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Water Cycle

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The water cycle describes how water evaporates from the surface of the earth, rises into the atmosphere, cools and condenses into rain or snow in clouds, and falls again to the surface as precipitation. ... The cycling of water in and out of the atmosphere is a significant aspect of the weather patterns on Earth.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Grishma Shah

Atomic clock

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Atomic clocks are used onboard GPS satellites that orbit the Earth, but even they must be sent updates two times per day to correct the clocks' natural drift. Those updates come from more stable atomic clocks on the ground that are large (often the size of a refrigerator) and not designed to survive the physical demands of going to space.

Material Type: Module

Author: Pooia Mehta

Water Cycle

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The water cycle describes how water evaporates from the surface of the earth, rises into the atmosphere, cools and condenses into rain or snow in clouds, and falls again to the surface as precipitation. ... The cycling of water in and out of the atmosphere is a significant aspect of the weather patterns on Earth.

Material Type: Module

Author: Grishma Shah

Trigonometry

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It gives detailed information about Trigonometry. It has the following contents: Contents : 1 History 2 Overview 2.1 Extending the definitions 2.2 Mnemonics 2.3 Calculating trigonometric functions 3 Applications 4 Pythagorean identities 5 Angle transformation formulae 6 Common formulae 6.1 Law of sines 6.2 Law of cosines 6.3 Law of tangents 6.4 Euler's formula 7 See also 8 References 9 Bibliography

Material Type: Reading

Authors: Mansi Mehta, Prachi Shah

Trigonometry

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It has detailed information about Trigonometry. The following contents are:Contents1History2Overview2.1Extending the definitions2.2Mnemonics2.3Calculating trigonometric functions3Applications4Pythagorean identities5Angle transformation formulae6Common formulae6.1Law of sines6.2Law of cosines6.3Law of tangents6.4Euler's formula

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Prachi Shah

Trigonometry

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It has detailed content about trigonometry. The following are the contents:1History2Overview2.1Extending the definitions2.2Mnemonics2.3Calculating trigonometric functions3Applications4Pythagorean identities5Angle transformation formulae6Common formulae6.1Law of sines6.2Law of cosines6.3Law of tangents6.4Euler's formula

Material Type: Module

Author: Prachi Shah

Major Land forms of Earth

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Overview: The resource link talks about the land forms that are known as the physical feature on the surface of the earth. The highest order of land forms are continents and ocean floors, but there are also sub-categories of major land forms familiar to most people.

Material Type: Reading, Student Guide, Unit of Study

Author: vidhi gala

Reversible and Irreversible changes

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All changes in the world are one of the two types – Reversible changes and irreversible changes. A change which can happen backward, that is, can be reversed is called a reversible change.  A change which cannot happen backward, that is, it cannot be reversed is called an irreversible change. 

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: asmita pawar

Major land forms of the Earth

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Many different types of landforms make up Earth’s topography. Several major categories of landform define that smaller portion of the planet not covered by water, including mountains, plains, plateaus and valleys. These can be formed by a variety of natural forces, including erosion from water and wind, plate movement, folding and faulting, and volcanic activity.

Material Type: Module

Author: vidhi gala

Reversible and Irreversible change

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All changes in the world are one of the two types – Reversible changes and irreversible changes. A change which can happen backward, that is, can be reversed is called a reversible change.A change which cannot happen backward, that is, it cannot be reversed is called an irreversible change. 

Material Type: Module

Author: asmita pawar

Vedic Period

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This resource comprehensively introduces the Vedic Civilisation. Vedic is derived from the word ‘Veda’ which are the literature resources found during the Vedic time. further, it elaborates about the life-dimensions and the culture that existed during the Vedic period. The life as it revolved around and incorporated the political system, religion, social life and amusements is remarkably explained in this article. The articles concludes by providing the information of the legacy as it continues even today, although the vedas has been sourced from the history.

Material Type: Reading