A Comparative Study of Body Weight and School Bag Weight of Six Year Old Children

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Authors

  • Naba Kr. Mondal
     Institute of Science Education, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, 713104 West Bengal, ,IN
  • Biswajit Saha
     Deptt. of Environmental Science, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal ,IN
  • Jayanta Kr Datta
     Deptt. of Environmental Science, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal ,IN

Abstract

A comparative study of body weight and schoolbag weight of six year old children of Elnglish medium and Bengali medium schools was done in Burdwan town. The result revealed that average bag weight carried by English medium children and Bengali medium children are 3.75 kg and 2.16 kg which is equivalent to 18% and 10.8% of their total body weight respectively.

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Published

2009-03-01

How to Cite

Mondal, N. K., Saha, B., & Datta, J. K. (2009). A Comparative Study of Body Weight and School Bag Weight of Six Year Old Children. Indian Science Cruiser, 23(2), 14–19. Retrieved from http://informaticsjournals.com/index.php/ISC/article/view/37617

Issue

Volume 23, Issue 2, March 2009

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Search & Survey

 

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