General knowledge and homework go hand in hand. General knowledge in other words can be called as common sense. Once a child reaches a certain age, he/she should have developed a certain amount of knowledge. This knowledge must help him or her to differentiate between the good and bad. We are living in a dangerous world and having some common sense can do a lot of good for any child.
When the child is doing homework, if he/she can do it by themselves, then it is certainly a boon for the parent as they do not have to break their heads in explaining the stuff to their kids. If at all your children is having difficulty in grasping the subject, then you must use innovative methods and teaching aids to teach them so that they understand and learn the subject.
Most of us feel that the International curriculum or the American based educational system is more effective for the simple reason because it gives more stress on the practical rather than the theory part. A small advice to parents, ensure that your child learn and understand what he or she is studying.
Marks ought to be secondary; the child must benefit and more importantly be learning. Kids might enjoy doing their homework by relating it with general studies. Knowledge and homework go hand in hand.
General knowledge is a very important factor. We all have our own interests in different subjects. People with good general knowledge get more attention and they also have an advantage in starting a conversation. General knowledge subjects can be great starting points for a good conversation. So if you are wondering how to improve your GK, then this article is for you. With the advent of internet, acquiring knowledge of facts has become quite easy. There are plenty of online trivia sites that can increase your general knowledge and recall skills on world geography and history trivia as well as the lives of famous personalities. You can use online encyclopedia websites for greater benefits.
Start with a fixed routine. Spend at least 5-10 minutes every day reading up on fun trivia that interests you. If you interested in sports, start with sports trivia. This way, you will be able to remember the facts. By just browsing for few minutes on topics that capture your attention from one day to the next, you can specialize in different subjects. Most of these online trivia sites offer the option of emailing questions to your inbox every day. This is a free service which can prove really beneficial in increasing your knowledge base. Whenever you get time or are bored of your regular activities, you can always check these interesting facts and trivia.
There are different puzzles, word games, jigsaws and other varieties of learning tools catering to different age groups and language groups. You can join sites offering these services and enhance your knowledge base. Focus on the smaller details and try and strive for perfection. Share your knowledge with your friends and people with similar interests. Exchange of ideas and facts will further strengthen your knowledge base. Good command over general knowledge will add value as well as entertainment in addition to providing you with a wonderful skill.
The shrimp's heart is in its head.
You cannot sneeze with your eyes open.
Famous actor Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.
In general, a man’s heart beats slower than a woman’s.
The country with highest divorce rate in the world is United States.
Cats are capable to hear ultrasound.
Dutch, on average are the tallest people in the world.
Natural pearls melt in vinegar.
An olive tree can live up to 1500 years.
There is no butter in buttermilk.
The earth is estimated to weigh approximately 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
There are 86,400 seconds in day.
Ants never sleep and that’s a fact.
The human brain is 80% water and 20% grey material.
The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law that stated you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
While peeling onions, you can chew gums to reduce your tears.
There are no less than 318,979,564,000 possible combinations of the first four moves in Chess. Perhaps that’s why they call it a true mind game.
There are about 540,000 words in the English language and growing.
If you are right handed, you will tend to chew food on your right side. If you are left handed, you are likely to chew food on your left side.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
The human heart beats over 100,000 times a day
One quarter of the bones in the human body is in the feet.
The blue whale can produce the loudest sound of any animal. At 188 decibels, the noise can be detected over 800 kilometres away.
You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching TV
Let’s have a look at some of the interesting facts about Scorpions and Bats:-
There are almost 2,000 scorpion species, but only 30 or 40 have strong enough poison to kill a person.
For the most part, scorpions are nocturnal.
It is believed that scorpions have existed since the Silurian period, 420-450 million years ago.
Every now and then, female scorpion eats her mate.
Scorpions grow from 2.5cm to 20cm in length.
Some scorpions have up to 10 eyes.
All scorpions can inject poison from the sting at the end of their tail.
Scorpions are also found in the sea and on the beaches.
Female scorpions give birth to live young and look after them by carrying them around on their back.
The average lifespan of a scorpion is from 2 years to 8 years.
Compared to older scorpions, young scorpions are more aggressive.
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Bats are the only flying mammals.
There are nearly 1,000 species of bats in the world.
Bats are roaming on the earth since a long time.
The bat’s fingers are very long compared to its body.
Smallest species of bats are known as microbat and the smallest one is Pipistrellus nanus of
The life expectancy of a single bat exceeds 20 years
Mother bat can locate her pup out of millions in a roost, by tracking down its scent and sound.
A colony of 150 bats can protect local farmers from up to 33 million or more rootworms each summer.
With global warming becoming a major issue, the fact is the existing 28,270 animal species of mammals are threatened by the harms done to the planet.
6,524 vertebrate-species were listed as threatened, in the year 2006. In the same year – 2006 – 2,101 invertebrate-species were listed to be threatened.
In 2006, 253 fish-species were listed as critically endangered.
In 2006, 442 amphibian-species were listed as critically endangered.
81 species of animals are considered extinct or critically endangered, as well as endangered or vulnerable.
The number of animal listed in the U.S.A., is 935.
There are over 1,000 animal species that are endangered at varied levels, across the world.
The endangered animal species are classified into the following for categories:
The vulnerable species :
They are not a threatened species, but are at risk because of their natural declining numbers.
The threatened species :
This is that category of species that are adequate in numbers, but are facing high-risk in their natural surroundings that can lead to the probability of extinction. Examples of such species are eastern indigo snake and the red kangaroo.
The endangered species :
This category includes species that are in the immediate probability of becoming extinct. These species require protection to exist. Examples of such species are the Siberian tiger, the southern sea otter, the snow leopard, etc.
The extinct species :
This category of animal-species includes those that are not in existence at all. Examples include the passenger pigeon, dodo, Stegosaurus, etc.