautions are taken can help overcome it practically!

May 12, 2021
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With Prizes Up To INR 20L Up For Grabs, Practically’s Summer Workshop Is Heating Up!

It has been 3 exciting weeks so far for participants of Practically’s first-ever Summer Workshop. Whether it’s learning to write code for Catching Apples Game, about Game Engine and how a Game Engine works, audio, video, and editing tools required to create high quality and viral videos on YouTube...

May 08, 2021
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How AI and Machine Learning Are Changing The Education Landscape

Almost every industry relies on technology to thrive and evolve, and that is why there is increasing interest and investment in helping companies make smarter and faster decisions and products. Artificial intelligence has established itself in recent years as one of the most exciting technologies to be watched for. This emerging technology has already become an important component of many industries such as healthcare, education, defense, transportation, logistics and farming.

May 03, 2021
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Relevance of Robotics for Kids

Most of us have watched or heard of popular movies like Terminator, Wall-E, Robocop and Transformers. These are only some of the most famous movies with robots in them. But outside of fiction, our daily lives are filled with robots too. Don’t believe it? How does a new-age vacuum cleaner change direction when it’s about to hit a wall?

April 29, 2021
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All About Chess and Why It’s Good For Kids

The traditional education system has long been criticised for curbing a student’s natural creative ability. What do we mean by creativity? Creativity is an active process and requires skill as well as a specific understanding of the context.

April 23, 2021
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Imagine, Create, Innovate

The traditional education system has long been criticised for curbing a student’s natural creative ability. What do we mean by creativity? Creativity is an active process and requires skill as well as a specific understanding of the context.

April 12, 2021
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Introducing Practically Summer Workshop

As we mark a year since the lockdown and reflect on its impact on the education system, we applaud the massive steps taken by all parties towards ensuring continued learning.

April 09, 2021
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Need for Early Exposure to STEM Learning

With the National Education Policy, the education sector is set to undergo a paradigm shift to prepare students with skills and abilities to face the future following global regulations and policies.

April 09, 2021
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‘Practically School Solution’: A Need-Of-The-Hour Free App for Schools And Teachers

As we mark a year since the lockdown and reflect on its impact on the education system, we applaud the massive steps taken by all parties towards ensuring continued learning.

April 07, 2021
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Experience Education Differently

India’s education segment is rapidly changing, and online learning has become an indispensable part of it in the post-Covid world, thanks to technological advancements, marking a new chapter for the sector.

March 31, 2021
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Learn A-Z of Immunisation & Vaccinations Practically!

A pandemic is an outbreak of an infectious disease that spreads through a vast area, such as several continents or the entire world, and has affected many people.

March 24, 2021
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Tips to Prepare and Learn with Practically's Test Prep

With exam season just around the corner, millions of students are getting ready to take the most important exam this academic year.

March 12, 2021
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eLearning Transforming Education

The COVID-19-induced shutdown affected schooling and learning, including teaching and assessment methodologies.

March 9, 2021
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Women’s Day Special : Saluting Space Heroes

International Women's Day is observed on March 8th to recognize women’s prosperity and contribution to social, political, social and financial events.

March 6, 2021
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The Many Ways of Doubt Resolution

As Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Persistent questioning and healthy inquisitiveness are the prerequisites for acquiring learning of any kind”.

February 27, 2021
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Learn Practically with Live Classes

After school tutorials have been a significant part of many students’ lives and an essential part of the education sector, albeit largely unorganised thus far.

February 15, 2021
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Experiential learning vs Textbook Orientation

Educators know students learn quicker and retain more information when the subject matter pertains to them personally and when they do it

February 12, 2021
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Why Children Should Learn Coding Today

This includes understanding computer fundamentals and solving complicated algebraic equations with the power of coding through Practically’s online coding classes for children.

February 04, 2021
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Experiential Learning Brings Learning Alive Practically

Read to find out why Experiential Learning Brings Learning Alive.

January 23, 2021
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Augmented Realty helps redefine Learning Among Students

When it comes to teaching, experts believe that learning a concept from a textbook does not effectively explain it or facilitate easy comprehension. For example, certain concepts are better understood through experiments, field trips, and 3D models, etc. The latest addition to this are AR (Augmented Reality) technologies that bring immersive and interactive experiences into the learning space to facilitate learning and knowledge retention.

January 23, 2021
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How e-learning is transforming the education sector

The COVID-19-induced shutdown affected schooling and learning, including teaching and assessment methodologies. However, this gap was rapidly filled by e-learning as schools, colleges and educational institutions were quick to shift teaching and learning online. While eLearning had been growing rapidly in recent years, India is now witnessing an e-learning boom since the pandemic emerged.

January 17, 2021
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Self-learning online on Practically outranks classroom learning

Learning has always been associated with a physical classroom, a teacher and a bunch of students. But technology today has taken leaps and bounds and has presented us with a better alternative. Self-learning online is a more efficient way.

August 11, 2020
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Experiential Learning – The Future of Education

NEP'20 aims to banish rote learning by introducing Experiential Learning. But what is EXL & what are it’s benefits? How do we incorporate this in classrooms? Let’s find out

August 11, 2020
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Did King Arthur and his sword "Excalibur" really exist?

Have you ever heard the name of King Arthur, and wondered about one of the most legendary figures in English history? Did King Arthur really exist? Where did he come from? Who were the legendary Knights of the Round Table?

August 4, 2020
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Has anybody reached the Challenger Deep, the deepest known spot in the ocean

More than 4,000 eager climbers have made their way to the top of Mount Everest, the highest spot on the planet, but do you know how many people have made it to The Challenger Deep, the deepest spot on the planet?...

August 4, 2020
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Is Mount Everest The Tallest Mountain on Earth?

Let’s be honest. Whenever anybody says, "the tallest mountain in the world”, all of us automatically think Mount Everest, don’t we? But as tall as the mighty Everest is, did you know that technically, it isn’t the tallest mountain on the planet? Surprised?...

June 24, 2020
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How fast does the heart of a blue whale beat?

Can you believe that the biggest animals to have ever lived on Earth are not some prehistoric monsters, but animals that are on the planet even today?...

April 23, 2020
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Has A Can of Coca Cola Been Opened in Space?...

History was created in May 1886 when Dr John Smith Pemberton, a pharmacist, added a specially formulated syrup to carbonated water to prepare the first ever glass of Coca Cola...

April 23, 2020
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5 tips to get the best from online learning during corona virus outbreak

Schools are shut and traditional face-to-face learning has paved way to learning online or E-learning. We have a few tips for those starting out or facing trouble with this mode of learning…

April 23, 2020
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5 Productive Things to Do From Home During Summer Holidays

Nobody likes to sit at home 24x7, that’s a given. But when kids are forced to stay in during the summer holidays, thanks to the Coronavirus, it can be even more challenging for WFH parents to find new ways to keep boredom at bay…

April 8, 2020
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Top 7 Cleanliness Tips for Parents During The Coronavirus Outbreak

More than a million people have been infected with the novel coronavirus, with over 80,000 deaths worldwide. While kids seem to be at a relatively lower risk, they are not totally immune from it…

March 19, 2020
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5 Things You Must Do If You Are Revising For NEET From Home.

Here are some effective strategies to keep your NEET preparations on-track during the Covid-19 lockdown…

March 2, 2020
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Revising for the IIT JEE Main / Advanced 2020 Exam? Here’s what you need to know…

Effective strategies to revise for the IIT JEE exams during the Covid-19 lockdown period…

Feb 23, 2020
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Augmented Reality: The Future of E-Learning is Already Here…

Learn how AR is quickly outpacing traditional education techniques the world over…

Feb 8, 2020
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Virtual Reality: Fully Immersive Learning Experience…

Here’s what you need to know about Virtual Reality, the technology that offers students the best of the digital world…

January 18, 2020