Resouce Catalogue - Readings and Videos

Travel

Readings for students

1. கோட்டை ரகசியங்கள் (தமிழ் இந்து) - https://tamil.thehindu.com/society/real-estate/article19809393.ece
2. Forts in Tamil Nadu - http://www.indianglories.com/forts-and-palaces/tamil-nadu-forts/
3. Historic places in Puducherry – http://www.pondytourism.in/iconics.php?district=Puducherry&category=196
4. Story book – Miss Bandicota bengalensis finds old caves (Tamil & English)

1. இந்தியாவை கண்டுபுடி – புதிர்களும் விளையாட்டுகளும்
2. பத்மா விண்வெளி செல்கிறாள் – Story about a child who travels in her imaginative world to space.
3. A journey through the solar system – Explore space and learn about planets, asteroids, comets and more

Videos for discussion

1. Historical Golconda fort, Hyderabad – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7372keDv0s
2. History of Senji/Gingee fort - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2AGFgxkTO0
3. Top 10 India’s largest and beautiful forts – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syY5dOXAAV8
4. ISRO rocket launch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdqZ5kWv6OQ
5. The International Space Station (Sunita Williams) – This explains each interior pressurized module, crew living quarters, and scientific equipment - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGP6Y0Pnhe4
6. An animated history of transportation – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaLCQo8NJFA
7. Fossil fuels – This animated video explains about the origin of fossil fuels. It is a term used to describe a group of energy sources that were formed when ancient plants and organisms were subject to intense heat and pressure over millions of years - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaXBVYr9Ij0
8. This animated video describes about oil, which is a fossil fuel and liquid hydrocarbon used mainly for the production of transportation fuels and petroleum-based products - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPAqfTNiais
9. Leh and Ladakh (India) Travel - How People Live – This video shows how people in Ladakh, one of the coldest places in the world, live and spend their time daily - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZd2TCLEZE0
10. Traditional mud - brick houses of Leh, Ladakh – This video shows the different types of houses in Ladakh - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhTwD_TSFDQ