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Transdisciplinary Thinking
K. P. Mohanan There are various ways in which disciplines interact. There is interdisciplinarity, which is about ideas present in the...
Aug 8, 20221 min read


Listening to Learn: How to learn to reason through listening
K. P. Mohanan You can watch the two talks given by K. P. Mohanan on "Listening to Learn", as part of the NCERT webinar series Talk 1:...
Aug 8, 20221 min read


Constructing Theories of Geometry with Excursions into Biology
K. P. Mohanan, Tara Mohanan This book is an attempt to introduce the reader to the art and craft of theory construction. While we use...
Aug 8, 20221 min read


Constructing a Theory of Motion
K. P. Mohanan, Tara Mohanan About this book: This book is an introduction to how we construct theories in science to explain natural...
Aug 8, 20221 min read


Conceptual Inquiry: Democracy
K. P. Mohanan This recording of a classroom session delves into the concept of democracy. Students are attempting to clarify the concept....
Aug 8, 20221 min read


The Earth and the Sky
K. P. Mohanan, Tara Mohanan You can download this article here
Aug 8, 20221 min read


Inquiry and Critical thinking
K. P. Mohanan, Tara Mohanan This is the first unit of a set of units on Inquiry and Critical Thinking for 8th/9th graders. Download the...
Aug 8, 20221 min read


Statistical Thinking in the Kitchen: Diced Potatoes
K. P. Mohanan, Tara Mohanan This dialogue involves KPM, his sister-in-law AW, and his niece MW. The activity is one of dicing potatoes...
Aug 8, 20221 min read


Concept Clarification in the Kitchen: What is a Salad
K. P. Mohanan, Tara Mohanan In this dialogue, MM, DD, TM, and KPM, engage in conceptual inquiry into the question, “What is a salad?” In...
Aug 8, 20221 min read


Scientific Thinking in the Kitchen: Banana Chips
K. P. Mohanan, Tara Mohanan This dialogue is between a nine-year old girl (MM), her mother (TM) and her father (KPM). It is triggered by...
Aug 8, 20221 min read


Enhancing Academic Intelligence: Interview
This is the first part of an extended conversation in the Nalanda Series in Ahmedabad University, between Professor K P Mohanan and the...
Aug 7, 20221 min read


Logical Contradiction
Look at these pairs of sentences: a) Zeno is tall. Zeno is not tall. b) It rained in Pune on 26-4-1976. It didn’t rain in Pune on...
Aug 7, 20223 min read


Numbers and Numerals: A Weekend Exploration - Part 3. Monday
This is the final part of a 3-part series of dialogues, "Numbers and Numerals: A Weekend Exploration."
Aug 6, 20222 min read


Numbers and Numerals: A Weekend Exploration - Part 2. Sunday
This is the second part of a 3-part series of dialogues, "Numbers and Numerals: A Weekend Exploration."
Jul 24, 20222 min read


Numbers and Numerals: A Weekend Exploration - Part 1. Saturday
This is the first part of a 3-part series of dialogues, "Numbers and Numerals: A Weekend Exploration."
Jul 22, 20223 min read
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