Most Common Equipment in School Labs

Most Common Equipment in School Labs

Most Common Equipment in School Labs

School labs are a great and an essential way of practical education, in countries like Dubai school labs are given great importance as they enable hands-on learning for the students. The entire middle east is heavy on this concept of education.

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For students what are the most common equipment’s in school Labs across GCC?

One of the most typical sources of excitement for students during their school days is the discovery and introduction to laboratory equipment in school labs. Between the fifth and eighth grades, students learn about fundamental laboratory apparatus and how to use them. All of these devices are essential in every lab, whether in schools, universities, research labs, or medical labs.

Microscopes

In a biology lab, a microscope is an essential piece of equipment. A basic light microscope (compound microscope) is one that is commonly used in schools and colleges to study a small specimen using natural or artificial light and a succession of magnifying lenses.

Test tubes

The test tube is the next most frequent device. They are typically glass cylinder pipes with a circular entrance on one side and a rounded bottom on the other. They come in a variety of sizes, but the most popular is 18*150 mm. Test tubes are one of the most significant pieces of equipment since they can be used for everything from storing reagents to mixing them in chemical and biological reactions.

Beakers

The test tube is the next most frequent device. They are typically glass cylinder pipes with a circular entrance on one side and a rounded bottom on the other. They come in a variety of sizes, but the most popular is 18*150 mm. Test tubes are one of the most significant pieces of equipment since they can be used for everything from storing reagents to mixing them in chemical and biological reactions.

Magnifying Glass

One of the first pieces of lab equipment introduced to students was a magnifying glass. It is used to examine enlarged or magnified images of objects or read the small calibrations inscribed on various devices, as the name implies. It has a convex lens for enlarging objects and is usually held by a wooden handle.

Volumetric Flask

This is one of the most significant pieces of laboratory equipment, made of glass and calibrated to retain a specific volume of liquids at a specific temperature. Volumetric flasks come in a variety of sizes, each calibrated for precise liquid and solution measurement. It is mostly used in chemistry labs to prepare standard solutions.

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The Beginner’s Guide To Microsoft Excel

The Beginner’s Guide To Microsoft Excel

The Beginner’s Guide To Microsoft Excel

As the world moves towards a highly advanced way of life, the education system is rapidly transforming. Today, it is vital for school going children to learn the foundations of technology. However, not many schools offer modules on the same. As parents or guardians, you must have noticed that multiple school assignments include the usage of Microsoft Office, predominantly Microsoft Excel and Word. But unfortunately, schools do not teach something as important as Microsoft Office Suite in detail. This is why people across Dubai, UAE, GCC and The Middle East are opting for TechnoExcel by TechnoKids. This holistic project allows school children to understand Excel at length and helps them navigate seamlessly around various tools, features, design elements and formulas. Contrary to what many people believe, it is often difficult for children to fully understand the functions of Microsoft Excel. This is why lessons for the same are highly recommended.

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How does learning Excel help children?

  1. Excel is one of the most used tools from the Microsoft Office suite. It is widely adopted by schools and colleges globally. Hence, your child will gain a competitive advantage among its peers in the near future.
  2. It will help kids deeply understand raw data and how to convert it into properly formatted, meaningful information.
  3. Excel helps kids improve their financial planning. This is a life skill that is often ignored in conventional school modules.
  4. Since Excel involves functions like formulas, numbers, pivot charts, VLOOKUP etc., It dramatically improves a kid’s analytical skills.
  5. It helps make mathematics more interesting with a wide range of formulas and features. Moreover, its autocorrect feature helps improve their calculation skills over time.
  6. One of the most important reasons behind learning Microsoft Excel is that it is widely accepted as a standard format to share and exchange data across the globe. Today, employers and university educators expect kids to take full advantage of this powerful data analytics tool.

What will the TechnoExcel kit include?

This special program is built by TechnoKids so school-going children can seamlessly navigate through Excel and extract its potential to the fullest. Since it aims to provide a comprehensive view of this program, here’s a list of things you and your child will get access to:

  1.  A student’s workbook
  2. A teacher’s guide
  3. A wide array of resources that can be customized basis the learning ability of the child
  4. Multiple assessment tools
  5. Extension Activities
  6. Sample files, usable templates, parent letters and certificates

This holistic program also offers advanced Excel tasks and various methods to integrate Excel data into a PowerPoint Presentation. These are exactly the kind of skills your child needs to gain the much needed competitive edge in today’s educational scenario. Moreover, we are moving towards a virtual world, which makes this online program a perfectly engaging lesson for you as well as your child.

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15 Interesting Math Trivia – Questions and Answers

15 Interesting Math Trivia – Questions and Answers

15 Interesting Math Trivia – Questions and Answers

Looking to have some fun with numbers? Math doesn’t always have to be boring. The next time your mate at school tricks you into a Math trivia question, be prepared to answer it with confidence. We have compiled a list of interesting brain-wrecking Math Quiz questions & answers for you to memorize.

#1 Is Zillion a real number?

Many get confused about whether zillion is an actual number or just a made-up figure. It rhymes just like million, trillion, and billion, and hence zillion sounds like an actual number. However, zillion is just an informal term to address an enormous or indefinite number. Zillion isn’t actually a number.

#2 How many configurations does a Rubik’s Cube have?

The famous Rubik’s cube is an iconic puzzle toy, and many children struggle to find a correct solution, often feeling frustrated. It’s pretty enthralling to solve this messy-looking colorful cuboid. After a few years of trial & error, it was discovered that the cube can be solved in as many as 20 moves and there are about 43 quintillion possible configurations of the Cube. Wow, that gives us enough motivation to pick up one and get cracking!

#3 What is the longest side of the right-angle triangle called?

The hypotenuse is the longest side of a right-angle triangle and it is always the side opposite to the right angle itself.

#4 Who was considered the fastest human calculator?

Scott Flansburg is a Guinness World Record Holder (2001) for the fastest mental calculation after adding the same number to itself 36 times in 15 seconds.

#5 Which number is spelt with letters in descending order?

‘One’ is the only number that is spelt with the letters arranged in descending order.

#6 What is the smallest perfect number?

A perfect number is a positive integer that is equal to the sum of its proper divisors. Number ‘6’ is the smallest perfect number, as the sum of 1, 2, and 3, together make 6.

#7 Which number is a ‘magic number’?

Number ‘9’ is considered as a magic number, as the sum of the digits of the multiples of 9, is always 9. For example; (18) 8 + 1 = 9, (54) 5 + 4 = 9, (81) 8 + 1 = 9.

#8 How many colors are needed on a map to ensure that no two colors share the same border?

In mathematics, the four-color theorem states that you only require four colors to depict the regions on a map, such that no two adjacent areas share the same color.

#9 Is -40 degrees Celsius equivalent to -40 degrees Fahrenheit?

True. Though Celsius and Fahrenheit are two different temperature scales, -40 always shows the same measurement in °C and °F.

#10 Is Pi a rational or irrational number?

Pi is called an infinite decimal and it’s a real number that cannot be expressed in a simple fraction.

#11 What is zero to the power of zero?

Any number to the power of zero is 1, so (30 = 1) and zero to the power of any number is always zero (02 =0). But when it comes to zero to the power of zero, the answer is undefined (00 =??).

#12 When two circles have the same centre, what is it called?

Concentric circles are circles with a common center.

#13 When something is going to occur, which mathematical term is used to express the likelihood of the event?

‘Probability’ is the extent to which something is likely to happen or be the case.

#14 The number hundred is derived from the ancient word, “hundrath,” which actually means what?

The word “hundred” comes from the old Norse term, “hundrath”, which actually means 120. 

#15 Which number has the most synonyms?

‘Zero’, which can also be addressed as; nil, nada, zilch, zip, nought, and many more.

Mathseeds is an euphoric online Math program that caters to children between ages 3 to 9 years. Schools in Dubai and Middle East Regions, promote Mathseeds and even include activities from this platform into their lesson-plan, to make the session more interesting for kids. The activities are carefully created by educational experts and hence ensures age-appropriateness. It even showcases the Mathematical progress of children and they are encouraged to create a custom Avatar – to keep themselves motivated.

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