The Taz blog

Practical writing on science at home, how children learn to test ideas, and what changes in the curriculum mean for families.

• CBSE took AI out of Class 9. Here is what families can do now: CBSE has taken the AI and computational thinking modules out of Class 9 for 2026-27. Five things families can do at home that build the same skills, with no syllabus and no device.
• Why does a higher throw not go further?: Throw a ball at 30 degrees and at 60 degrees at the same speed and, in ideal conditions, they land in the same place. A plain explanation and a test you can run.
• How to answer a child's why question when you have no idea: You do not need to know why the sky is blue. A parent's guide to the four replies that keep a child curious, and the one that quietly ends the conversation.