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Who am I?
Names in the News Places in the News
Charles Babbage (Father of the
Computer)
Amazon Rainforest (South America)
Words in the News
(Pg18)Thermostat
Deforestation
(Pg19)Tingling
sensationFaulty
electrocution
(Pg20)TemperatureAtmosphereGreenhouse
gaseslinger
• Spread through mosquitoes
• Causes high fever, rashes and vomitting
• Recent outbreak of dengue at Tampines (over 70 reported cases)
• How can we arrest the spread of dengue?
• http://www.dengue.gov.sg for more information
Keeping Dengue at bay (pg1)
Amazon Rainforest more than 8000 times the size of Singapore
Nicknamed “Green Lungs” as it absorbs carbon dioxide and produces oxygen
How can we help to conserve rainforests (Hint: How mightwe use less paper?)
Helping the earth breathe (pg18)
• Electricity is useful• Can be harmful if
used carelessly• How does an electric
shock occur?• Read on to find out
how to stay safe from such hazards at home
Watch out for that current (pg19)
• Greenhouse effect keeps our Earth at right temperature
• When we pollute the atmosphere, we destroy the ozone layer
• How can we cut down on emission of greenhouse gases?
Life in a greenhouse (pg20)
This day in History…March 31 1889 – Eiffel Tower Opens