GULF INDIAN HIGHSCHOOL

QUIZ GROOMINGPROGRAME (QGP)

2017-2018STUDY MATERIAL FOR

EVALUATION TESTCLASSES 4-6

NOVEMBER- TOPICS

1. Science and technology

Inventions /discoveries,

2. Animal world –

Animals ,

basic facts about animals ,

Animals in danger,

disease in animals

3. General Knowledge –

Universe ,

Seven Wonders of the World.

GULF INDIAN HIGH SCHOOL

NOVEMBER 2017 - QGP STUDY MATERIALS –GRADE 4-6

LESSON 1 - INVENTIONS/DISCOVERIES

Inventions/Discoveries Name of the Scientist/Person

Aeroplane Wright brothersAntiseptic Surgery Lord Joseph ListerArc Lamp C. F. BrushAtom Neils BohrAtomic Number MosleyBakelite Leo H BaekelandBalloon Jacques and Joseph MontgolfierBall-Point Pen John J. LoudBarometer Evangelista TorricelliBehaviorism B. F. SkinnerBeri – Beri EijkmanBicycle Kirkpatrick MacmillanBicycle Tyre J.B. DunlopBifocal Lens Benjamin FranklinBismuth ValentineBlood Circulation HarveyBlood Groups Karl LandsteinerBomb Edward TellerBraille Louis BrailleBreaking up the Nucleus of an atom RutherfordCalculating machine PascalCamera George EastmanCement Joseph AspdinCenema A.L. and J.L. LumiereCentrigrade scale A. CelsiusChemical Structure August KekuleChemotherapy Paul EhrlichChild Development Jean PiagetChloroform James Harrison and James Young Simpson

Circulation of the Blood William HarveyClassical Field Theory Michael FaradayClock (machanical) Hsing and Ling-TsanClock (pendulum) C. HugyensColoured Photography LippmanComputer Charles BabbageContinental Drift Alfred Wegener

Cosmic Rays R.A.MillikanCrescograph J.C.BoseCrystal Dynamics C.V.RamanCyclotron LawrenceD.D.T. Dr.Paul MullerDeciphering the genetic code Dr.Hargobiad KhoranaDeuterium (Heavy Water) H.C.UreyDiesel Engine Rudolf DieselDiesel Oil Engine Rudolf DieselDifference engine Charles BabbageElectrons J.J.ThomsonLaws of Planetary Motion KeplerNorth Pole Robert Peary (1909)Solar System Copernicus (1540)South Pole Amundson (1912)Specific Gravity ArchimedesWest Indies Columbus (1492)Drinker’s Chamber of Iron Lung Dr.Philip DrinkerDynamical theory of Heat Lord KelvinDynamite Alfred B. NobelDynamo Michael FaradayEffect of Pressure on trough bodies Meghnad SahaEightfold Way Murray Gell-MannElectric Battery Alessandro VoltaElectric Flat Iron H. W. SeeleyElectric Furnace William SiemensElectric Generator Michael Faradayelectric guitar Adolph RickenbackerElectric iron H.W. SeeleyElectric Lamp Thomas Alva EdisonElectric Measurement GaussElectric Motor (AC) Nikola TeslaElectric razor Jacob SchickElectrical Waves HeitzElectricity FaradayElectromagnet William SturgeonElectromagnetic Field James Clerk MaxwellElectromagnetic Theory MaxwellElectron Joseph J. ThomsonElectron Theory BohrElectronic Computer Dr. Alan M. TuringElevator Elisha G. OtisEnergy of the Sun Hans BetheEqual sign (=)? Robert RecordeEthology Konrad Lorenz

Eugenics Francis GaltonFilm (with sound) Dr. Lee de ForestFoundations of Biology Jean Baptiste LamarckFoundations of Mathematics EuclidFountain Pen Lewis E. WatermanGalvanometer Andre-Marie AmpereGas lighting William MurdochGasoline engine Karl BenzGenetic Code Frederick SangerGeometry EuclidGerm Theory of Disease Louis PasteurGlider Sir George CaleyGramophone Thomas Alva EdisonGun powder Rogei BaconHeavens William HerschelHeavy Hydrogen UreyHelicopter BroquettHeliocentric Universe Nicolaus CopernicusHelium Gas LockyerHomoeopathy HahnemannHovercraft Christopher CockerellHydrogen CavendishHydrophobia Louis PasteurI.Q. Test Alfred BinetInsulin F.BantingJeans Levi StraussJet Engine Sir Frank WhittleJet Propulsion Frank WhittleKala-azar Fever U.N.BrahmachariKaleidoscope David BrewsterLife Boat Henry Great HeadLift E.G. OtisLift (Elevators) OtisLightning Conductor Benjamin FranklinLine of demarcation (ship) PlimsollLinotype MergenthalerLiquid Oxygen DewarLocomotive Richard TrevithickLogarithmic Tables John NapierLogarithms John NapierMachine Gun Dr. Richard GatlingMalarial Parasite Ronald RossMicroscopic Anatomy Marcello MalpighiModern Anthropology Franz BoasModern Astronomy Arthur Eddington

Modern Computer John von NeumannModern Geology Charles LyellModern Physiology William BaylissModern Synthesis Theodosius DobzhanskyModern Telescope Edwin HubbleMolecular Biology Francis CrickMolecular Scattering of light in fluid RamanathanMontessori Method Maria MontessoriMotion of the Planets Johannes KeplerMotor Car (petrol) Karl ButlerMovie Projector Thomas Alva EdisonNeon Gas Ramsay, TraversNeon-lamp G. ClaudeNeurophysiology Charles SherringtonNeutron ChadwickNew Anatomy Andreas VesaliusNew Astronomy Tycho BraheNew Science Galileo GalileiNewtonian Mechanics Pierre Simon de LaplaceNewtonian Revolution Isaac NewtonNuclear Fission Otto Hahn, Bohr and FermiNylon Dr. Wallace H. CarothersNylon Plastic CarothersOrganic Chemistry Emil FischerOrigin of Species Charles DarwinOxygen PriestlyPaints ShalimarPaper clip Johann VaalerParking meter Carlton McgeePenicillin Alexander FlemingPeriodic Law MendeleefPeriodic Table of Elements Dmitri MendeleevPharmacology Gertrude Belle ElionPhonograph EdisonPhotograph DauguerrePhotography (paper) W.H. Fox TablotPhototherapy N.R.FinsenPneumatic Tyres John Boyd DunlopPositive Electrons AndersonPower Loom Edmund CartwrightPowerloom CartwrightPrinciple for lever (S.P.Gravity) ArchimedesPrinting for the Blind BraillePrinting Press Johannes GutenbergPsycho-analysis Dr.Sigmund Freud

Psychology of the Unconscious Sigmund FreudQuanta Max PlanckQuantum Cosmology Stephen HawkingQuantum Electrodynamics Richard FeynmanQuantum Mechanics Max BornQuantum Theory Werner HeisenbergQuantum Theory Max plankRaazor (safety) K.G. GilleteRabies Vaccine Louis PasteurRadar Dr. A.H. Taylor and L.C. YoungRadio G. MarconiRadio transmitter AlexandersonRadioactive Dating Willard LibbyRadioactivity Marie CurieRadio-activity of Uranium Henry BecquerelRadium Madame CurieRailway Engine StephensonRaincoat Charles MacintoshRaman effect C.V.RamanRare Gas CavandishRayon American Viscose Co.Razor (electric) Col. J. SchickRefrigerator James Harrison, Alexander CatlinReplacing human heart Christian BarnardRevolution in Chemistry Antoine Laurent LavoisierRevolver Samuel ColtRise of German Science Hermann von Helmholtzrubber (vulcanized) Charles GoodyearRubber (waterproof) Charles MacintoshSafety lamp Sir Humphrey DavySafety Pin William HurstSafety Razor King C. GilletteSalk Vaccine SalkSaxophone Antoine Joseph SaxScientific astronomy HippalusScientific Thinking LucretiusScooter G. BradshawSeismograph Roberts MalletSewing Machine Thomas SaintSextant HadleyShip (steam) J.C. PerierShip (turbine) Sir Charles ParsonsShorthand Sir Isaac PitmanSociobiology Edward O. WilsonSoviet Genetics Trofim Lysenko

Space flying Braun, Dr.Wernher VonSpectroscope BunsenSpectroscopy Gustav KirchhoffSpinning frame Sir Richard ArkwightSpinning jenny James HargreavesStainless Steel Harry BrearleySteam boat FultonSteam Engine James WattSteam engine (condenser) James WattSteam engine (piston) Thomas NewcomeSteam Turbine ParsonsSteel Melting Process BessemerSteel production Henry BessemerStethoscope Dr. William Stokes, Rene LaennecStress Concept Hans SelyeStructural Anthropology Claude Levi-StraussStructure of DNA James WatsonStructure of the Atom Ernest RutherfordSubmarine David BushnellSulpha Drugs DomagkSuperconductivity Heike KamerlinghSymbiosis Theory Lynn MargulisSymbol (x)? William OughtredT.N.T. llly BrandtTalkies Lee-de-FrostTank Sir Ernest SwingtonTelegraph Samuel MorseTelegraphic Code Samuel MorseTelephone Sir Alexander Graham BellTelescope GalileoTelevision BairdTelevision (mechanical) John Logie BairdTempo of Evolution George Gaylord SimpsonTerylene J. Whinfield and H. DicksonThe long playing microgroove record Peter GoldmarkTheory of conditioned reflex PavlovTheory of Evolution DarwinTheory of the Atom John DaltonThermodynamics Ludwig BoltzmannThermometer Galileo GalleiThermos Flasks DewarTractor J. FroelichTransformer Michael FaradayTransistor Bardeen, Shockley, BrattainTypewriter C. Sholes

Uranium fusion Oho HahnUranus (Planet) Herschel WilliamVaccination Edward JennerValve of radio Sir J.A. FlemingVitamins Hopkins and FunkVitamin A Elmer V. McCollum and M. DavisVitamin B Elmer V. McCollumVitamin B1 Casimir FunkVitamin B2 D. T. Smith, E. G. HendrickVitamin Niacin Conrad ElvehjemVitamin Folic acid Lucy WillsVitamin B6 Paul GyorgyVitamin C James LindVitamin D Edward MellanbyVitamin E Herbert Evans and Katherine BishopVulcanised Rubber Charles GoodyearWashing Soda LablancWatch A.L. BreguetWaterproof Rubber Charles MacintoshWave Mechanics Erwin SchrodingerWireless Communication Oliver LodgeWireless Telegraphy MarconyX – Rays RoentgenX-ray Wilhelm ReontgenX-ray Crystallography Max von Lauezerox machine Chester CarlsonZip fastener W. L. JudsonZipper B. F. Goodrich

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NOVEMBER 2017 - QGP STUDY MATERIALS – GRADE 4-6

LESSON 2- ANNIMAL WORLD

01 The largest bird alive is the Ostrich

02 The smallest bird alive is the Humming bird

04 How many arms an octopus has Eight

05 The arms of the octopus are called Tentacles

06 The fastest moving land snake in the world is the Black Mamba

07 A group of lions is called a Pride

10 Animals having backbone (vertebra) are known as Vertebrates

11 Albatross is a large Sea bird

13 African donkey with black and white stripes is called a Zebra

16 Egg laying mammals are called Prototherians

17 The bird which lays more than 100 eggs in one nest is the Ostrich

18 The largest Kangaroo in the world is the Red Kangaroo

19 The only mammal that can fly is the Bat

20 The animal revered by the buddhists as their sacred animal is the White elephant

21 It is widely believed that Ostrich buries its head in sand which is Not true

22 Austrian scientist Konard Lorenz is famous for Study on Geese

23 Bharatpur bird sanctuary is situated in Rajasthan

24 The fish which is known as the king of fishes is the Shark

25 The world's largest aquarium is the Sydney Aquarium

26 The tallest living animal is the Giraffe

27 India's first sanctuary was the Corbett National Park in UttarPradesh

28 The largest living animal is the Rorqual or blue whale

29 The continent which is known as the land of Kangaroo is Australia

30 The first forest show was established in Mexico in the year 1898

31 The country in which Yak is found is Tibet

32 The country in which kiwi is found is New Zealand

33 Wadia Institute of Himalayan Zoology is located at Delhi

34 Dudhwa National Park is located in Uttar Pradesh

35 The wildlife sanctury where we find asiatic lion is the Gir Forest

36 A two humped camel is called A Bacteria camel

37 Butterflies come under the family Lepidoptera

38 The temple in which rats are revered,fed and protected is the Karnimata in Rajasthan

39 The fastest land animal is the Cheetah

40 The largest land animal is the African bush elephant

41 Rat snakes are found in South-East Asia

43 The world's smallest animal is the Skunk like zorilla of Africa

44 The mammal that lives at the greatest altitude is the Hog nosed bat

45 The smallest member of the cat family is the Yak

46 The only flying mammals are the Rusty spotted cat of south India

47 The largest flying mammal is the Bats

48 The world's largest deer is the Mouse eared bat

49 The world's heaviest flying bird is the Alaskan moose

50 The bird which has the largest wing span is the Great Bustard

51 The largest of all lizards is the Albatros

52 The largest known frog is the Ora

53 The longest known frog is the Goliath Grog

54 The longest insect in the world is the Giant stick Insect

55 The fastest moving insect in the world is the Tropical cockroach

56 The giant stick Insect is found in Indonesia

57 There are how many kinds of cat species in India Fifteen

58 The animal known as the river horse is the Hippopotamus

59 The elephant's trunk is actually a modified Incisor

60 The diet of a gorilla is purely Vegetarian

61 The only ape found in India is the Hoolock's Gibbon

62 The number of known species of mammals are 4230

63 The fish that can taste with its whole body is the Catfish

64 The average weight of a blue whale is 1,20,000 kg.

65 The most widely eaten fish in India is the Pomfret

66 The only fish that makes nest is the Stickle back

67 A group of peacocks are called a Muster

68 Gold fish originally belongs to China

69 Red panda is also known as the Cat bear

70 A female rabbit is called a Doe

71 A female horse is called a Mare

72 A female pig is called a Sow

73 The whale believed to be a fish,is actually a Mammal

74 The organ which is missing in the Camel is the Gall bladder

75 The Archer fish catches its flies by Spitting at them

76 The smallest known fish is the Dwaft pygmy goby

77 The country which is the largest exporter of hippopotamuses in Europe is Hungary

78 A bird which lays only one egg in two years is the Albatross

79 The size of a newly born kangaroo is 2.5 cms

82 An animal which is dumb is the Giraffe

83 A frog catches insects with its Tongue

84 The number of teeth a fox has is Forty two

85 The smallest dog on earth is the Chihuahua

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NOVEMBER 2017 - QGP STUDY MATERIALS – GRADE 4-6LESSON 3 – ENDANGERED ANIMALS

What is an Endangered Animal?

An endangered animal is one that is at risk of becoming extinct or t risk of no longer being in existence.Dinosaurs are the largest group of animals to have ever become extinct. Other creatures to have becomeextinct are dodo birds, mammoths, and saber toothed cat.

Endangerment of animals is occurring at an alarming rate due to environmental changes, the destructionof habitat, the shortage of food supply, and being hunted. Many of these causes are preventable if morepeople were educated about the dangers of their habits.

Asian Elephants are the most endangered elephants.

Unfortunately, many areas that used to be home to a lot of animals, have been turned into places wherehumans now either live or spend time, such as a subdivision or mall. Other animals are being hunted byhumans who are seeking money, not considering the long-term effects of their actions.

Fortunately, many laws are being enforced to help prevent complete extinction of many species. As withany law, there are people, known as poachers, who ignore them and will still kill animals for either theirfur or meat. Here are some beautiful animals that are at risk of becoming extinct and ways to helppreserve the land they call home.

Siberian Tiger

A Siberian Tiger is a critically endangered animal, which means that they are in danger of becomingextinct in the immediate future. | Source

What Animals Are Endangered?

Many Kinds of Tigers are Endangered Animals: There are nine different types of tigers. Three ofthese kinds are extinct. The Siberian Tiger is one that scientists are very concerned about, because theymay become extinct in the immediate future, due to their few number left in the wild. There are so few,that they are classified as critically endangered. There is only one type of tiger that is more endangeredthan the Siberian Tiger, which is the South China Tiger.

The South China Tiger is one of the ten most endangered animals in the entire world according tochina.org. There is believed to be only fifty-nine South China Tigers alive, and none live in their originalhabitat. This means they are extinct in the wild.

Bengal Tigers are another endangered animal, but unlike the South China Tiger, they still live in the wild.They believe that there is less than two thousand. That is less tigers than people who live in most cities.

Elephants are very protective of their young. This is one thing that helps them survive despite theirdecreasing numbers. | Source

Elephants are Endangered Animals.

There are two kinds of elephants, the African elephant and the Asian elephant. Both are endangered.There are believed to be around five-hundred-thousand African elephants in the wild. This may soundlike a lot, but only twenty-five years ago, there were more than one million. The numbers are decreasingvery quickly. That means in twenty-five years, half the elephants that lived, have died.

Asian elephants are even more endangered than African elephants. It is believed that there are less than50,000 alive. This is only a tenth of the number of African elephants, due to the decreasing habitat andpoachers.

Leatherback Sea Turtle

The Leatherback Sea Turtle is An Endangered Species

The leatherback sea turtle is the world's largest turtle, as well as the most endangered turtle. It becameendangered because humans have taken their eggs as keepsakes. Many people find it neat when they finda turtle egg on the beach. Not realizing the consequence, they pick it up. Their ignorance is killing off anentire species. If you see eggs on the beach, feel free to take a picture, but leave the eggs alone.

Another reason they are dying is because turtles mistake plastic items as food, that is why it is importantto never litter. Plastic can get into the ocean. When an animal sees something floating, they often assumeit is an animal they can eat, this has the potential of poisoning, choking, or causing blockages in theirintestines. Although both of these are real dangers, their decreasing numbers is in most part due to theloss of beaches where they can inhabit. The more beaches we humans have to swim on, the less there arefor other creatures to live.

Snow Leopards

Snow leopards are very beautiful animals. Unfortunately, their beauty has caused poachers to hunt them. |

Leopards are Endangered Animals

There are at least nine different subspecies of leopards. Many of these are endangered; the mostendangered being the amur leopards There are only forty left on this earth. They live in the same area asthe Siberian tiger, which have also been effected by the decreasing habitat.

Because leopards are some of the most beautiful animals, with beautiful fur, people used to hunt them,which is the primary reason for the limited number left today. The number of amur leopards left havedecreased the number so greatly, it has decreased the odds of the ones left to become pregnant, which iscausing their population to decrease greatly.

The snow leopard is another leopard that is endangered. There are around five thousand snow leopardsleft on this Earth in the wild. A big problem for the snow leopard is that the animals they prey on aredecreasing. As their food decreases, so does the number of surviving snow leopards.

What Can You Do To Help Endangered Animals?

The biggest thing we can do to help endangered animals is to take care of our world. Maybe tigers andleopards don't live where you do, but many animals do. They need protection, just like other animals do.There are many ways that we can protect animals by taking care of our own environment.

Recycle: We need to make sure that we are recycling plastic, tin, and paper, so that we don't use ourworld's natural resources. Every time paper is made or a bottle is made, resources from our Earth arebeing used. Some of these resources are found where animals live, and to get to them, we need to disrupttheir habitat. By making sure we reduce, reuse, recycle, we allow places where endangered animals liveto be protected from being destroyed.

Reduce: By reducing what you use, you can also protect our Earth. One way to do this is, instead ofwriting on one side of a paper, write on both sides. Also, when you leave a room, reduce the energy youare using by turning off the lights.

Reuse: We should also choose items that can be reused, like a reusable water bottle, rather thanprepackaged water bottles. By using reusable containers for our water, rather than buying bottled water,we prevent many of our resources from being used up. Another example is use a towel, rather than papertowels.

Plant a Tree: Many animals use trees for shelter, protection, or even food. All big trees began as smalltrees. The only way to assure there are going to be big trees in the future is if there are small trees today.You can achieve this by planting trees in your neighborhood.

Join an Adopt An Animal Program: There are many endangered animals in this world; there are also alot of organizations that help these animals. Many of these organizations allow you to adopt an animal.They won't come to live with you, but you will receive a picture and information on your animal, as wellas occasional updates. It does cost money, so you'll have to discuss this with your parents, but that moneywill be used to find better habitats for that animal, as well as fund research for ways to help that animalthrive in the wild. Worldwildlife.org is one place where you can find animals to adopt.

Be creative, there are hundreds of ways that you can protect our earth. Feel free to share some of yourideas.

Please refer to the following website for more information regarding fact of animals

http://www.defenders.org/animal-factsheets

BASIC FACTS ABOUT BLACK BEARS

The American black bear is the smallest of the three bears species found in North America, and arefound only in North America. Black bears have short, non-retractable claws that give them anexcellent tree-climbing ability.

Black bear fur is usually a uniform color except for a brown muzzle and light markings that sometimesappear on their chests. Eastern populations are usually black in color while western populations oftenshow brown, cinnamon, and blond coloration in addition to black. Black bears with white-bluish fur areknown as Kermode (glacier) bears and these unique color phases are only found in coastal BritishColumbia, Canada.

Diet

American black bears are omnivorous: plants, fruits, nuts, insects, honey, salmon, small mammals andcarrion. In northern regions, they eat spawning salmon.Black bears will also occasionally kill young deer or moose calves.

Population

It is estimated that there are at least 600,000 black bears in North America. In the United States, there areestimated to be over 300,000 individuals. However, the Louisiana black bear (and Florida black bear areunique subspecies with small populations. The Louisiana black bear is federally listed as a threatenedspecies and the Florida black bear is estimated to number 3,000.

Range

The American black bear is distributed throughout North America, from Canada to Mexico and in at least40 states in the U.S. They historically occupied nearly all of the forested regions of North America, but inthe U.S. they are now restricted to the forested areas less densely occupied by humans. In Canada, blackbears still inhabit most of their historic range except for the intensively farmed areas of the central plains.In Mexico, black bears were thought to have inhabited the mountainous regions of the northern states butare now limited to a few remnant populations.

Behavior

Black bears are extremely adaptable and show a great variation in habitat types, though they are primarilyfound in forested areas with thick ground vegetation and an abundance of fruits, nuts, and vegetation. Inthe northern areas, they can be found in the tundra, and they will sometimes forage in fields or meadows.

Black bears tend to be solitary animals, with the exception of mothers and cubs. The bears usually foragealone, but will tolerate each other and forage in groups if there is an abundance of food in one area.

Most black bears hibernate depending on local weather conditions and availability of food during thewinter months. In regions where there is a consistent food supply and warmer weather throughout thewinter, bears may not hibernate at all or do so for a very brief time. Females give birth and usuallyremain denned throughout the winter, but males and females without young may leave their dens fromtime to time during winter months.

BASIC FACTS ABOUT JAGUARS

The jaguar is the largest cat in the Americas. The jaguar has a compact body, a broad head and powerfuljaws. Its coat is normally yellow and tan, but the color can vary from reddish brown to black. The spotson the coat are more solid and black on the head and neck and become larger rosette-shaped patternsalong the side and back of the body.

As a top-level carnivore, the big cat helps prevent overgrazing of vegetation by keeping its preypopulations in balance. Jaguars are also important in human culture, frequently playing a central role instories, songs and prayers of indigenous people. Yet today, jaguars have been almost completelyeliminated from the United States.

Diet

Jaguars are known to eat deer, peccary, crocodiles, snakes, monkeys, deer, sloths, tapirs, turtles, eggs,frogs, fish and anything else they can catch.

Did You Know?

The jaguar is the third-largest living feline species, after the tiger and lion.

Population

At best, only an estimated 15,000 jaguars remain in the wild. Bi-national conservation efforts have beensuccessful at protecting a small population of 80 to 120 cats in the remote mountains of Sonora, Mexicobordering Arizona. This population is the largest of three known to remain in Sonora, and is the last hopefor recovery in the United States.

Range & Habitat

The mighty jaguar once roamed from Argentina in South America all the way up to the Grand Canyon inArizona. Today, jaguars have been almost completely eliminated from the United States and areendangered throughout their range, which stretches down to Patagonia in South America. The jaguarmakes its home in a wide-variety of habitats including deciduous forests, rainforests, swamps, pampasgrasslands and mountain scrub areas.

Behavior

Jaguars are solitary animals and live and hunt alone, except during mating season. The male's home rangeis between 19 and 53 square miles and often overlaps with the smaller home ranges of multiple females.A male aggressively protects his home range and resident females from other males.

The jaguar hunts mostly on the ground, but it sometimes climbs a tree and pounces on its prey fromabove. It has very powerful jaws and sharp teeth and usually kills its prey with one crushing bite to theskull. Unlike most big cats, the jaguar loves the water — it often swims, bathes, plays and even hunts forfish in streams and pools. Like all members of the big cat family, jaguars can roar. The jaguar’s roarsounds like a deep, chesty cough.

BASIC FACTS ABOUT BLACK BEARS

The American black bear is the smallest of the three bears species found in North America, and are foundonly in North America. Black bears have short, non-retractable claws that give them an excellent tree-climbing ability.

Black bear fur is usually a uniform color except for a brown muzzle and light markings that sometimesappear on their chests. Eastern populations are usually black in color while western populations oftenshow brown, cinnamon, and blond coloration in addition to black. Black bears with white-bluish fur are

known as Kermode (glacier) bears and these unique color phases are only found in coastal BritishColumbia, Canada

Diet

American black bears are omnivorous: plants, fruits, nuts, insects, honey, salmon, small mammals andcarrion. In northern regions, they eat spawning salmon.

Black bears will also occasionally kill young deer or moose calves.

Population

It is estimated that there are at least 600,000 black bears in North America. In the United States, there areestimated to be over 300,000 individuals. However, the Louisiana black bear (Ursusamericanusluteolu)and Florida black bear (Ursusamericanusfloridanus) are unique subspecies with small populations. TheLouisiana black bear is federally listed as a threatened species and the Florida black bear is estimated tonumber 3,000.

Range

The American black bear is distributed throughout North America, from Canada to Mexico and in at least40 states in the U.S. They historically occupied nearly all of the forested regions of North America, but inthe U.S. they are now restricted to the forested areas less densely occupied by humans. In Canada, blackbears still inhabit most of their historic range except for the intensively farmed areas of the central plains.In Mexico, black bears were thought to have inhabited the mountainous regions of the northern states butare now limited to a few remnant populations.

Behavior

Black bears are extremely adaptable and show a great variation in habitat types, though they are primarilyfound in forested areas with thick ground vegetation and an abundance of fruits, nuts, and vegetation. Inthe northern areas, they can be found in the tundra, and they will sometimes forage in fields or meadows.

Black bears tend to be solitary animals, with the exception of mothers and cubs. The bears usually foragealone, but will tolerate each other and forage in groups if there is an abundance of food in one area.

Most black bears hibernate depending on local weather conditions and availability of food during thewinter months. In regions where there is a consistent food supply and warmer weather throughout thewinter, bears may not hibernate at all or do so for a very brief time. Females give birth and usuallyremain denned throughout the winter, but males and females without young may leave their dens fromtime to time during winter months.

GULF INDIAN HIGH SCHOOL

NOVEMBER 2017 - QGP STUDY MATERIALS – GRADE 4-6LESSON 4 – – DISEASES IN ANIMALS

LUMPY SKIN DISEASELumpy skin disease is primarily spread between animals by biting insects (vector), such as mosquitoes andbiting flies. Less commonly, the virus may be spread by direct contact to the skin lesions, saliva, nasaldischarge, milk, or semen of infected animals.

RINDERPESTRinderpest was an infectious viral disease of cattle, domestic buffalo, and some other species of even-toed ungulates, including buffaloes, large antelope and deer, giraffes, wildebeests, and warthogs.[1] Thedisease was characterized by fever, oral erosions, diarrhea, lymphoid necrosis, and high mortality.Death rates during outbreaks were usually extremely high, approaching 100% in immunologically naïvepopulations.

BLUE TONGUE DISEASE

Bluetongue disease is a non-contagious, insect-borne, viral disease of ruminants, mainly sheep and lessfrequentlycattle,[1] goats, buffalo, deer, dromedaries, and antelope. It is caused by the Bluetongue virus (BTV).

FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASEFoot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious virus disease of animals. It is one of the mostserious livestock diseases. It affects cloven-hoofed animals (those with divided hoofs), including cattle,buffalo, camels, sheep, goats, deer and pigs. It is found in many parts of the world, and has beenreported in countries in Africa, the Middles East, Asia and South America. While it can cause seriousproduction losses the most significant impact of the disease occurs because of its effect on trade inlivestock and livestock products.

FOWL POXFowl pox is a viral disease in hens, turkeys and many other birds, characterized by cutaneous lesions onthe feather-less skin and/or diphtheritic lesions of mucous coats of the upper alimentary and respiratorytract. FP is encountered in either cutaneous or diphtheritic form or in both. In most outbreaks, thecutaneous form is prevailing. The lesions vary according to the stage of development: papules, vesicles,pustules or crusts. The lesions are usually in the region of the head

RABIESRabies is a disease which causes inflammation in the brain and is usually fatal. Rabies, caused bythe rabies virus, primarily infects mammals. In the laboratory it has been found that birds can beinfected, as well as cell cultures from birds, reptiles and insects.[1] Animals with rabies sufferdeterioration of the brain and tend to behave bizarrely and often aggressively, increasing the chancesthat they will bite another animal or a person and transmit the disease.

Q FEVERQ fever is a disease caused by the bacteria which is found worldwide. The bacteria naturally infectsome animals, such as goats, sheep and cattle. The bacteria are found in the birth products (i.e.placenta, amniotic fluid), urine, feces, and milk of infected animals. People can get infected bybreathing in dust that has been contaminated by infected animal feces, urine, milk, and birth products.Some people never get sick; however those that do usually develop flu-like symptoms including fever,chills, fatigue, and muscle pain.

TETANUSThe bacteria enter animals either through deep traumatic wounds, during parturition, or as aconsequence of management procedures. Horses are more susceptible to tetanus than other animals andsoil contaminated with horse manure commonly contains tetanus spores.

WOODEN TONGUEWooden tongue is a well-defined disease of the soft tissues of the mouth region in adult cattle. It iscaused by Actinobacillus part of the normal bacterial flora of the upper digestive tract. Thebacteria usually invade the skin through a wound or minor trauma caused by sticks, cereal awnsor similar.

SPOTTY LIVERSpotty liver is one of the most common diseases in free range and barn laid egg laying chickens inAustralia. The incidence of the disease has been steadily increasing as free range and barn-laid eggproduction increases.

RINGWORM DISEASEDespite the name, ringworm is not a worm (or even caused by a worm), but a fungal infection of the toplayers of the skin and hair. The kinds of fungi that cause ringworm are called dermatophytes, Whilegenerally harmless, ringworm is highly contagious to humans, especially to children, the elderly andanyone with a compromised immune system.

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ANIMAL WORLD- QUESTIONS

What food makes up nearly all (around 99%) of a Giant Panda’s diet?2. True or false? Mice live for up to 10 years.3. What is the name of the phobia that involves an abnormal fear of spiders?4. What is the largest type of ‘big cat’ in the world?5. True or false? Crocodiles have no sweat glands so they use their mouths to release heat.6. Are butterflies insects?7. What are female elephants called?8. True or false? Bats are mammals.9. Bees are found on every continent of earth except for one, which is it?10. True or false? Cats spend an average of 13 to 14 hours a day sleeping.11. What is the fastest land animal in the world?

12. A ‘doe’ is what kind of animal?13. True or false? Cougar’s are herbivores.14. Groups of lions are known as what?15. Is a dolphin a mammal?16. What is the largest land animal in the world?17. True of false? Snakes have slimy skin.18. What is the only continent on earth where Giraffes live in the wild?19. How many pairs of wings does a bee have?20. What type of animal is the largest primate in the world?21. Is a shark a fish or a mammal?22. What is the most recognizable feature of a hedgehog’s appearance?23. True or false? Owls are far-sighted, meaning that anything within a few inches of their eyescan’t be seen properly.24. What is the name of an adult female horse?25. What are baby goats called?26. What is the tallest animal in the world?27. True or false? Rabbits are born blind.28. What is the most recognizable physical feature of the male lion?29. How many legs does a spider have?30. The crocodile species is believed to have been around for how long? 2 million years or 200million years?

Animal Quiz Answers

1. Bamboo2. False - Captive mice live for up to 2 and a half years while wild mice only live for an averageof around 4 months.3. Arachnophobia4. The tiger, weighing up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds).5. True - They often sleep with their mouth open to cool down.6. Yes7. Cows8. True9. Antarctica10. True11. The cheetah (it can reach speeds of up to 120kph – 75mph).12. A female deer.13. False - They are carnivores.14. Prides15. Yes16. The elephant - The largest on record weighed around 12,000 kilograms! (26,000 lb).17. False - Snakeskin is smooth and dry.18. Africa19. 220. The Gorilla21. A fish

22. Their spines of spiky hair.23. True24. A mare25. Kids26. The giraffe - The average height is around 5 metres (16ft) and the tallest on record stoodnearly 6 metres (20 ft) tall.27. True28. Its mane29. 830. 200 million years

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NOVEMBER 2017 - QGP STUDY MATERIALS – CLASSES 4-6LESSON 5 – WONDERS OF THE WORLD–

CHICHEN ITZA is a complex of mayan ruins on mexicos Yucatan peninsula.a massive step pyramidknown as EI Castillo or temple of kuklcan dominants the ancient city which thrived from around 600A.D.to the 1200s.

CHRIST OF REDEEMER is an art deco statue of jesus Christ in rio de janioro brazil created by Frenchscluture paul landowski and built by the brazillian engineer heitor da silva costa in collaboration with theFrench engineer albert caquat.

THE COLLESUM or colisum also known as the flavian amphitheatre is an oval amphithetre in thecentre of the city of rome Italy built of concrete and sand it is the largest amphithetre ever built.

THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA is a series of fortification made of stone, brick, tampered earth, woodand other materials, generally built along an east to west line across the historical northern borders ofgreat wall of china.

MACCHU PICHU is pre Columbian in 15th century inca site in peru in south America the incas built inthe city on a mountain ridge 2430m above sea level. They lived there between 1200 to 1450 AD ….Macchu pichu is very difficult to get to because it is so high in the mountains the incas built the housesfields and temples by cutting the rock on the mountains so it was flat .they built an observatory to look atthe stars when the spanish invented peru the incas left macchu pichu.nobody knows for sure why they didthat but some think it was because of deaseases from europe. the city was left unfinished most likely dueto spanish invasions and\or a civil war betweenthe ruling rival inca brothers named huascar and atahualpathe spanish never found macchu pichu or the lost city during their occupation.

PETRA originally known to the nabateans as raqmu is ahistorical and archeological city in southernJordan. The city is famous for its rock cut architecture and water conduit system. Another name for petrais the rose city due to the colour of the stone out of which it is carved.

THE TAJ MAHAL is a white tomb built in 17th century by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan was inmemory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal she was his third wife eventually Shah Jahan was entombed in theTaj Mahal with his wife.

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NOVEMBER 2017 - QGP STUDY MATERIALS – CLASSES 4-6LESSON 6 – UNIVERSE

SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE UNIVERSE

The universe is about 13.7 billion years old.The term big bang was coined by Fred Hoyle.The universe is expanding by about 70km per secondAt start universe was a hot ball of fireAll the elements on earth including all the elements on your body is produced in stars.Galaxy comes from Greek name with meaning milk.Anything sucked by black hole cannot escape.Every star is unique.All stars spins. The fastest star of all is neutron star.1.3 million Earths could fit into sun.The sun’s core is 15 million degree Celsius.The sun is about 5 billion years old.A new mineral discovered by Apollo 11 in moon was armalcoltite.The people who travelled on Apollo 11 were Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin andMichael Collins.Astronauts foot print stay visible on moon for about a million years.Venus was named after roman goddess of love and beauty.Venus is surrounded by clouds made of dilute sulphuric acid.Heat is trapped by clouds as in greenhouse.Jupiter is the biggest planet in solar system.Jupiter is named after king of roman gods.Neptune is named after roman god of sea.

Jupiter has a powerful magnetic field.Uranus is named after father of Saturn.Neptune is the coldest giant planet.Neptune was only discovered on 23 September 1846.Saturn is the least dense of all planets.Jupiter’s and Saturn’s biggest moons are larger than planet mercury.There are 88 constellations in night sky.A space probe is a name given to unmanned spacecraft.Helios 2 is the fastest artificial object.About 500 people from 40 nations have travelled into space.A space station is a working laboratory and home for astronauts.

QUESTIONS

1. Why is the sun considered a star?

Your answer:

It is made up of burning gases.

It emits light and heat

It has a higher mass than planets, moons, and asteroids.

all of the above

2. Constellations are groups of stars in particular regions of the sky. Which of the following isnot a constellation?

Your answer:

Cassiopeia

sun

Orion

Pleiades, also known as The Seven Sisters

3. Nuclear reactions that give off electromagnetic radiation take place within these objects.Many are visible at night, and they are

Your answer:

stars.

black holes.

nebulae.

planets.

4. A black hole is an invisible, highly dense celestial body with gravity strong enough to keeplight from escaping. It is called a black hole because

Your answer:

black holes were named after their discoverer, Richard Black.

it is a big, dark hole in space.

it always appears dark, since no light can leave it.

it only attracts black objects.

5. What does the universe include?

Your answer:

our solar system and all other solar systems that exist

nine planets, one sun, asteroids, and comets

five solar systems

just our sun

6. Stars are classified according to characteristics that can be observed from Earth. Which ofthe following is not a characteristic for classifying stars?

Your answer:

the star's luminosity, or brightness

the star's color

the star's size

All of these are possible characteristics.

7. Although they did not have telescopes, ancient people studied space. What did they observe?

Your answer:

details on planets in far-away galaxies

only the sun and the moon

the changing positions of stars and planets in the sky

all of the above

8. The universe is made up of billions of galaxies that seem to be moving away from eachother. This is evidence for which theory?

Your answer:

the theory that the universe is expanding in size

the theory that all matter repels (pushes away) other matter

the theory that the universe is shrinking

the theory that the universe has a fixed size

9. The Milky Way is made up of stars. It is disk-shaped, but it bulges in the middle where ithas many stars. Where is the Milky Way brightest?

Your answer:

in its middle

on its edges

It has the same brightness throughout.

It's not bright at all.

10. Galaxies are made up of billions of stars, all giving off light, but many galaxies can only beseen with powerful telescopes. What is a possible reason for this?

Your answer:

They are so far away from Earth that their light is very faint.

They are made up of only small stars.

They are in motion, so they are harder to see.

The space around them is darker than normal space.

QUESTIONS

1. How many planets are there in our solar system?

a) Eight

b) Nine

c) Ten

d) Eleven

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2. Are the orbits of the planets on the same plane?

a) Yes, more or less

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3. In our solar system, the planets known as the giant planets are also known as the outer planets?

a) True

b) False

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4. Which statement describes the atmosphere of the planet correctly?

a) Venus is mostly carbon dioxide

b) Mercury is mostly nitrogen

c) Earth is mostly oxygen

d) Saturn is mostly helium

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5. To weigh roughly two-thirds less than what you do on Earth, which planet would you be on?

a) Uranus

b) Mars

c) Venus

d) Jupiter

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6. How long does it take for light from the Sun to reach Earth

a) 1 minute

b) 8 minutes

c) Instantaneous

d) 24 hours

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7. It takes the Sun 225-250 million years to do one revolution of the Milky Way Galaxy. How fastdoes the Sun travel?

a) 220km in a second

b) 220km in an minute

c) 220 km in a hour

d) 220km in a year

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8. How old is the solar system

a) 5000 years

b) 5 million years

c) 5 billion years

d) 500 billion years

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9. In 2007, Voyager 2 crossed the heliosheath boundary and into the vast region at the edge of oursolar system where the solar wind runs up against the thin gas between the stars. What did thiscrossing confirm about the shape of our solar system?

a) It’s squashed

b) It’s round

c) It’s like a donut

d) It’s a horseshoe shape.

10. True of False. The immediate galactic area around our solar system is a cloud known as the LocalFluff which is within an otherwise sparse region called the Local Bubble.

a) True

b) False

QUESTIONS

1. Which star is at the center of our Solar System?- Sun.2. What percent of the solar system’s mass does Sun hold?- 99.8 percent.3. How many stars are in the Milky Way?- more than 100 billion.4. How much time does sun rays take to reach earth? - 8 minutes.5. Which planet isnearest tothe earth? - MERCURY.6. Which planet is known as the Morning Star or the Evening Star? - VENUS.7. Which is the largest planet in our solar system? - JUPITER.8. Which Planet Has the Most Moons? - Jupiter with 66 moons.9. Which planet is closest to the sun? - Mercury.10. Which Is the Hottest Planet in the solar system? - Venus.

11. Which Planets Have Rings around Them?- Saturn,Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune12. Which is the coldest andsmallest of all planets? - PLUTO.13. Which Star is called Earth’s satellite? - Moon.14. What is the Orbital period of Moon? - 27 days.15.

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