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Beacon Current Affairs 2014

Who am I?

Names in the news Places in the news

Megan Tan!K. Shanmugam

All the Earth’s continents!Pangaea

Words in the News

(pg13)!keynote!abused!

inspiring

(pg18)!continent!

earth’s crust!rift

(pg19)!keratin!cuticle!lunula

(pg20)!preserved!

unappetising!scurvy!sterilise

Finding the courage to take action❖ Megan Tan !❖ Gave keynote at Asia for

Animals Conference!❖ Praised by K. Shanmugam for

having the courage to speak up !❖ She is shy and finds it hard to

speak up!❖ Nevertheless, her deep care

and concern gives her the courage to do what she feels is right

When a Supercontinent breaks up❖ Do you remember how many

continents there are in the world?!

❖ About 270 million years ago, all the continents were believed to have been one giant continent - Pangaea!

❖ It slowly broke away and drifted apart over time!

❖ Read on to find out more about how this process takes place

The Truth about Nails❖ Nails are made of a protein called

keratin!❖ Read on to find out more about

the other parts of your nail!❖ See that little crescent-shaped

moon on your thumb? That’s called the lunula!

❖ Why do your nails grow?!❖ How are your nails important?!❖ How should you care for your

nails?

Can and Keep (pg20)❖ In the 18th century, food could

not be kept fresh for long!❖ Salted / dried meat was both

unhealthy and unappetising!❖ Sailors often suffered from

malnutrition and scurvy!❖ Nicolas Appert discovered how

to preserve food by sealing them in cans and heating them!

❖ Find out more about how canned food is prepared today

-Mr Ng

Don’t forget to check out our other articles on the upcoming Total Defence Day!