Children get fascinated by outer space and the study of galaxies, because of its novelty and mysticism. Storybooks about our Universe and astronauts were a favorite for most of us in our childhood days. Day and night, we admire the stars and wonder about their pattern formations, thinking about all the fascinating wonders God has given us. The moon changes shape from waxing and waning stages, which is an amusement in itself that can be marveled closely, using a telescope.

Why do we send Robots to space?

The first Robot to ever go to space was Sputnik 1 and it was launched on October 1957 by the USSR. Since then, there was no looking back. Many countries have sent their Robots into space and it is considered a matter of pride for the nation to have a Robotic body encircling the orbit to observe and research the current scenario in space and have an edge above the rest in terms of Space Research.

It is more cost-effective to send a Robot is space, rather than sending a Human Astronaut, and therefore many Nations, including the Middle East have sent The Hope Probe (Arabic: مسبار الأمل, Misbar Al-Amal) to orbit around Mars on 9 February 2021.

A Robot is built to withstand all kinds of harsh conditions, which can be dangerous for Astronauts. Extreme cold and hot temperatures are not uncommon in outer space, and a Robot is designed to survive and thrive within the environment.

We’ve all heard of NASA and some schools encourage aspiring students who want to become space scientists, cosmologists, and astronomers, to visit NASA and have a first-hand experience of all the cool space-related stuff that happens there.

To give you a brief, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is a U.S. Government agency that heavily invests in air and space study, to invent newer technology that brings us closer to our mission of understanding Celestial phenomena more accurately.

You would be happy to know that Artificial Intelligence or AI is not only making our lives easier on Earth but also doing wonders on Mars and other planets. The major mission of collecting samples and sending pictures to Earth, happens more effectively between the International Space Station and a Rover in space, with the help of AI. Just as a drone flies high and takes Ariel view images and video footings of the region, a space Robot has cameras that do the same.

What is a Rover?

A spacecraft carries the Rover to different planets or any other position in Space that the scientists want to explore. The intelligent Rover then covers a wide area and conducts observations to provide unseen and unheard information to us. The Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicles were used by NASA to explore the surface of the moon and the Rover named Sojourner was sent to Mars to collect pictures and to understand wind and weather Patterns on this Red planet.

Currently, Rover named Perseverance which landed within the Jezero Crater region of Mars on February of 2021 is on a mission to collect samples of rocks and regolith (broken rock and soil), which will be brought down to Earth for further study on the subject. Isn’t that cool?

Robotics as a subject in Schools

As a part of the recent STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) module, it is propagated that Educational Institutes include the study of Robotics in their curriculum, alongside the regular subjects. Basically, the aim is to make students 21st century equipped and ready for the outside world, well in advance. Hence, most IB educational schools in the UAE and other GCC regions, are encouraging kids to subscribe to Robotify – a popular virtual coding platform. This gives a good start to those who want to dive into the world of Robotics and maybe in the future land on Mars by inventing their own Space Vehicles. The future is indeed bright for our kids and it isn’t far-fetched until today’s Gen-Zs reach the skies!

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Harvard University graduates swear by making lesson plans. They claim that it is only having an organised study schedule with everything clearly outlined that helped them get straight A’s.

Creating an effective lesson plan is crucial for teachers to ensure that their students are engaged and learning in a structured and organized manner. The process of creating a lesson plan can seem daunting, but with careful planning and attention to detail, it can be a rewarding experience for both the teacher and the students. In the GCC region, where education is highly valued, it is especially important to create lesson plans that are effective and meet the diverse needs of students.

The first step in creating an effective lesson plan is to determine the learning objectives. This involves identifying what the students should know or be able to do by the end of the lesson. The learning objectives should be precise, measurable, goal-oriented, relevant, and time-specific. Once the learning objectives have been established, the teacher can then move on to creating the lesson content. The lesson content should be organized in a logical and sequential manner. This means breaking down the lesson into manageable chunks and ensuring that each chunk builds upon the previous one. The teacher should also consider the diverse learning styles of their students, especially in the UAE where there is a diverse group of people from all over the world and incorporate activities that cater to each style. For example, visual learners may benefit from diagrams and charts, while auditory learners may prefer listening to a lecture or participating in a group discussion. Another important aspect of creating an effective lesson plan is to incorporate assessment and evaluation. This involves determining how the teacher will measure whether or not the students have met the learning objectives. Assessment can take many forms, including quizzes, tests, projects, and presentations. It is important to ensure that the assessment aligns with the learning objectives and that it is fair and objective.

Finally, the teacher should consider the overall flow of the lesson and how they will manage time. This involves determining how long each activity will take and ensuring that there is enough time for all activities to be completed. The teacher should also consider potential disruptions or unexpected events and have a backup plan in place.

It is also important to consider the resources that are available to us. This includes the materials and equipment that you will need to deliver the lesson, as well as any technology that may be required. By planning ahead and ensuring that you have all of the necessary resources, you can help to ensure that the lesson runs smoothly. This has been made easier with the introduction of online learning programs and websites such as Mathletics. Mathletics is a 3P learning product that saves you hours of work with its comprehensive library of ebooks, activities and scheduling capabilities. It is the perfect program to form a strong base for math students as you can sync all your devices to it and have it at your fingertips anywhere. This program includes a personalised path with downloadable worksheets and a curriculum to support your pace of learning and expertise. Middle East schools highly recommend using Mathletics as an added form of math guidance.

In conclusion, creating an effective lesson plan is a key aspect of successful teaching as well as learning. A well-planned lesson can help students to understand and retain information more effectively, and it can also help to keep them engaged and interested in the subject matter. This is especially important in Dubai where teachers are expected to deliver high-quality instruction.

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Digital Marketing has become one of the most in-demand jobs, where there is a requirement for over 860,000 skilled professionals who can handle social media pages for the brand and run various campaigns. All brands rely heavily on Digital resources to gain visibility and reach out to their target audiences. Companies pay heavily to hire competent Digital Marketing experts from MBA colleges and specialists who can create a sustained impact for the brands since major marketing spends are now being allocated towards online activities.

So, this brings us to the question, what are the skills required to succeed as a Digital Marketer, and how to ace up your game to compete with others?

#1 Content Writing and Editing

We are familiar with the phrase content is the king and why not wouldn’t it be? Content formats may vary, some may be in the form of a Blog while others may be video content. However, the baseline is that one must be well-versed in content writing and have a flair for writing creatively, to beat the competition. The essentials required to be a good content creator include; being able to conduct thorough research, understanding your target audiences, and including versatility in your writing styles, such that the copy is plagiarism free and makes for an interesting read. As important as it is to write beautifully, ensuring that the spellings are correct and the article is error-free is the need of the hour. Visitors come back to your pages only when they are educated by meaningful content, which is why having editing skills helps manifold.

The TechnoAdvertise curriculum by TechnoKids is an amazing start to discovering one’s interest in digital career opportunities, as school students can learn to curate their personalized Ads using Microsoft Office tools and Graphic Design skills.

TechnoKids has been providing a platform to engage students in computer science activities since 2015 and is popular in Dubai markets. Even the TechnoEditor module is a top seller in UAE and allows kids to edit publications and try their hands at editing at an early age.

#2 SEO and SEM

Online businesses are thriving thanks to the easy search options on Google. Companies are taking efforts to get the SEO (Search Engine Optimization) keywords right so that their page appears in the top searches. Google keeps upgrading its algorithm and as a Digital Marketer, it is vital to keep abreast of all the trending SEO technicalities, to capitalize on searches to the max.

Knowledge about Metadata, tags, titles, descriptions, and links, needs to be on point, to spruce up your game plan. All members of the SEO team need to be technically well-versed and function with dynamism, to quickly change strategies and adapt to new ones, whenever the need arises.

SEM (Search Engine Marketing) is a way to promote your product by investing in online ‘paid Ads’. It creates a pull within the digital space by showcasing your ‘sponsored’ content to viewers, thereby navigating them to your landing page. Grabbing the attention of users via creative Ads and banners is what is expected from an SEM expert. Global audiences can be targeted at low costs, thereby a Real Estate broker from the Middle East can publicize properties to home seekers in America, to get relevant inquiries.

#3 Data Analytics

All your Digital Marketing efforts need to be validated by results and hence getting into Data Analytics is a must. Top-level management expects the team to prepare a map and explain the digital journey of the product or brand, to know what can be done further to improve a campaign’s effectiveness. Matrices such as CPC (cost per click), site traffic, conversion rate, cost per lead, click-through rate, bounce rate, etc have to be presented and understood. Learning about customers happens only when you derive the right information from the data and use it to tweak your proposition.

The TechnoKids projects are curated with special teacher’s guide and student workbooks for GCC and other regions, so as to make computer lessons, such as TechnoReasearch, TechnoJournal, and others, extremely easy to understand while giving exposure to real-world scenarios to school-going students.

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Math Riddles can be quite challenging. They test your child’s logical thinking abilities and get them to delve deeper into the topic. Anyone who is phobic to Math can taken-on the task of solving fun puzzles, to dispel their fear. Developing a higher level of critical thinking skills at an early age is the secret to success for most elementary graders.

Whether you are an educator or a parent, we encourage you to dedicate at least 30 minutes a day to solving Math puzzles by handing over a worksheet to kids or using an online format. A bit of practice every day ensures that students don’t get overwhelmed during exam time and build enough confidence to tackle tricky problems in the exam paper.

We understand that the syllabus is pretty vast and it covers a range of topics from theorems to fractions and even number systems to linear equations. Thus, maintaining focus and being able to apply the correct logic to a sum, is quite daunting. Thankfully nowadays there are a number of Apps and learning platforms that introduce intriguing concepts in an easy-to-understand manner, which causes less stress. Mathseeds is one such popular platform and is most suited for school-going children within Dubai in the Middle East and other progressive regions of the world. Mathseeds is available to homeschoolers too, thereby increasing its reach and making it more likable amongst Math learners.

So, coming back to Math Riddles, if you are in for some interesting study plus play time, here are a few shortlisted Riddles that can be solved by students.

Riddle 1

Tom has three daughters, and each of them has a brother. How many total children does Tom have?

Answer: He has Six children.

Riddle 2

I am sweet and round, mostly eaten as a dessert, and also a common Math term. Who am I?

Answer: Pie

Riddle 3

I am an even number name, but if you take out the ‘S’ from my letters, I become an odd number. Any guesses?

Answer: Six is the even number name and when you remove the ‘S’, we are left with IX – which is 9 in Roman number form.

Riddle 4

If four stools can be made by 4 men in four hours, how many stools can be made by 8 men in four hours?

Answer: A total of 16 stools can be made by four men in four hours.

Riddle 5

If a triangle and a circle started arguing with each other, what would the triangle say to the circle?

Answer: Hey Circle, you have no point!

Riddle 6:

I am a three-digit number where my tens digit is more by six from the ones digit. Also, my hundred digit is eight less than my tens digit. Which number am I?

Answer: The three-digit number is 193

Riddle 7

There is a huge zoo where there are 100 pairs of animals and each pair had babies. Now, these babies grew up and had two sets of babies each. From this 50 did not make it alive. How many total babies are there in the zoo currently?

Answer: 100 animal pairs gave birth to 50 babies. Now, these 50 grew up and gave birth to two sets of babies so (50 x 2 = 100 babies). Out of these 100 new babies, 50 perished (100-50 = 50). As of now, the zoo has 50 baby animals.

We bet you had a good time solving these Riddles. Now it’s your turn! Take a break, think creatively, and make your own Riddles. With tech integration in most schools, there are smart boards in every classroom, especially in regions like GCC, including UAE.

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An effective feedback mechanism in GCC schools is paramount for its successful functioning. It is the cornerstone of the learning process and helps to ensure that students are able to reach their full potential. An effective feedback mechanism should be designed to ensure that teachers can provide a timely, accurate and relevant response to student progress. It also helps the students to understand their progress better and make the necessary changes to excel by focusing their efforts accordingly. This mechanism establishes clear expectations from students. This can be done by setting specific goals for each student. Once goals are established, regular feedback helps keep them motivated and on track to achieving their goals. One popularly used method is called the ‘Feedback Sandwich’ where you ‘compliment, correct and then compliment again.

A good feedback mechanism should involve everyone in the school system. It should invite timely and relevant feedback from the teachers, staff, students and even the parents. This will help the school to identify all the areas of improvement, both in the teaching and administrative practices. The feedback must also be timely and consistent. It should be collected on a regular basis to ensure that all the issues are addressed in a timely manner. The feedback received should be properly analysed and action should be taken accordingly. Comments that are written below the grade aid in a better understanding of the evaluation. This will help to identify the areas of improvement, and to devise strategies to effect necessary changes within the education system. The response should also be shared with the teachers and staff to help them understand the students better and ensure that they take corrective actions. It is important that a safe and supportive environment for discussing feedback is created so that students feel comfortable and they take things seriously. Finally, the feedback should be used to reward the staff and teachers who have taken the necessary steps to improve the school. An effective feedback mechanism and positive reinforcement in Middle East schools can be a great tool to improve the educational system and help students reach their full potential by striving for excellence.

Schools in Dubai believe firmly in the fact that having a good, constructive feedback system that works both ways, encourages students to be more accountable for their actions. Additionally, a healthy critique of the student’s attitude and behaviour will help to foster a sense of responsibility in the students and the overall development of the students.

An AWARD-WINNING online platform Code Monkey now excites their students about learning how to code. It is specially designed for schools, homes and clubs; imparting lessons on languages like CoffeeScript and Python that use block-based and text-based coding through an engaging game-like environment. It provides the correct guidance every step of the way. Code Monkey’s content is aligned with the UAE school curriculum and refreshed with current standards regularly. Its enjoyable online challenges not only hone coding skills but also develop logical reasoning, computational thinking and collaboration with peers. With Code Monkeys dashboard feature, you have student solutions, creations and curriculum management at a glance making it very easy for students, parents and teachers alike to conduct, take part in or review lessons. Parent Access to child progress allows them to review their child’s creations and monitor his progress. Through the dashboard, teachers can focus on areas that require better efforts on behalf of the students and design lessons accordingly. Code Monkey recognizes that feedback is essential to the learning journey of the student and endeavors to provide it on things being done correctly as well as incorrectly.

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