When NASA astronauts went to the Moon during the Apollo missions five decades (a period of ten years) ago, they experienced a series of “firsts.” It was the first time a human walked on the … Read more
It’s America’s semiquincentennial. That’s pronounced semi-kwin-sen-TEN-ee-uhl. It comes from the Latin words “semi” for half and “quincentennial” for five hundred. So, it means half of 500, or 250. A group called America250 has many plans to celebrate this milestone. Let’s look at a few. Photo Credit: gary718/Shutterstock America’s Time Capsule A time capsule will be buried during 4th of July celebrations here at Independence … Read more
You may have seen some American robin eggs in a nest—light blue, oval-shaped, and about the size of a quarter. A brown hawk owl’s eggs are medium-sized, almost perfectly round, and light brown. Sandpiper eggs … Read more
On April 22, 2026, people will celebrate Earth Day. Over one billion people throughout the world are expected to participate. That’s five times the number of people that watched the Super Bowl! Photo Credit: Ekaterina Simonova/Shutterstock Senator Gaylord Nelson from Wisconsin recognized the … Read more
If you were going to make a birdhouse out of wood, would you use tools (something that helps do a task)? Probably. For example, you might use a saw to cut the wood into pieces, … Read more
Every March, two giant college basketball tournaments called March Madness begin. Have you heard of March Madness? It’s the nickname given to two giant basketball tournaments. They crown the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Champions for the year. The tournament started … Read more
Reverend Jesse Jackson died on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. He was an important African American leader. Let’s take a look at his life and the influence he has had on our country. Jesse Jackson was born in Greenville, … Read more
Treatment for disorders caused by genes, medicine that works better, and crops that can survive a drought. What do these have in common? To answer the question, let’s go back in time a little bit. … Read more
Have you ever been ice skating? When you ice skate, you move across ice with special boots on your feet. The boots have a metal blade to help you glide smoothly across the ice! Figure skating is a sport where people perform amazing jumps … Read more
Claudette Colvin passed away on January 13, 2026, at the age of 86. In 1955, she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat for a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. This act of courage helped spark the Civil Rights … Read more
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