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Squirrels
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Fall is a busy time for squirrels. In most parts of the US, you’ll see them everywhere — walking on wires, searching for food, and driving ...
Hurricanes
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The extreme weather in Texas made this month’s topic an easy choice. We’ve updated an old LittleClickers to help you better understand hurricanes.
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Scratch
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Scratch is a computer language plus a file sharing system used by a huge international community of older kids (mostly ...
Stop Motion
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Last month we talked about how to flip a water bottle. This month we’re going to show you how to make it appear as if it is alive, with ...
Silly Human Tricks
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We humans are amazing creatures. We can teach ourselves to play musical instruments, read, and … ...
Inventing the Future
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Computer scientist Alan Kay once said the best way to predict the future is to invent it. If this is true, what are inventors currently ...
Quadcopters
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WARNING — once you’ve flown a quadcopter (aka a drone) you won’t ...
Distant Worlds
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The discovery of seven Earth-sized planets has sparked a lot of questions How long would it take to visit them? Could we live there? Could ...
Aquariums
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An aquarium lets you bring a small underwater world right into your room.
While tiny fish ...
Skyscrapers
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What single building has 73 elevators and enough structural concrete to pave 200 miles of sidewalks? The Freedom Tower in New York City. Is it the world’s ...