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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">There is already a python sugar
activity 'WordSearch' which for some reason does not appear in the
Sugar Activities Library. Version 3 has the ability for the teaher
(user) to prepare a list of words. The activity then creates the
'puzzle box' and allows the user to find the hidden words. The
list of words is a simple text file with one word per line. It is
put into the Journal and resumed (the activity process text/plain
mime-type files). <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">If you would like a copy I can send one
as an attacthment. Naturally what you propose would need to be
writtten as a web activity.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/29/19 3:35 AM, Sanjana Mundhra
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style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:'Helvetica
Neue';color:rgb(69,69,69)">Hey all! </p>
<p
style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:'Helvetica
Neue';color:rgb(69,69,69)">I am Sanjana Mundhra, a third
year B.Tech student from The LNM Institute of Information
Technology, Jaipur. </p>
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style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:'Helvetica
Neue';color:rgb(69,69,69)">Sugarizer has been providing some
amusing learning activities for children and I hope to add
mine to the list. What I came up with is a word search game
with a few tweaks and variations.</p>
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style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:'Helvetica
Neue';color:rgb(69,69,69)"> The game consists of letters of
words placed in a grid. The objective of this puzzle is to
find and mark all the horizontally, vertically, or
diagonally placed words hidden inside the box. Click and
drag over a word to check it off the list. They are fun to
play, but also educational- in fact, many teachers make use
of them.</p>
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Neue';color:rgb(69,69,69);min-height:14px"><br>
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style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:'Helvetica
Neue';color:rgb(69,69,69)"> This will encourage the
children to:</p>
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<li
style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:'Helvetica
Neue';color:rgb(69,69,69)"><span
style="font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo"></span><b>Explore
new topics.</b> Many word search puzzles have a theme to
which all the hidden words are related. Some of these are
just for fun, but a <b>topic</b> can also introduce
essential vocabulary that every child should possess.</li>
<li
style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:'Helvetica
Neue';color:rgb(69,69,69)"><span
style="font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo"></span>
<b>Improve spelling.</b> Young minds can learn new words
and their <b>spellings</b> by intensively searching for
them, letter by letter, in the puzzle. In fact they are
rehearsing the spelling over and over in their minds as
they look for the letters the word contains.</li>
<li
style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:'Helvetica
Neue';color:rgb(69,69,69)"><span
style="font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo"></span><b>Improve
concentration.</b> A valuable skill, concentration is
required to successfully complete this puzzle. It
encourages the brain to stay focused.</li>
<li
style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:'Helvetica
Neue';color:rgb(69,69,69)"><span
style="font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo"></span><b>Enhance
visual acuity.</b> Eyes that are trained regularly to
look for small details will be stronger and more effective
in many situations.</li>
<li
style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:'Helvetica
Neue';color:rgb(69,69,69)"><span
style="font-size:10px;line-height:normal;font-family:Menlo"></span><b>Form
strategies.</b> Form various algorithms and strategies
to search quickly for words without even realising it.</li>
</ul>
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style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:'Helvetica
Neue';color:rgb(69,69,69);min-height:14px"><br>
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<p
style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:'Helvetica
Neue';color:rgb(69,69,69)">We can add diagonal &
backward written words at higher difficulty levels. Often a
list of the hidden words is provided, but more challenging
puzzles may let the player figure them out. On a more
advanced level, word searches are good ways to demonstrate
the use of searching algorithms. Other variations include
solving given math puzzles and searching for the answer in
the grid.</p>
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Neue';color:rgb(69,69,69);min-height:14px"><br>
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<p
style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:'Helvetica
Neue';color:rgb(69,69,69)">I am well acquainted with React
js, a technology widely used in this organization and hope
to contribute to it this summer as my GSOC 2019 project.
After studying the present activities in Sugarizer, I feel
its a place where learning meets fun and I think this
activity will help take this trend onward. This is just a
rough idea of my proposal, all reviews and suggestions are
most welcome.</p>
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<p
style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:'Helvetica
Neue';color:rgb(69,69,69)">Regards,</p>
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style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:'Helvetica
Neue';color:rgb(69,69,69)">Sanjana Mundhra</p>
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