List/Grid Monthly Archives: September 2012
Teeth
Learn About Your TEETH
What’s hard as a rock, can cut through a string, but needs the tender feeling of soft bristles every day? For this ...
Tech Toys
Update on
Every spring, hundreds of toy inventors meet at Toy Fair in New York City to show off their latest inventions. Some are pretty amazing! Here are some ...
Magic Tricks
Sights and Videos About
A true magician never reveals his or her tricks, but the Internet does. Here’s a collection of sites and videos that can help you learn ...
Treehouse
1. I’d like to start simple. Can you help?
Visit eHow where you can instructions for building a very basic treehouse ...
Light Bulb
Before 1880, when the sun went down, you either went to bed or you burned something — like whale oil or a kerosene lamp ...
Pasta
Macaroni and cheese, lasagna, spaghetti and Ramen noodles are all different forms of pasta. Where did pasta come from and how is it made? Let’s ...
Cell Phones
Do you know what the word “cell” in “cell phone” means? What year was the first cell phone made? Here’s a look at this amazing pocket-sized gadget that has ...
Batteries
If somebody gave you a lemon, could you make a battery? Do you know which batteries don’t need to be recycled — and which do? Should you store ...
Ice Cream
Can you name the five most common ingredients found in all ice cream?
Do you know why ice cream can give you a headache? Bring on the answers!
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Pianos
What do Elton John, Lady GaGa, and Mozart have in common?
They all started playing the piano when they were four years old.
Let’s ...