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Student’s Innovation Need to know

A finer example of
Curiosity leads how curiosity leads
to discovery.
Our surroundings
are abundant in
projects that can
to Discovery lead to research if

our students are
given ample
opportunity!
‘Tulsi is a better antibiotic than Neem.

Lantana leaves show antibacterial activity. Have you tried

Tulsi Herbal Wraps for sprouting seeds’

T he aims and objectives of Science education as explanation and solution to their queries.

envisioned by NEP 2020 is not merely factual
knowledge of scientific matters but the cultivation of Lantana is one of the 100 species of the most
scientific outlook and scientific inquiry amoung invasive of the IUCN list. Lantana has been of
student’s. In this experiential learning plays a great interest for phytochemical, biological and
crucial role as it emphasizes active engagement, pharmacological studies. We wanted to confirm
application of science and equips students that Lantana leaves which have a strong smell,
with the skills, competencies, and mindset may have antimicrobial activity that is why dogs
required for success in the 21st century. eat them when they are unwell. Lantana is also
identified as an invasive variety of weed in Delhi
Simple queries of the two friends led to a series of that has infested 30% of the Delhi ridge area. If the
experiments resulting in a series of amazing substance / metabolite in the lantana have some
findings. The queries were medicinal value then this substance can be purified on a
commercial scale and used as medicine and on the
other hand we can utilize this invasive shrub.
‘Why do dogs eat away lantana plants
from my garden?

How can I protect sprouted grains from
microbial attack and increase shelf life
without using synthetic chemicals?

Nanya Gupta & Aavya Shrivastava of Class VIII of
Delhi Public School,R K Puram under the mentor-
ship of their Biology Teacher, Ms Niva Chhonkar
carried out a Research Project to get a scientific

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