Page 9 - Jan-Mar 2019
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VOL. 16 No. 1


                  SHedding SKin                                                   LOcOMOtiOn

       Snakes shed their skin periodically in a process            Sidewinding is most common on rough and
         called molting. Before shedding, the skin                 uneven terrain. The snake moves sideways and
         becomes dull and dry. Snakes crawl out of                 then moves forward.
       their old skin, which peels backward over the               Accordian motion
           body from head to toe in one piece.                     is on smooth
                                                                   ground and the snake
        sweta s., iX D, sri sankara senior secondary school, adyar,   alternately draws
                         Chennai
                                                                   together and stretches like an
                                                                   accordian squeeze box.
                                                                   g. Mani Krishna Koushik, IX A, Akshara School, Kakinada
                               teMPerAture cOntrOL

                            Snakes are cold blooded reptiles which is            SnAKeS tHAt FLY!
                           why they need the warmer temperatures to
                                      help them survive.                    There are some species of snakes that

                           r. harinethra, iX, sri seshaas international Public school,   can glide (or jump from tree to tree). They
                             salem; rashi Kanojia, Vii, Pine hall school, Dehradun  flatten their ribs, undulate back and forth
                                                                           in an S shape and glide through the air!

                                                                           s. K. Karunya, iX a, sri sankara Vidyashramam Mat. hr.
                                                                          sec. school, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai; sumit Kr. Mahato,
                                                                            Vii, Dantin academy english high school, guwahati
                          FAntAStic FLeXiBiLitY

               A snake’s backbone is made up of many vertebrae
               attached to its ribs. Humans have
               approximately 33 vertebrae and
               24 ribs. Snakes have between                                        DID YOU KNOW?
                200-400 of each! This is what
               makes them flexible and helps                                        No two snakes have the
                                                                                     same pattern on their
                        them move.
                                                                                             body.
               Vaishnavi s, Xi a, DaV Public school, sec-14,
               Faridabad; ariza Noor, Viii b, sunway sr. sec.                      Shubham Singh, IX F, DAV Public
                        school, rampur                                               School, Sec-14, Faridabad






                                                              ActiVitY: iMAginAtiOn unLeASHed

                                                             Write a snake cinquain like the example given below:
                                                                        Snake
                                                                    (one word topic)
                                                                  Majestic fascinating
                                                                    (two adjectives)
                                                              Slithering shedding sensing
                                                                     (three verbs)
                                                              Awe admire respect protect
                                                                  (four ‘feeling’ words)
                                                                         King
                                                                  (one summary word)      Illustration by: Faizal, IX, Delhi School
                                                                                         of Excellence, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad



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