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Each October we celebrate Black History Month as a tribute to the history of African Americans. What you might not realize is that the history of African Americans was not studied or recognized for a very long time. In fact, African Americans didn’t gain recognition in history books until the 20th century. We have a man named Dr. Carter G. Woodson to thank for bringing the history of African Americans into the classroom and to the world.
Kate’s grandfather is a scientist who has been working furiously to discover an unknown element in the inner-most hearts of stars. He calls this force “Pure Concentrated Light,” and has been able to recreate a tiny amount of this substance in his lab. His theory is that this stuff has the means to free a person’s “heartlight,” thereby allowing them to travel anywhere in the universe.
However, a darker force discovers the laboratory– and even more frightening– the sun begins to lose its power! What should they do? Grandfather decides to become “heartlight” and travel to a far-away star which he thinks may possess the solution to the mystery. Kate can’t bear for him to go without her, so with the help of a mystical creature, she accompanies him on the dangerous journey.
Discover what Kate and her grandfather unveil on their voyage across time and space. If you liked A Wrinkle in Time, you will really enjoy Heartlight by T.A. Barron.
Here is another way to have fun with balloons, one of the most celebratory things to play with. They float, pop, splat and more.
Did you know that balloons can propel rockets too? The principle of air pressure is critical here, for it is in the control and release of air pressure that so much can be achieved.
Looking for some extreme excitement? Then the X-Games are the place for you. Back in September, we highlighted the Summer X-Games. But now it’s time again to break out the snowboards and skis and compete. This winter the X-Games are going to be held in the Green Mountain state of Vermont. But if all goes well, Mount Snow won’t be green, it will be covered in white.
A new game that has been added to this year’s games is called UltraCross. UltraCross is a combination of skiers and snowboarders performing in a relay to see who can cross the finish line first. The top 16 skiers and snowboarders will be paired up randomly the night before the event to compete in this very unique race.
Jess Aarons has made it his goal to be the fastest boy in the fifth grade. All summer long, he would push himself to the point of exhaustion in the Virginia heat trying to run faster and faster. Little did he know, new competition has moved into town– her name is Leslie Burke, also ten years old, and she can run faster than anybody in the fifth grade. The boys eventually refuse to race anymore because they can’t stand being schooled by this new girl!
However, Jess finds her strangely interesting. For one, she is a great athlete; she’s also funny and has a rich imagination. Her folks don’t own a television set, and their house is filled with books. Soon, even though everybody teases them to no end, Jess and Leslie form a magical friendship. They create their own realm in the woods which they name Terabithia. The only way to get into Terabithia is by swinging on the old rope swing they find attached to a crab apple tree. No one else is allowed to enter the kingdom, and no one else may know about it…until something unexpected occurs, and Terabithia is never again the same.
Bridge to Terabithia by Katharine Paterson earned a Newberry Award in 1978. It is an unforgettable story of imagination, magic, loyalty and determination. It is a story of a legendary friendship.
Can water be bent? By a comb? That is not placed inside the water stream? Judge for yourself with this clever experiment that illustrates the power and effect of invisible static electricity, the kid of electricity that is all around us and that we and objects create all the time through simple interaction.
“Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in my attempt.” — The Special Olympics Oath
Not everybody can play a sport like Michael Jordan or Mia Hamm. Some people just find it challenging to finish a game they’ve started. Other folks won’t rest until they’ve tasted victory– there are all types of people! The Special Olympics honor the athlete in everybody. People with disabilities face challenges that non-disabled people could never imagine. Take that into consideration when you think of disabled folks pushing themselves to the limit in their sport of choice. The Special Olympics games invite disabled people to partake in the camaraderie, competition and fun of sports. They are provided a chance for athletes to learn that there are no losers in this world. Here, people with disabilities demonstrate that they don’t let challenges keep them down!
Has your mother ever told you not to play with your food? Or your father? Perhaps both? At the same time? What’s new?
Well now you can play with your food and no one can yell at you. Try making this peanut butter playdough. First make it and play with it, then eat it!
As the world’s smallest bird, hummingbirds have a lot to hum about. They are able to fly forward, backward, right, left and upside down! The humming sound that you hear actually comes from the flapping of their wings. On average, a hummingbird will flap its wings about 50 times a second! That makes their wings look like a blur to the human eye. When a male hummingbird courts a female, he does a power dive to impress her. During this power dive, his wings can flap as many as 200 times a second!
An eclipse of the Moon can only occur at a Full Moon, and only if the Moon passes through a part of the Earth’s shadow. It takes the Moon 29.5 days to orbit the Earth, and usually it does so without passing through the Earth’s shadows. But every once in a while, the Moon will pass through Earth’s pale outer shadow called the penumbra and the dark inner shadow, called the umbra. When this happens, the Earth blocks all direct sunlight from the Moon causing a total lunar eclipse.
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli received a Newberry Medal in 1991, and carries with it a reputation as a life-changing story. It is the story of a legend. Jeffery Lionel Magee’s parents were killed in a strange trolley accident when he was three years old. He was sent to live with his Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan who loathed each other to the degree that they refused to speak. They used Jeffery as their messenger, and it made him so sad and angry that he eventually ran away.
He then makes it to the town of Two Mills which is two hundred miles away from his real home. He wanders into town and meets Amanda Beale, a book-toting young girl who leads him to her home, where he finds a place to live. Jeffery discovers that Two Mills is divided racially between the East End and the West End. Jeffery’s strong sense of justice helps him in his quest for unity between the races.
Discover how this run-away kid turns into a baseball legend, and leaves a legacy of learning and justice behind. You won’t soon forget Maniac Magee.
Would you like to watch your face disappear? Without actually being removed from your body of course? This simple experiment reminds us about how the eye, or rather, two eyes work together and, as it were, stich together two images to create a coherent single image that we perceive.
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