Smart Snakes ...

Snakes are smart. Wondering ???? Wanna know the reason... Heres it...

These reptiles do not have a powerful vision. They can see you move if you are close by, but not if you are standing at a distance. Their hearing, too, is not very sharp. They hear sounds from the vibrations that come from the ground.

But how do they move so fast to catch their prey, you might ask. Simple. They use their tongue to do that. Snakes use their tongue not so much for tasting as for catching the scent of prey like frogs, lizards and birds. How they do it is very interesting.

Inside their mouth, on top, is an organ or body part that has several nerve endings. It is called the Jacobson's organ and its nerve endings are quick to catch any smell. So when snakes take out their tongue, what they are doing is catching interesting smells around them -- like the smell of food, or a possible mate.

The fact that snakes have forked tongues makes their lives easier. Each fork is like a messenger. It carries the smell back to the Jacobson's organ, or the headquarter, which makes out if the smell is of food or of a friend. Then it gets into action.

Surprising!!!!!

Amazing Angel fish - Hermaphroditism

There is a fish called the blackspot angelfish, which can change from female to male. No, it cannot do it by simply wishing to become male. The change happens for a specific reason.

The angel fish live in groups. And each group has one male fish, which is blue in colour, and four female fish, which are yellow in colour.

The male angelfish is the strongest and largest member of the group. He is the one who protects and looks after the females and acts like their 'security guard'. When the male dies, the group needs a 'security guard'. This is when the largest female fish in the group begins to change its appearance.

She begins to grow larger in size. After a week, she starts changing colour, from yellow to blue. Slowly, her behaviour towards the females changes. She begins behaving like a male. Two weeks later, black stripes appear on her body. This indicates that the gender change is complete. She is now completely male!

This process of changing gender is called hermaphroditism. Amazing !!! Isn't it?

Why are leaves green?

Have you ever wondered why leaves and trees are green and people aren’t? Why don’t leaves just stay green when we pick them off the tree? Clearly, an amazing thing is happening inside leaves.

Like all living things, plants are made up of tiny cells. There are tens of thousands of cells in each leaf! Plant cells have special “food factories” inside them that are called chloroplasts. Chloroplasts use the energy from sunlight, plant food, carbon dioxide and water to make energy for the plant. Chlorophyll is the color pigment that absorbs the sunlight for the plant. Without sunlight, water and plant food, the leaves can’t make any chlorophyll or food energy so they turn brown. The leaf in the sun inside the water glass should have stayed green for the longest but without plant food from the ground, it can’t stay green forever. The leaf in the dark should turn brown the fastest.

Summer Camp for Chennai kids - Little Einstein " An Overview"

Brainy Einstein Educational Academy has launched its innovative, unique science program - "Little Einstein "especially designed for the kids who want to be a future scientist. The summer camp as well as the regular program will start by April 1st week. Registrations are going on..

The program is designed in such a way to instill the basic concepts of everyday science in the young minds even before they are introduced to science as a subject in their academics. This program is designed especially for kids aged 5 to 10.

This summer camp ensures Chennai kids a fruitful way of spending their vacation by fun filled learning..

This program includes learning science concepts through stories, art, crafts, puzzles, quiz and animations which makes learning pleasurable for kids.

Location: Vijayanagar, Velachery, Chennai

Accessible locations : Adambakkam, Pallikaranai , Medavakkam, Alandur, Guindy, Adyar, Taramani, Madipakkam

For more details contact: 9444514733 / 2259 2257

E.Mail: brainyeinstein@gmail.com

Summer Camp for Chennai kids

Do you want your kids to spend their summer vacation fruitfully???? Here’s the solution….

Proudly Announcing, An innovative summer camp for kids in Chennai which includes, Mental ability, Science, Maths and fun activities

Little Einstein – Summer Programme

For Kids aged 6 – 10 (15 days)
Main Features:
• Basic and everyday Science
• Mental and logical thinking
• Origami (the traditional Japanese art of paper folding )
• Language Brain teasers
• Fun way Math and lots more……
all in a single package.

For details, Admission and Registration Contact:

Devi Bala Chandrasekar M.Phil (Biotech)
9444514733