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The Splitting Method I Student Aashna Suvarna I Little Writers Program

By admin in Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing, Scientific Stories on May 4, 2023

An original story on the germination process, written by our student Aashna Suvarna.

Aashna is 13 years old young writer from Mumbai. She loves music, reading and writing. We are proud to have her as a student of the Little Writers Program, an Online Creative Writing Program using Applied Storytelling & Theatre tools under the mentorship of Trainer Khusshbo Chokhaani. We congratulate Aashna for this exemplary true self-expression.

The Splitting Method

Chatters, platters, discussions, conversations, and occasional shouts and screams filled the class until a very enthusiastic and jocular voice filled the classroom saying, “Good Morning, Class.” Everyone became a dog with two tails the moment they heard, every head looked up to see the usual “grinning like a Cheshire cat” face of Miss Sanskriti and everyone stood up excitedly to wish their favorite teacher. This elation was not something unforeseen as Miss Sanskriti was adored by every student as her classes were more fun than a barrel of monkeys.

” You should stop giving me that goooooood mooorrrrrnnnnnnnniiinnnnnng ttttttteacccccccccccchhhhherrrrr. We will be learning about the electrolysis process today,” she said while writing today’s topic on the blackboard.

Miss Sanskriti took a deep breath and spieled off “Electrolysis is a technique in chemistry and manufacturing that uses the direct electric current (DC) to drive otherwise non-spontaneous chemical reactions. The voltage that is needed for electrolysis to occur is called the decomposition potential.” The children stared blankly at the teacher as if they had absent seizures.

“Fine, I was just kidding with you. Before we had to the concept, let’s get the word. “Electrolysis” is pronounced as uh·lek·traw·luh·suhs. The term ‘electrolysis’ is easy to remember if you break it down into its parts. The first part of the word, electro, refers to electricity. Scientists use the second part of the word, lysis, to describe the process of splitting or separating something. So the word “Electrolysis” means to break down, split, or separate a substance using electricity.

It had begun to rain heavily. Seeing this, she said, “Look into the sky on a stormy day as lightning bolts streak through the sky.”  One of the lightning bolts struck one of the trees and broke it into two parts. Seeing the students’ thunderstruck faces, the teacher continued “Electricity can be scary, but it can also be helpful. Electricity is a rudimentary part of nature and one of the most widely operated forms of energy. Scientists have learned how to harness the power of electricity to split elements and compounds. This process is called electrolysis. Elements are substances made up of a single type of atom, while compounds are substances made up of elements.  Electrolysis is the process of utilizing electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. This reaction takes place in a unit called an electrolyzer.”

While drawing the diagram of the electrolyzer, she articulated “In its most basic form, an electrolyzer contains a cathode (negative electrode), an anode (positive electrode), and a membrane. The system also includes pumps, vents, storage tanks, a power supply, a separator, and other components. So basically, you place the electrolyzer in a bucket or beaker of water. Once the electrolyzer is placed inside the water, positive charges are attracted to the cathode, like a magic stick that attracts positive charges. And the anode is also similar to the cathode. The hydrogen is drawn to the anode rod, while oxygen is attracted to the cathode. And that is how electrolysis happens.

Suddenly, one of the students rose from his seat and asked, “Miss, electrolysis is cool to look at but is it useful to us”.”Of course, there are many uses of electrolysis. Some of them are the extraction and refining of metals, chemical production, and electroplating.”

The bell rang and Miss Sanskriti concluded the class. This is all about electrolysis, or rather a better word for it, “The Splitting Method”.  Now quickly chant your prayers and run for your lunch break. I am not like your math teachers. I won’t take your freedom time away ” The class laughed and rushed out of the classroom.

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Once Upon A Skeleton I Student Harshvardhan Singh Shekhawat I Little Writers Program

By admin in Creative Writing, Educational Stories, Original Stories, Scientific Stories on January 23, 2023

An original story on the scientific concept of skeleton written by our student Harshvardhan Singh Shekhawat.

Harshvardhan is 13 years old young writer from New Delhi. He is enthusiastic about sports, and music. We are proud to have him as a student of the Little Writers Program, an Online Creative Writing Program using Applied Storytelling & Applied Theatre tools under the mentorship of Trainer Khusshbo Chokhaani. We congratulate Harshvardhan for this exemplary true self-expression.

Once Upon A Skeleton

Have you ever wondered how are we able to walk, move and protect ourselves? For all this, we have the skeletal system of our body to thank. You must have learned about it when you were in school today let me explain the skeleton of our body with a story.

It was a late Halloween-eve night. Jill and her mom were taking out the trash. Jill’s dad was an orthopedic surgeon (A doctor working on bones) and was out late working again. He was working on the “hand bone” which is also known as the “Radius and Ulna.” He couldn’t say no to work because these were very crucial bones for everything we do. The patient’s bones were fractured and he was unable to move his arm as it was painful. A fracture is when a bone breaks inside your body making your arm, leg, etc. hurt when you try to move it. After giving the patient treatment for his injury. Jill’s dad got in the car and came home.

Her father reached home at 10 pm in the evening. Jill was very angry at her father. She was angry at him. She scolded him for working so late. Jill told her father about how we don’t need bones and that it’s just a waste of time. She continuously reiterated that “we need you father and not bones on our special days especially”.

Jill’s father was a calm man. He explained to her how we need bones to live. He said, “Bones support, protect and help us in movement”. She asked,  “what all bones do we need?”

Her father said, “there are many more important bones which each provide their own help. For example, The Skull helps protect the brain and the ribs protect the heart and lungs. We have bones like Arm bones (Ulna, Radius, and Humerus) and Leg bones (Tibia, Fibula, and Femur) which help us in movement.”

She understood and asked, “Okay, well can you tell me anything about the toes and palms?” He said, “Yes, We also have bones in our palms and toes. The bones in our palms are called Carpals, Metacarpals, and phalanges. Toe bones are called Tarsals, Metatarsals, and Phalanges.”

Jill was feeling guilty. She said sorry to her father and spent the rest of the evening happily with her father.

She now knew how hard her father worked and wanted to know more. She went to school the next day in her Halloween costume. She boasted to the whole school about how her father is a superhero. One kid came up to her and said “I always wondered what a funny bone is. Do you think you could ask him and explain it to me?”

She immediately replied, “sure”. She asked her father in the evening. Her father told her that a funny bone was actually a nerve and not even a bone. She conjectured about what she would tell her friend. She got into her skeleton outfit and ran down for trick-or-treating. She found her friend and told him the truth that the funny bone was actually a nerve. He tried to contain his laughter. In a mean voice, he said, “The funny bone is actually a nerve. Hahahaha. Your father is a liar. How can it be both a nerve and a bone.” She ran away crying to her father. She told about how he laughed at her face. Her father comforted her and told her not to worry. He told her to enjoy her time and not worry about what others say. She agreed with her dad and studied hard.

Years later, she grew up and became one of the finest orthopedic surgeons. Now that she is all grown up, she shares stories of her father and that boy, who is now an adult regret how he teased her. She now knew how important a bone was. She went to her father’s house and thanked him for such an enriched childhood.

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