Take a look around you. Everything you are sitting on, holding, and looking at was invented by someone! Do you ever wonder how people get ideas to invent new things? Inventors and engineers follow a … Read more
Imagine going outside to put some garbage in a can—and finding a polar bear rummaging through your trash! Although encounters like this were rare in the past, they are becoming more common. What has caused … Read more
In 1963, the United States government passed a law called the Equal Pay Act. That law meant that men could not be paid more than women for doing the same job. Yet statistics from 2018 … Read more
The Heart’s Job You probably know you need oxygen to live. In fact, all the cells in your body need oxygen—and your heart makes sure they get it. A heart is an organ inside you … Read more
In 1863, the United States was approaching the third year of devastating civil war, pitting the Union (northern states) against the Confederacy (the southern states). The major issue dividing the country was slavery. Abraham Lincoln … Read more
Black History Month started in 1970, proposed by African American educators and students at Kent State University. But long before the month was proposed, Dr. Carter G. Woodson founded a week to honor contributions that … Read more
From students hoping for a snow day to long-distance travelers, everyone wants to know about the weather. Forecasting weather is among the greatest scientific achievements of the last century. Meteorologists can predict weather about a … Read more
It’s winter, and the air is cold but calm. You’ve just trekked a mile across a frozen section of Lake Superior. You’re ready to explore the ice caves of the Apostle Islands! These caves are … Read more
January 24, 1967 was a warm day in Chicago. Weather forecasters predicted that temperatures would fall and that the city might get 4 inches of snow the next morning. But the snow that started a … Read more
January 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It’s a day to remember the tragedy of the Holocaust during the Second World War. On this day, we also think about heroes of World War II, those … Read more
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