Arts & Culture
During the beginning of his days in London, Shakespeare’s plays were performed in several theaters in London. In 1599, the Globe Theater was built and became the main performing house for Shakespeare’s plays. This new theater was the most beautiful and magnificent theater in all of London.
Shakespeare, along with some of his fellow actors, become part owner in the Globe. Almost 3000 people could watch these plays in this theater. The Puritans closed the theater in 1634, but it has recently been rebuilt and reopened to the public.
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Famous People
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Do you recognize this line? This is just one line from one of William Shakespeare’s many plays. This particular line is from the romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliette. William Shakespeare, who is arguably the most famous and well-respected playwright in history, was born in April, 1564 in England. As was the case for many 16th century births, his exact birthdate was never recorded. Although we are not sure if this was his actual birthday, we celebrate his life and his birthday on April 23.
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Food & Recipes
Most kids love to eat pizza. But, have you ever tried to make your own pizza. Try this fun recipe for french bread pizza at home. Just make sure that you have an adult help you with the ever-dangerous oven. And be careful when you take your pizza out - it can burn your hands and mouth!
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Odds & Ends
Want to impress your friends with a fancy word? It’s always good to increase your vocabulary. Try this one in a sentence and impress your friends and family!
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Arts & Culture
Once upon a dung-heap, a girl awoke to find herself alone, hungry, cold and homeless. The kids in her medieval village taunt her mercilessly; the adults in town don’t care enough to adopt her. In other words, life for the skinny girl known as Brat was the pits. Soon enough, she befriends a scraggly cat and finds work with the local midwife, named Jane Sharp.
A midwife in medieval society served as the person who delivered babies and concocted herbal compounds to keep people in decent health. Brat, who eventually names herself Alyce, puts in hours working in humble service for the midwife (who actually is quite an unpleasant person.) When Alyce faces a crisis and finds herself unable to successfully carry out her task, she runs away. What happens next is a surprise.
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Fun & Games
Like to play with light? Ever wonder how our eyes respond to it and why? Here is an educational way to delve deeper into the mysteries of vision and find out how and why our eyes behave the way they do.
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Fun & Games
A volcano is a place on the earth’s surface where molten rock and other materials reach the surface. There are many different types of volcanos and different strengths of the eruptions. Volcanic eruptions usually discharge lava, dust, ashes, and various sizes of rocks. You can try to make your volcano at home- but of course this one will not have real hot lava.
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History
Imagine if you could capture one moment in time in a city. Imagine what you could learn about an ancient city if it remained untouched for hundreds of years and we could see it as it existed in the past. Imagine what you could learn about the history and the culture of the people who lived in that city. This is exactly what happened in an ancient city in Italy. This city was covered by volcanic ash and remained hidden and forgotten for hundreds of years. Recently, this city and the treasures that it contained were uncovered!
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Odds & Ends
Want to impress your friends with a fancy word? It’s always good to increase your vocabulary. Try this one in a sentence and impress your friends and family!
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Fun & Games
This experiment uses milk, the first and most important early nourishment for most of us (all of us?) to discern some of the interesting chemical forms that are created when different materials mix. A bit of this, a bit of that, and you can end up with a bit of something else altogether.
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Wondrous World
Did you know that the word hippopotamus means “river horse” in the Greek language? They don’t really look like horses, do they?
Hippos are not sleek and graceful, nor are they fast moving and liquid… that is, until they submerge themselves in liquid! Once a hippo is in the water, its horse-like grace becomes apparent. In fact, hippos are very well adapted to water, and spend most of their time there. Because their eyes, ears and nostrils are positioned atop their heads, hippos are able to breathe, see, hear and smell while most of their body is submerged.
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Fun & Games
Must of us use a stove, microwave, or fire from a fireplace to heat our food. But did you know that we can use the heat from the sun to heat and melt some of our favorite foods? Many types of rays come from the sun including heat rays, ultraviolet light rays, and visible light rays. Too much exposure to the sun can be dangerous because the ultraviolet rays can cause damage to our skin or cause us to get a painful sunburn.
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