Life of Pi: Quick Research, Period 3 by NICHOLE COLSCH https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i Basic Background Information, Life of Pi en-us 2020-09-14 16:42:30 UTC 2024-10-06 19:14:10 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f42f.png The Piscine Molitor (Caleb C.) chervenka24033 https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748163039 the Piscine Molitor is a French monument, as well has a pool and hotel complex. It was built originally for Olympic swimmers in 1929, and is known for it's artistic designs, but fell the disuse and closed in 1989.]]> 2020-09-15 15:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748163039 Meerkats https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748163830 Anika Yadav
Meerkats are carnivorous who live in the southern tip of Africa.
They are able to recognize each other's voices. They also work together and live in groups to survive. (NatGeoKids)]]> 2020-09-15 15:03:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748163830 The Piscine Moliter is a swimming pool and hotel complex. It's located in France. https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748163905 Abbie K.]]> 2020-09-15 15:03:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748163905 The Trivandrum Zoo-Reagan Hall hall23736 https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748163924 -The zoo is said to be one of the oldest zoos in India 
-82 species of animals, it also is the home to 7 anacondas ]]> 2020-09-15 15:03:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748163924 Zoology - Adrian Valluppara https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748163949  A branch of biology that studies the members of the animal kingdom and animal life in general

Conrad Gesner is considered the father of modern Zoology..

]]> 2020-09-15 15:03:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748163949 Group 10: What is Pi? (the mathematical concept) yu24265 https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748163983 The number π is a mathematical constant. It is defined as the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. ]]> 2020-09-15 15:03:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748163983 Group 2: Judaism/Christianity-Sophia Kurtz https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748164069 - Christianity is a religion based on the beliefs practiced in the Old Testament of the Bible, and the recognition that Jesus Christ is the savior in the New Testament.
- Judaism is a religion based on the belief of one extraordinary god that divulged himself to Abraham, Moses and the Hebrew prophets, for it originated from the ancient Hebrews.(The Torah is the sacred text, the first five books of the Old Testament)]]> 2020-09-15 15:03:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748164069 Zebras https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748164806 Zebras are single-hoofed mammals that are native to Africa. They are closely related to horses, but they are not the same. Each Zebra has its own unique stripes. Zebras can run up to 65 kph. A group of zebras is called a dazzle.
Abby Adams]]> 2020-09-15 15:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748164806 Atheism- Tasha B https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748164887 1. Atheism is the disbelief or the lack of belief in the existence of God or gods.
2. Stephen Hawking was an Atheist.
This is the Atheism Symbol]]> 2020-09-15 15:03:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748164887 Hyenas- Zana Z https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748164920  Hyenas are the most socially complex carnivores in the world. They have some of the strongest jaws in relation to the size of any other mammal.]]> 2020-09-15 15:03:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748164920 Chimpanzees- group 14 https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748164935  Chimpanzees are a species of great ape native to the forest and savannah of tropical Africa. -Maren L.]]> 2020-09-15 15:03:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748164935 <Hinduism>sylvia C. https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748164992 1.hinduism is an Indian religion or way of life, it is the third largest religion
2.some of their beliefs are reincarnation, karma, a lot of them revolve around "atman" the belief of the soul]]> 2020-09-15 15:03:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748164992 Islam https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748165295 Religion of muslims.
A monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah.

Grace Fisher.]]> 2020-09-15 15:03:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748165295 Atheism (Jackson G) https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748165652 Atheism is the disbelief of the existence of a god
Atheists make up 7% of the world population ]]> 2020-09-15 15:03:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748165652 The Trivandrum Zoo https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748166027 Ava Putnam
-Contains around 82 animal species.
-One of the oldest zoos in India, started in 1857.]]> 2020-09-15 15:03:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748166027 Sadie Gifford - Pondicherry, India https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748166847 The main beach in Pondicherry is made out of rocks. It has the third largest Gandhi statute in the world. Most importantly, you can meet an elephant. ]]> 2020-09-15 15:04:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748166847 Group 14- Chimpanzees - Quinn Monson monson24018 https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748166891  -Chimpanzees are humans closest living relatives. They share 98.7 % of our DNA.
-Chimpanzees live in West and Central Africa in rainforests/woodlands. They usually sleep in trees.

]]> 2020-09-15 15:04:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748166891 Bengal Tigers - Kiera L. https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748166928 The Bengal Tiger is the most populous species in the tiger kingdom, there are fewer than 2,500 left. These tigers are found in Bangladesh, Nepal, India, and Bhutan in the wild and captivity. Since the tigers mostly hunt as dusk and dawn their stripes help them hide ]]> 2020-09-15 15:04:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748166928 University of Toronto (Lavanya V.) https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748167115 -US News Best Global Universities 2020 ranked it 18
-Famous for research]]> 2020-09-15 15:04:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748167115 Tsimtsum-Tony Wei https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748167333 Tsimtsum is a way of being present in your absence. Tsimtsum is referred often as the first step of creating your own world. Tsimtsum means “reduction" and divine energy needs to be toned down so that the created world can maintain it. ]]> 2020-09-15 15:04:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748167333 Pondicherry, India https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748167433 The capital of Puducherry, a territory in India. It is a coastal city known for its temples, statues, and the old French architecture from when the area was occupied by the French.
(Naomi P)]]> 2020-09-15 15:04:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748167433 Islam- Olivia Mills https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748167748 1. the Islam religion has five core practices: profession of faith, prayer, alms, fasting, and pilgrimage.
2. They celebrate Ramadan, prophets birthday, Eid ul-Adha, Al-Hijra, and Eid ul-Fitr.]]> 2020-09-15 15:04:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748167748 Group 1: Hinduism-Grace B https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748168408 1. Hinduism embraces many different religious ideas, it's sometimes considered a way of life.
2. Began about 4000 years ago in India.

]]> 2020-09-15 15:04:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748168408 Castaway Stories https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748169019 Alli Steele: Castaway stories generally happen after a shipwreck, where people choose to stay on a deserted island/ship secluded. 

]]> 2020-09-15 15:04:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748169019 Botanical Garden in Pondicherry https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748169565 (Kassi R) 
1.The garden was established in 1826 in a French style. From the architecture to arrangement of trees and materials used to deck up the garden, all show the  French culture.
2. Many plants and trees are used from the botanical garden for research to make medicine and some very rare and endangered species of flora can be found at the garden.]]> 2020-09-15 15:04:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748169565 Castaway Stories: Lily V https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748170788 A castaway story is when someone is stranded far away from others, either on a boat or a deserted island. They have to survive without any help and make the most of the resources on hand.]]> 2020-09-15 15:04:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748170788 Group 20: Akshat V Zoology valse240217 https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748171256 Zoology is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct, and how they interact with their ecosystems

Classification categories look like this:

Life-Kingdom–Phylum–Class–Order–Family–Genus–Species


]]> 2020-09-15 15:04:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748171256 University of Toronto - Dheeraj T https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748173714 1. The University of Toronto was created in 1827 and was the first institution of higher learning in upper Canada. 
2. They are on of the world's top research-intensive universities.]]> 2020-09-15 15:05:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748173714 Pondicherry, India https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748173891 The capital of Puducherry, India, which is a ]]> 2020-09-15 15:05:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748173891 Sloths kanaparti24545 https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748174565 Sloths are a group of mammals noted for their slowness of movement; they spend most of their lives hanging upside down in the trees of the tropical rain forests of South America and Central America. - Harika K.]]> 2020-09-15 15:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748174565 Agnosticism https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748175706 Is the view that the realness of God is unknown. They don't believe nor disbelieve in a God or religious figure.  
- Sienna Franklin]]> 2020-09-15 15:05:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748175706 Christianity https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748179731 the religon that believes in the birth of jesus christ and follow his teaching also follow the bibles teaching]]> 2020-09-15 15:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748179731 The Botanical Gardens in Pondicherry https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748186892 (Bianca Monaco-Kron)
The Botanical Gardens in Pondicherry were set up to educate people about the plants, and the placards shown provide facts not commonly known about those plants.
The Botanical Gardens in Pondicherry actually has an aquarium which also educates the visitors about the marine life in the aquarium.]]> 2020-09-15 15:08:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748186892 Zebras- Taylor L. https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748189262 Zebras are mammals that are native to Africa. They travel in groups. A group of zebras is called a dazzle. Each zebra has their own unique stripe pattern. ]]> 2020-09-15 15:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748189262 Hyenas https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748203842 Saina Narsian.
Hyenas are nocturnal, carnivores. 
They are scavengers and hunters, there are different species of hyenas.]]> 2020-09-15 15:11:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748203842 Meerkats https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748209914 Meerkats are small mongooses that live in South Africa. They are very territorial and will hurt anyone or anything that threatens their territory. They are known for standing on their hind legs and keeping watch over their territory. If an intruder is spotted, the whole clan will mob him.

Info from Healthypets website, Zoo 4 You website

Surya R]]> 2020-09-15 15:12:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748209914 Bengal Tigers https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748212827 -The Bengal Tiger is an endangered mammal, and is a carnivore
-This Bengal Tiger usually has a life span of 8-10 years is a subspecies of tigers which is the largest member of the cat family
-Ally K]]> 2020-09-15 15:12:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748212827 Tsimtsum https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748215620 It means the reduction of God from the universe at the moment it was created. It is the event in which God left space for humans to be independent and express their faith.
-Lakshanyaa R]]> 2020-09-15 15:13:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/748215620 https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/769727060 2020-09-22 19:07:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/769727060 What is pi (the mathematical concept) Lumy K https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/784734465 pi appears in many formulas in all areas of mathematics and physics. It is approximately equal to 3.14159.]]> 2020-09-28 15:17:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ncolsch/7fuo7f6slbajb03i/wish/784734465